JEDEC
STANDARD
DDR3 SDRAM Standard
JESD79-3F
(Revision of JESD79-3E, July 2010)
JULY 2012
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JEDEC Standard No. 79-3F
Contents
1 Scope..........................................................................................................................................1
2 DDR3 SDRAM Package Pinout and Addressing ......................................................................3
2.1 DDR3 SDRAM x4 Ballout using MO-207........................................................................3
2.11.1 512Mb ....................................................................................................................15
2.11.2 1Gb..........................................................................................................................15
2.11.3 2Gb .........................................................................................................................15
2.11.4 4Gb .........................................................................................................................15
2.11.5 8Gb .........................................................................................................................16
3 Functional Description.............................................................................................................17
3.1 Simplified State Diagram.................................................................................................17
3.3.1 Power-up Initialization Sequence .............................................................................19
3.3.2 Reset Initialization with Stable Power......................................................................21
3.4.1 Programming the Mode Registers ............................................................................22
3.4.2 Mode Register MR0..................................................................................................23
3.4.3 Mode Register MR1..................................................................................................27
3.4.4 Mode Register MR2..................................................................................................30
3.4.5 Mode Register MR3..................................................................................................32
4 DDR3 SDRAM Command Description and Operation...........................................................33
4.1 Command Truth Table.....................................................................................................33
4.3 No OPeration (NOP) Command ......................................................................................36
4.4 Deselect Command ..........................................................................................................36
4.6.1 DLL “on” to DLL “off” Procedure...........................................................................38
4.6.2 DLL “off” to DLL “on” Procedure...........................................................................39
4.8.1 DRAM setting for write leveling & DRAM termination function in that mode ......43
4.8.2 Procedure Description...............................................................................................43
4.8.3 Write Leveling Mode Exit ........................................................................................45
4.9.1 Self-Refresh Temperature Range - SRT...................................................................46
4.10.1 MPR Functional Description ..................................................................................49
4.10.2 MPR Register Address Definition ..........................................................................50
4.10.3 Relevant Timing Parameters...................................................................................50
4.10.4 Protocol Example....................................................................................................50
4.12 PRECHARGE Command ..............................................................................................55
4.13.1 READ Burst Operation...........................................................................................56
4.13.3 Burst Read Operation followed by a Precharge......................................................66
4.14.1 DDR3 Burst Operation ...........................................................................................68
4.14.2 WRITE Timing Violations .....................................................................................68
4.14.3 Write Data Mask.....................................................................................................69
4.14.4 tWPRE Calculation.................................................................................................70
4.14.5 tWPST Calculation .................................................................................................70
4.17.1 Power-Down Entry and Exit...................................................................................81
4.17.2 Power-Down clarifications - Case 1 .......................................................................86
4.17.3 Power-Down clarifications - Case 2 .......................................................................87
5 On-Die Termination (ODT).....................................................................................................89
5.1 ODT Mode Register and ODT Truth Table.....................................................................89
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5.2 Synchronous ODT Mode .................................................................................................90
5.2.1 ODT Latency and Posted ODT.................................................................................90
5.2.2 Timing Parameters....................................................................................................90
5.2.3 ODT during Reads ....................................................................................................92
5.3.1 Functional Description:.............................................................................................94
5.3.2 ODT Timing Diagrams.............................................................................................95
5.4.1 Synchronous to Asynchronous ODT Mode Transitions.........................................101
5.4.2 Synchronous to Asynchronous ODT Mode Transition during
Power-Down Entry .................................................................................................101
5.4.3 Asynchronous to Synchronous ODT Mode Transition during
Power-Down Exit ...................................................................................................104
5.4.4 Asynchronous to Synchronous ODT Mode during short CKE high and short
CKE low periods.....................................................................................................105
5.5.1 ZQ Calibration Description.....................................................................................107
5.5.2 ZQ Calibration Timing ...........................................................................................108
5.5.3 ZQ External Resistor Value, Tolerance, and Capacitive loading ...........................108
6 Absolute Maximum Ratings ..................................................................................................109
6.1 Absolute Maximum DC Ratings....................................................................................109
6.2 DRAM Component Operating Temperature Range ......................................................109
7 AC & DC Operating Conditions............................................................................................111
7.1 Recommended DC Operating Conditions......................................................................111
8 AC and DC Input Measurement Levels.................................................................................113
8.1 AC and DC Logic Input Levels for Single-Ended Signals ............................................113
8.1.1 AC and DC Input Levels for Single-Ended Command and Address Signals.........113
