From: Doug_Oke@mindlink.bc.ca (Doug Oke)
Subject: Memory Access Time (Was Re: SRAM and SIMMS 4 sale)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> ben elliston writes:
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> Msg-ID: <734606726.AA00887@f262.n620.z3.fidonet.org>
> Posted: Mon, 12 Apr 1993 10:41:0
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> Organization: Compact Solutions, Canberra ACT Australia
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>  > 64k of 25ns SRAM
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> By my way of thinking, Michael, how could this memory be static RAM if it
> has a speed rating?  I didn't think SRAM needed a refresh time.
>
> Doesn't that make it fast DRAM?

This chip would take 25ns to return valid data after being issued an address.

Refresh time (none for SRAM, as you pointed out) is a different parameter,
and is not generally referred to except by motherboard designers.
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
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