Altera Hybrid Memory Cube Controller User Manual
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About the Altera Hybrid Memory Cube
Controller IP Core
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The Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) specification defines a new type of memory device that provides a
significant increase in bandwidth and power efficiency over existing memory architectures. The HMC
specification targets high performance computers and next-generation networking equipment and
provides scalability for a wide range of applications.
The Altera
®
HMC Controller MegaCore
®
IP core enables easy access to external HMC devices. HMC
devices provide high bandwidth, reliable access to large amounts of memory with a small form factor, and
provide significant system cost savings in high performance, memory intensive applications. The HMC
Controller IP core provides a simple user interface through which you can communicate with an external
HMC device to incorporate these bandwidth and performance gains in your design.
Figure 1-1: Typical HMC Controller Application
FPGA/
ASIC
HMC C
on
troller
100G
bps E
thernet
MA
C
Hybrid Memory Cube
Ethernet
Link
FPGA/
ASIC
HMC Controller
100G Interlaken
Interlaken Link
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