8.3 AC and DC Logic Input Levels for Differential Signals ...............................................116
8.3.1 Differential signal definition...................................................................................116
8.3.2 Differential swing requirements for clock (CK - CK#) and strobe
(DQS - DQS#) ........................................................................................................116
8.3.3 Single-ended requirements for differential signals.................................................117
8.4 Differential Input Cross Point Voltage ..........................................................................118
8.6 Slew Rate Definitions for Differential Input Signals.....................................................120
9 AC and DC Output Measurement Levels ..............................................................................121
9.1 Single Ended AC and DC Output Levels.......................................................................121
9.2 Differential AC and DC Output Levels .........................................................................121
9.6.1 Address and Control Overshoot and Undershoot Specifications............................125
9.6.2 Clock, Data, Strobe and Mask Overshoot and Undershoot Specifications.............126
9.7.1 Output Driver Temperature and Voltage sensitivity...............................................128
9.8.1 On-Die Termination (ODT) Levels and I-V Characteristics ..................................130
9.8.2 ODT DC Electrical Characteristics.........................................................................131
9.8.3 ODT Temperature and Voltage sensitivity.............................................................134
9.9 ODT Timing Definitions................................................................................................134
9.9.1 Test Load for ODT Timings ...................................................................................134
9.9.2 ODT Timing Definitions.........................................................................................135
10 IDD and IDDQ Specification Parameters and Test Conditions...........................................139
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10.1 IDD and IDDQ Measurement Conditions ...................................................................139
11 Input/Output Capacitance ....................................................................................................153
11.1 Input/Output Capacitance ............................................................................................153
12 .............................................................................................................................................155
12.1 Clock Specification......................................................................................................155
12.1.1 Definition for tCK(avg) ........................................................................................155
12.1.2 Definition for tCK(abs).........................................................................................155
12.1.3 Definition for tCH(avg) and tCL(avg)..................................................................155
12.1.4 Definition for tJIT(per) and tJIT(per,lck) .............................................................156
12.1.5 Definition for tJIT(cc) and tJIT(cc,lck) ................................................................156
12.1.6 Definition for tERR(nper).....................................................................................156
12.2 Refresh parameters by device density..........................................................................156
13 Electrical Characteristics and AC Timing ...........................................................................167
13.1 Timing Parameters for DDR3-800, DDR3-1067, DDR3-1333, and DDR3-1600.......167
13.6.1 Data Setup, Hold and Slew Rate Derating of DDR3-1866/2133..........................190
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List of Figures
Figure 1 —Qual-stacked / Quad-die DDR3 SDRAM x4 rank association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 2 —Qual-stacked / Quad-die DDR3 SDRAM x8 rank association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 3 —Qual-stacked / Quad-die DDR3 SDRAM x16 rank association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 4 —Simplified State Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 5 —Reset and Initialization Sequence at Power-on Ramping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 6 —Reset Procedure at Power Stable Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 7 —tMRD Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 8 —tMOD Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 9 —MR0 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 10 —MR1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 11 —MR2 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 12 —MR3 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 13 —DLL-off mode READ Timing Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 14 — DLL Switch Sequence from DLL-on to DLL-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 15 —DLL Switch Sequence from DLL Off to DLL On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 16 —Change Frequency during Precharge Power-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 17 —Write Leveling Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 18 —Timing details of Write leveling sequence [DQS - DQS# is capturing
CK - CK# low at T1 and CK - CK# high at T2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 19 —Timing details of Write leveling exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 20 —MPR Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 21 —MPR Readout of predefined pattern, BL8 fixed burst order, single readout . . . . . 51
Figure 22 —MPR Readout of predefined pattern, BL8 fixed burst order,
back-to-back readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 23 —MPR Readout predefined pattern, BC4, lower nibble then upper nibble . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 24 —MPR Readout of predefined pattern, BC4, upper nibble then lower nibble . . . . . . 54
Figure 25 —READ Burst Operation RL = 5 (AL = 0, CL = 5, BL8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 26 —READ Burst Operation RL = 9 (AL = 4, CL = 5, BL8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 27 —READ Timing Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 28 —Clock to Data Strobe Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 29 —Data Strobe to Data Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 30 —tLZ and tHZ method for calculating transitions and endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 31 —Method for calculating tRPRE transitions and endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 32 —Method for calculating tRPST transitions and endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 33 —READ (BL8) to READ (BL8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 34 —Nonconsecutive READ (BL8) to READ (BL8), tCCD=5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 35 —READ (BC4) to READ (BC4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 36 —READ (BL8) to WRITE (BL8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 37 —READ (BC4) to WRITE (BC4) OTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 38 —READ (BL8) to READ (BC4) OTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 39 —READ (BC4) to READ (BL8) OTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 40 —READ (BC4) to WRITE (BL8) OTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 41 —READ (BL8) to WRITE (BC4) OTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 42 —READ to PRECHARGE, RL = 5, AL = 0, CL = 5, tRTP = 4, tRP = 5 . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 43 —READ to PRECHARGE, RL = 8, AL = CL-2, CL = 5, tRTP = 6, tRP = 5 . . . . . . 67
Figure 44 —Write Timing Definition and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 45 —Method for calculating tWPRE transitions and endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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