DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : S. V. Subba Reddy
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : ECE
Institute : G.M.R.P., Madanapalle
Semester : III Semester
Subject : Digital Electronics
Subject Code : EC – 304
Topic : Registers and memories
Duration : 100 Mts.
Sub-Topic : Working of dynamic memory
Comparison of static & dynamic
RAMs
Teaching Aids : PPT, Diagrams
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 OBJECTIVES

On the completion of this period,

you would be able to know
 What is static RAM?

 What is dynamic RAM?

 Working of dynamic RAM.

 Differences between static and dynamic RAM

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 RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)

 A random access memory (RAM) or a read-write memory

(RWM) is a group of registers

 Each register is identified by unique binary address

 With the help of address, the data can be read from or write
into the memory location.

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 RAM(RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY)

Dynamic RAM Static RAM

 Static memory: The content in this memory is retained

as long as power is available
 Dynamic memory:
The content is retained for a very short period of time.
It needs periodical refreshment of its content

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 DYANAMIC RAM(DRAM)
INTRODUCTION
 Dynamic RAM stores data in form of charge in
capacitor.
 When capacitor is charged to a “HIGH” voltage,
the DRAM cell stores “1” state.
 When capacitor is charged to a”LOW”voltage, the
DRAM cell stores a “0” state.
 The packaging density is very high.
 It uses one MOSFET and one capacitor

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM OF DRAM

Word Line

DRAM Cell

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 OPERATION PRINCIPLE OF DRAM

Write: When WL is selected

 If the BL is 0, the MOSFET is in OFF state and
capacitor does not charge and its voltage is zero (0)

If the BL is 1, the MOSFET is in ON state and

capacitor charges and its voltage is High(1)
Read: When WL is selected, the potential across the
capacitor appears at Bit Line.
If the voltage across capacitor is high, the output is
‘1’
If the voltage across capacitor is zero, the output
is ‘0’
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COMPARISION BETWEEN STATIC AND
DYNAMIC RAM CELLS

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
DYNAMIC RAM OVER STATIC RAM
Advantages:

1. It consumes less power because the dynamic RAM’s require

power only at the time of writing data and replenishing it.

2. Consumes less power because the data stored

in the form of charge.

3. Cost is less because it requires less number of transistors.

4. Higher packing density as the number of transistors

required is lesser.
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Disadvantages:

 The charge across the capacitor in the dynamic

RAM is likely to decrease with time.
 The memory cells should be refreshed at regular
intervals to retain stored data properly.
 Therefore the system complexity is more.

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SUMMARY

We have discussed about

Static and Dynamic RAM

Working principle of Dynamic RAM

Comparison between SRAM and DRAM.

Advantages and disadvantages of Dynamic and

Static RAM.
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 QUIZ
1. Which of the following retains data as long as
the power is available

 static storage device

 dynamic storage device
 external storage device
 internal storage device

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2. A RAM is called a scratch pad memory or

a) read memory
b) write memory
c) read/write memory
d) dynamic

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 Frequently Asked Questions
1. Explain the working principle of Dynamic RAM.

2. Distinguish between Static and Dynamic RAM Cells

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