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DYNAMIC ELE CTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Read Cycle
The RAM is asynchronous in operation, allowing the
read cycle to be controlled by address, chip select
(NCS), or chip enable (CE) (refer to Read Cycle timing
diagram). To perform a valid read operation, both chip
select and output enable (NOE) must be low and chip
enable and write enable (NWE) must be high. The
output drivers can be controlled independently by the
NOE signal. Consecutive read cycles can be executed
with NCS held continuously low, and with CE held
continuously high, and toggling the addresses.
For an address activated read cycle, NCS and CE must
be vali d prior to or coinc ident with the act ivating addr ess
edge transition(s). Any amount of toggling or skew
between address edge transitions is permissible;
however, data outputs will become valid TAVQV time
following the latest occurring address edge transition.
The minimum address activated read cycle time is
TAVAV. When the RAM is operated at the minimum
address activated read cycle time, the data outputs will
remain valid on the RAM I/O until TAXQX time following
the next sequential address transition.
To control a read cycle with NCS, all addresses and CE
must be valid prior to or coincident with the enabling
NCS edge transition. Address or CE edge transitions
can occur later than the specified setup times to NCS,
however, the v alid dat a ac ces s tim e will b e del ayed. A ny
address edge transition, which occurs during the time
when NCS is low, will initiate a new read access, and
data outputs will not become valid until TAVQV time
following the address edge transition. Data outputs will
enter a high impedance state TSHQZ time following a
disabling NCS edge transition.
To control a read cycle with CE, all addresses and NCS
must be valid prior to or coincident with the enabling CE
edge transition. Address or NCS edge transitions can
occur later than the specified setup times to CE;
however, the v alid dat a ac ces s tim e will b e del ayed. A ny
address edge transition which occurs during the time
when CE is high will ini tiat e a ne w read acc es s, and data
outputs will not bec om e valid until T AVQV tim e follo wing
the address edge transition. Data outputs will enter a
high impedance state TELQZ time following a disabling
CE edge transition.
Write Cycle
The write operation is synchronous with respect to the
address bits, and control is governed by write enable
(NWE), chip select (NCS), or chip enable (CE) edge
transitions (refer to Write Cycle timing diagrams). To
perform a write operation, both NWE and NCS must be
low, and C E must be high. Consecutive write c ycles c an
be performed with NWE or NCS held continuously low,
or CE held continuously high. At least one of the cont rol
signals must transition to the opposite state between
consecuti ve wr ite oper ati ons.
The write mode can be controlled via three different
control signals: NWE, NCS, and CE. All three modes of
control are similar except the NCS and CE controlled
modes actually disable the RAM during the write
recover y pulse. Both CE a nd NCS fully disabl e the RAM
decode logic and input buffers for power savings. Only
the NWE controlled mode is shown in the table and
diagram on the previous page for simplicity. However,
each mode of control provides the same write cycle
timing characteristics. Thus, some of the parameter
names referenced below are not shown in the write cycle
table or diagram, but indicate which control pin is in
control as it switches high or low.
To write data into the R A M, NWE and NCS must be he ld
low and CE must be held high for at least
TW LW H/TSLSH/TEHEL t im e. Any amount of edge skew
between th e s ignals c an be tolerat ed, a nd any one of the
control signals can initiate or terminate the write
operatio n. For consecutive writ e operations, write p ulses
must be separated by the minimum specified
TWHWL/TSHSL/TELEH time. Address inputs must be
valid at least TAVWL/TAVSL/TAVEH time before the
enabling NWE/NCS/CE edge transition, and must
remain valid during the entire write time. A valid data
overlap of write pulse width time of
TDVWH/TDVSH/TDVEL, and an address valid to end of
write time of TAVWH/TAVSH/TAVEL also must be
provided for during the write operation. Hold times for
address inputs and data inputs with respect to the
disabling NWE/NCS/CE edge transition must be a
minimum of TWHAX/TSHAX/TELAX time and
TWHDX/TSHDX/TELDX time, respectively. The
minimum write cycle time is TAVAV.