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CAS LATENCY (CL)
DDR2 SDRAM also supports a feature called posted CAS
additive latency (AL). This feature allows the READ command
to be issued prior to tRCD (MIN) by delaying the
The CAS latency (CL) is defined by bits M4-M6, as shown
in Figure 5. CL is the delay, in clock cycles, between the
registration of a READ command and the availability of the
first bit of output data. The CL can be set to 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
clocks, depending on the speed grade option being used.
internal command to the DDR2 SDRAM by AL clocks.
Examples of CL = 3 and CL = 4 are shown in Figure 6; both
assume AL = 0. If a READ command is registered at clock
edge n, and the CL is m clocks, the data will be available
nominally coincident with clock edge n+m (this assumes
AL = 0).
DDR2 SDRAM does not support any half-clock latencies.
Reserved states should not be used as unknown operation
or incompatibility with future versions may result.
FIGURE 6 - CAS LATENCY (CL)
T0
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
CK#
CK
READ
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
Command
DQS, DQS#
DO
n
DO
n + 1
DO
n + 2
DO
n + 3
DQ
CL = 3 (AL = 0)
T0
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
CK#
CK
READ
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
Command
DQS, DQS#
DO
n
DO
n + 1
DO
n + 2
DO
n + 3
DQ
CL = 4 (AL = 0)
Transitioning data
Don’t care
Notes: 1. BL = 4.
2. Posted CAS# additive latency (AL) = 0.
3. Shown with nominal tAC, tDQSCK, andtDQSQ.
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