SDRAM
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 64Mb SDRAM is a high-speed CMOS, dynamic ran-
dom-access memory containing 67,108,864 bits. It is internally
configured as a quad-bank DRAM with a synchronous inter-
face (all signals are registered on the positive edge of the clock
signal, CLK). Each of the x16’s 6,777,216-bit banks is organized
as 4,096 rows by 256 columns by 16 bits.
Read and write accesses to the SDRAM are burst oriented;
accesses start at a selected location and continue for a pro-
grammed number of locations in a programmed sequence. Ac-
cesses begin with the registration of an ACTIVE command,
which is then followed by a READ or WRITE command. The
address bits registered coincident with the ACTIVE command
are used to select the bank and row to be accessed (BA0, BA1
select the bank; A0-A11 select the row). The address bits
registered coincident with the READ or WRITE command are
used to select the starting column location for the burst access.
The SDRAM provides for programmable READ or WRITE
burst lengths of 1, 2, 4 or 8 locations, or the full page, with a
burst terminate option. An AUTO PRECHARGE function may
be enabled to provide a self-timed row precharge that is initi-
ated at the end of the burst sequence.
The 64Mb SDRAM uses an internal pipelined architecture
to achieve high-speed operation. This architecture is compat-
ible with the 2n rule of prefetch architectures, but it also allows
the column address to be changed on every clock cycle to
achieve a high-speed, fully random access. Precharging one
bank while accessing one of the other three banks will hide the
precharge cycles and provide seamless, high-speed, random-
access operation.
The 64Mb SDRAM is designed to operate in 3.3V, low-
power memory systems. An auto refresh mode is provided,
along with a power-saving, power-down mode. All inputs and
outputs are LVTTL-compatible.
SDRAMs offer substantial advances in DRAM operating
performance, including the ability to synchronously burst data
at a high data rate with automatic column-address generation,
the ability to interleave between internal banks in order to hide
precharge time and the capability to randomly change column
addresses on each clock cycle during a burst access.
AS4SD4M16
AS4SD4M16
Rev. 1.5 10/01
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