TEST CONDITIONS
All timing parameters appearing in this data sheet were mea-
sured under the conditions described in this section.
shows the measurement point for ac measurements (except out-
put enable/disable). The measurement point V
MEAS
is 0.95 V for
V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 1.8 V or 1.5 V for V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 2.5 V/
3.3 V.
The time
t
DECAY
is calculated with test loads
C
L
and
I
L
, and with
V
equal to 0.1 V for V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 1.8 V or 0.5 V for
V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 2.5 V/3.3 V.
The time
t
DIS_MEASURED
is the interval from when the reference
signal switches, to when the output voltage decays
V
from the
measured output high or output low voltage.
REFERENCE
SIGNAL
INPUT
OR
OUTPUT
V
MEAS
V
MEAS
t
DIS_MEASURED
t
DIS
t
ENA
V
OH
(MEASURED)
V
OL
(MEASURED) +
V
V
V
OH
(MEASURED)
V
OL
(MEASURED)
t
ENA_MEASURED
Figure 45. Voltage Reference Levels for AC
Measurements (Except Output Enable/Disable)
V
OH
(MEASURED)
V
TRIP
(HIGH)
V
TRIP
(LOW)
V
OL
(MEASURED)
Output Enable Time Measurement
Output pins are considered to be enabled when they have made
a transition from a high impedance state to the point when they
start driving.
The output enable time t
ENA
is the interval from the point when
a reference signal reaches a high or low voltage level to the point
when the output starts driving as shown on the right side of
The time t
ENA_MEASURED
is the interval, from when the reference
signal switches, to when the output voltage reaches V
TRIP
(high)
or V
TRIP
(low).
For V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 1.8 V—V
TRIP
(high) is 1.3 V and V
TRIP
(low) is 0.7 V.
For V
DDEXT
(nominal) = 2.5 V/3.3 V—V
TRIP
(high) is 2.0 V and
V
TRIP
(low) is 1.0 V.
Time t
TRIP
is the interval from when the output starts driving to
when the output reaches the V
TRIP
(high) or V
TRIP
(low) trip
voltage.
Time
t
ENA
is calculated as shown in the equation:
t
ENA
=
t
ENA_MEASURED
–
t
TRIP
If multiple pins (such as the data bus) are enabled, the measure-
ment value is that of the first pin to start driving.
t
DECAY
t
TRIP
OUTPUT STOPS DRIVING
OUTPUT STARTS DRIVING
HIGH IMPEDANCE STATE
Figure 46. Output Enable/Disable
Example System Hold Time Calculation
To determine the data output hold time in a particular system,
first calculate
t
DECAY
using the equation given above. Choose
V
to be the difference between the processor’s output voltage and
the input threshold for the device requiring the hold time.
C
L
is
the total bus capacitance (per data line), and I
L
is the total leak-
age or three-state current (per data line). The hold time is
t
DECAY
plus the various output disable times as specified in the
(for example t
DSDAT
for an SDRAM
write cycle as shown in
Output Disable Time Measurement
Output pins are considered to be disabled when they stop driv-
ing, go into a high impedance state, and start to decay from their
output high or low voltage. The output disable time t
DIS
is the
difference between
t
DIS_MEASURED
and
t
DECAY
as shown on the left
side of
t
DIS
=
t
DIS_MEASURED
–
t
DECAY
The time for the voltage on the bus to decay by
V
is dependent
on the capacitive load
C
L
and the load current
I
I
. This decay time
can be approximated by the equation:
t
DECAY
=
C
L
V
I
L
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