SLDRAM

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DRAM types

FPM RAM
EDO RAM
Burst EDO RAM
SDRAM
- SDR SDRAM
- DDR SDRAM
- DDR2 SDRAM
- DDR3 SDRAM
- Rambus RAM
  - XDR DRAM
  - XDR2 DRAM
- VC-RAM
Video RAM
- WRAM
SGRAM
GDDR2
GDDR3
GDDR4
GDDR5

Synchronous Link Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), or Synclink Dynamic Random Access Memory, is high-speed random access memory similar to DRDRAM, albeit without the proprietary design. It was developed by the SLDRAM Consortium, which consists of about 20 major computer industry manufacturers. It is an open standard and does not require the licensing fees that are required by the DRDRAM technology.

This technology delivers greatly improved performance over the SDRAM technology without the use of a completely new architecture as does the DRDRAM. The specifications call for a 64-bit bus running at a 200 MHz clock frequency. This is achieved by all signals being on the same line and thereby avoiding the synchronization time of multiple lines. Like DDR SDRAM, SLDRAM can operate at twice the system clock rate giving it an effective speed of 400 MHz.