AMD 64 specifications Socket S1g1 Processor Specific Features, Packaging Electrical Interfaces

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AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology Product Data Sheet

32816 Rev. 3.05 September 2006

Socket S1g1 Processor Specific Features

• Refer to the Socket S1g1 Processor Functional Data Sheet, order# 31731, for functional and mechanical details of socket S1g1 processors. Refer to the AMD NPT Family 0Fh Processor Electrical Data Sheet, order# 31119, for electrical details of socket S1g1 processors.

Packaging

Electrical Interfaces

HyperTransport™ technology: LVDS-like differential, unidirectional

DDR2 SDRAM: SSTL_1.8 per JEDEC specification

Clock, reset, and test signals also use DDR2 SDRAM-like electrical specifications

638-pin lidless micro PGA package

1.27-mm pin pitch

26 x 26 pin grid array

35 mm x 35 mm organic substrate

Compliant with RoHS (EU Directive 2002/95/EC) with lead used only in small amounts in specifically exempted applications

Integrated Memory Controller

Low-latency, high-bandwidth

128-bit DDR2 SDRAM controller operating at up to 333 MHz

Supports up to two unbuffered SO-DIMMs

Power Management

Multiple low-power states.

System Management Mode (SMM)

ACPI compliant, including support for processor performance states.

AMD PowerNow!™ technology is designed to dynamically switch between multiple low-power states based on application performance requirements.

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64 specifications

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