Fairchild MB8116E == 4116 ?

On 25 Apr 2007 at 19:01, JOHN FLUKE wrote: That "F" is Fujitsu, not Fairchild. The 8116 is pretty much the same part as the 4116--3 supply 16Kx1 DRAM. However, there may be small operational differences between the 8116, 4116, and Intel 2117. In particular, it's been my experience that the early Japanese DRAMs did a better job of holding onto data, not needing refresh quite as often, as say, Intel. In particular, I recall playing around with a memory test that gradually increased the interval between refresh until memory started failing. I began to wonder if there was something wrong with my test when some NEC uPD416 DRAMs went 15 seconds without refresh and *still* retained data. Nothing wrong with the test--just good DRAM design. Cheers, Chuck