Memory systems : cache, DRAM, disk /
Bruce Jacob, Spencer W. Ng, David T. Wang ; with contributions by Samuel Rodriguez.
- Burlington, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, c2008.
- xxxiv, 982 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
On memory systems and their design -- An overview of cache principles -- Logical organization -- Management of cache contents -- Management of cache consistency -- Implementation issues -- Cache case studies -- Overview of DRAMs -- DRAM device organization : basic circuits and architecture -- DRAM system signaling and timing -- DRAM memory system organization -- Basic DRAM memory-access protocol -- Evolutionary developments of DRAM device architecture -- DRAM memory controller -- The fully buffered DIMM memory system -- Memory system design analysis -- Overview of disks -- The physical layer -- The data layer -- Performance issues and design trade-offs -- Drive interface -- Operational performance improvement -- The cache layer -- Performance testing -- Storage subsystems -- The case for holistic design -- Analysis of cost and performance -- Power and leakage -- Memory errors and error correction -- Virtual memory.