edo dram

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edo dram - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Extended Data Out Dynamic Random Access Memory
  EDO DRAM
  EDO memory
  EDO RAM
  Extended Data Out Random Access Memory
  
     <storage> (EDO DRAM, EDO RAM) A type of DRAM designed to
     access nearby memory locations faster than FPM DRAM.
  
     Extended Data Out DRAM (EDO-DRAM) allows the data outputs to
     be kept active after the CAS\ signal goes inactive, using an
     additional signal OE\ to control the data outputs.  This can
     be used in pipelined systems for overlapping accesses where
     the next cycle is started before the data from the last cycle
     is removed from the bus.
  
     EDO DRAM is primarily used with Intel's Pentium processors
     since with slower processors there is no significant
     performance gain.  To make use of the advanced features of EDO
     an appropriate chipset, such as Triton, must be used.  In
     early 1995, EDO DRAM was available for computers from
     Micron, Gateway 2000, and Intel Corporation; since then
     other manufactures followed suit.
  
     Note that in comparison to Burst EDO EDO is sometimes
     referred to as "Standard EDO".
  
     (1996-06-25)