EtronTech
Commands
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EM636327
BankActivate & Masked Write Disable command
(RAS# = "L", CAS# = "H", WE# = "H", DSF = "L", BS = Bank, A0-A9 = Row Address)
The BankActivate command activates the idle bank designated by the BS (Bank Select) signal.
By latching the row address on A0 to A9 at the time of this command, the selected row access is
initiated. The read or write operation in the same bank can occur after a time delay of t
RCD
(min.)
from the time of bank activation. A subsequent BankActivate command to a different row in the
same bank can only be issued after the previous active row has been precharged (refer to the
following figure). The minimum time interval between successive BankActivate commands to the
same bank is defined by t
RC
(min.). The SGRAM has two internal banks on the same chip and
shares part of the internal circuitry to reduce chip area; therefore it restricts the back-to-back
activation of both banks. t
RRD
(min.) specifies the minimum time required between activating
different banks. After this command is used, the Write command and the Block Write command
perform the no mask write operation.
T0
T1
T2
T3
..............
Bank A
Row Addr.
RAS# - CAS# delay (
t
RCD
)
Bank A
Col Addr.
..............
Bank B
Row Addr.
RAS# - RAS# delay time (
t
RRD
)
R/W A with
AutoPrecharge
Tn+3
Tn+4
Tn+5
Tn+6
CLK
ADDRESS
Bank A
Row Addr.
COM MAND
Bank A
Activate
NOP
NOP
..............
Bank B
Activate
NOP
NOP
Bank A
Activate
RAS# Cycle time (
t
RC
)
AutoPrecharge
Begin
: "H" or "L"
BankActivate Command Cycle
(Burst Length = n, CAS# Latency = 3)
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BankActivate & Masked Write Enable command (refer to the above figure)
(RAS# = "L", CAS# = "H", WE# = "H", DSF = "H", BS = Bank, A0-A9 = Row Address)
The BankActivate command activates the idle bank designated by BS signal. After this
command is performed, the Write command and the Block Write command perform the masked
write operation. In the masked write and the masked block write functions, the I/O mask data that
was stored in the write mask register is used.
BankPrecharge command
(RAS# = "L", CAS# = "H", WE# = "L", DSF = "L", BS = Bank, A9 = "L", A0-A8 = Don't care)
The BankPrecharge command precharges the bank disignated by BS signal. The precharged
bank is switched from the active state to the idle state. This command can be asserted anytime after
t
RAS
(min.) is satisfied from the BankActivate command in the desired bank. The maximum time any
bank can be active is specified by t
RAS
(max.). Therefore, the precharge function must be performed
in any active bank within t
RAS
(max.). At the end of precharge, the precharged bank is still in the idle
state and is ready to be activated again.
PrechargeAll command
(RAS# = "L", CAS# = "H", WE# = "L", DSF = "L", BS = Don't care, A9 = "H", A0-A8 = Don't care)
The PrechargeAll command precharges both banks simultaneously and can be issued even if
both banks are not in the active state. Both banks are then switched to the idle state.
Read command
(RAS# = "H", CAS# = "L", WE# = "H", DSF = "L", BS = Bank, A9 = "L", A0-A7 = Column Address)
The Read command is used to read a burst of data on consecutive clock cycles from an active
row in an active bank. The bank must be active for at least t
RCD
(min.) before the Read command is
issued. During read bursts, the valid data-out element from the starting column address will be
available following the CAS# latency after the issue of the Read command. Each subsequent data-
out element will be valid by the next positive clock edge (refer to the following figure). The DQs go
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Preliminary
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December
1998
ETRON [ ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. ]
