Section II–2 Altera Corporation
Memory Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 2
3 June 2006, v3.3 ● Changed the name of the chapter from External Memory
Interfaces to External Memory Interfaces in Stratix &
Stratix GX Devices to reflect its shared status between
those device handbooks.
● Added cross reference regarding frequency limits for 72
and 90
° phase shift for DQS.
July 2005, v3.2
● Updated mathematical symbols in Table 3–3.
● Updated “DQS Phase-Shift Circuitry” section.
September
2004, v3.1
● Moved Figure 8 to become Figure 1, “Example of Where
a DQS Signal is Center-Aligned in the IOE” on page 3–3.
● Updated Table 3–1 on page 3–10, updated Note 4. Note
4, 5, and 6, are now Note 5, 6, and 7, respectively.
● Updated Table 3–2 on page 3–10.
● Updated Table 3–3 on page 3–13.
● Updated Note on page 3–14.
● Moved the “External Memory Standards” on page 3–1 to
follow the Introduction section.
● Moved “Conclusion” on page 3–27 to end of chapter.
April 2004, v3.0
● Chapter renamed Chapter 3, External Memory Interfaces
in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices.
● Table 3–1: DDR SDRAM - side banks row added, ZBT
SRAM row updated.
● Added Tables 3–2 and 3–4.
● DQSn pins removed (page 3-5)
● Deleted “QDR SRAM Interfacing” figure.
● Replaced “t
ZX
& t
XZ
Timing Diagram.”
November 2003,
v2.1
● Removed support for series and parallel on-chip
termination.
July 2003, v2.0
● altddio_bidir function is used for DQS in versions before
Quartus II 3.0. (page 3-2)
● Updated naming convention for DQS pins on page 3-9 to
match pin tables.
● Clarified input clock to PLL must come from an external
input pin on page 3-12.
Chapter Date/Version Changes Made Comments