TMS44400, TMS44400P, TMS46400, TMS46400P
1048576-WORD BY 4-BIT
DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORIES
SMHS562C – MAY 1995 – REVISED NOVEMBER 1996
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operation
enhanced page mode
Enhanced-page-mode operation allows faster memory access by keeping the same row address while
selecting random column addresses. The time for row-address setup and hold and address multiplex is
eliminated. The maximum number of columns that can be accessed is determined by the maximum RAS
low
time and the CAS
page cycle time used. With minimum CAS page cycle time, all 1024 columns specified by
column addresses A0 through A9 can be accessed without intervening RAS
cycles.
Unlike conventional page-mode DRAMs, the column-address buffers in this device are activated on the falling
edge of RAS
. The buffers act as transparent or flow-through latches while CAS is high. The falling edge of CAS
latches the column addresses. This feature allows the TMS4x400 to operate at a higher data bandwidth than
conventional page-mode parts because data retrieval begins as soon as the column address is valid rather than
when CAS
transitions low. This performance improvement is referred to as enhanced page mode. A valid
column address can be presented immediately after row-address hold time has been satisfied, usually well in
advance of the falling edge of CAS
. In this case, data is obtained after t
CAC
maximum (access time from CAS
low) if t
AA
maximum (access time from column address) has been satisfied. In the event that column addresses
for the next cycle are valid at the time CAS
goes high, access time for the next cycle is determined by the later
occurrence of t
CAC
(acces time from CAS low) or t
CPA
(access time from column precharge).
address (A0–A9)
Twenty address bits are required to decode any one of the 1048576 storage-cell locations. Ten row-address
bits are set up on inputs A0 through A9 and latched onto the chip by RAS
. The ten column-address bits are set
up on A0 through A9 and latched onto the chip by CAS
. All addresses must be stable on or before the falling
edges of RAS
and CAS. RAS is similar to a chip enable because it activates the sense amplifiers as well as the
row decoder. CAS
is used as a chip select, activating the output buffer, as well as latching the address bits into
the column-address buffer.
write enable (W
)
The read or write mode is selected through W
input. A logic high on W selects the read mode and a logic low
selects the write mode. W
can be driven from standard TTL circuits (TMS44400/P) or low voltage TTL circuits
(TMS46400/P) without a pullup resistor. The data input is disabled when the read mode is selected. When W
goes low prior to CAS (early write), data out remains in the high-impedance state for the entire cycle, permitting
a write operation independent of the state of OE
. This permits early-write operation to complete with OE
grounded.
data in/out (DQ1–DQ4)
Data out is the same polarity as data in. The output is in the high-impedance (floating) state until CAS
and OE
are brought low. In a read cycle, the output becomes valid after all access times are satisfied. The output remains
valid while CAS
and OE are low. CAS or OE going high returns the output to a high-impedance state. This is
accomplished by bringing OE
high prior to applying data, satisfying the OE to data delay hold time (t
OED
).
output enable (OE
)
OE
controls the impedance of the output buffers. When OE is high, the buffers remain in the high-impedance
state. Bringing OE
low during a normal cycle activates the output buffers, putting them in the low-impedance
state. It is necessary for both RAS
and CAS to be brought low for the output buffers to go into the low-impedance
state. They remain in the low-impedance state until either OE
or CAS is brought high.
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