• User-configurable Pipeline and Flow Through mode
• NBT (No Bus Turn Around) functionality allows zero wait
read-write-read bus utilization
• Fully pin-compatible with both pipelined and flow through
NtRAM™, NoBL™ and ZBT™ SRAMs
• IEEE 1149.1 JTAG-compatible Boundary Scan
• On-chip write parity checking; even or odd selectable
• 2.5 V or 3.3 V +10%/–10% core power supply
• 2.5 V or 3.3 V I/O supply
• LBO
pin for Linear or Interleave Burst mode
• Pin-compatible with 2M, 4M, and 18M devices
• Byte write operation (9-bit Bytes)
• 3 chip enable signals for easy depth expansion
• ZZ pin for automatic power-down
• JEDEC-standard packages
• Pb-Free 100-lead TQFP package available
Functional Description
The GS881Z18B(T/D)/GS881Z32B(T/D)/GS881Z36B(T/D)
is a 9Mbit Synchronous Static SRAM. GSI's NBT SRAMs,
like ZBT, NtRAM, NoBL or other pipelined read/double late
write or flow through read/single late write SRAMs, allow
utilization of all available bus bandwidth by eliminating the
need to insert deselect cycles when the device is switched from
read to write cycles.
333 MHz–150 MHz
2.5 V or 3.3 V V
DD
2.5 V or 3.3 V I/O
Because it is a synchronous device, address, data inputs, and
read/ write control inputs are captured on the rising edge of the
input clock. Burst order control (LBO
rail for proper operation. Asynchronous inputs include the
Sleep mode enable, ZZ and Output Enable. Output Enable can
be used to override the synchronous control of the output
drivers and turn the RAM's output drivers off at any time.
Write cycles are internally self-timed and initiated by the rising
edge of the clock input. This feature eliminates complex offchip write pulse generation required by asynchronous SRAMs
and simplifies input signal timing.
The GS881Z18B(T/D)/GS881Z32B(T/D)/GS881Z36B(T/D)
may be configured by the user to operate in Pipeline or Flow
Through mode. Operating as a pipelined synchronous device,
in addition to the rising-edge-triggered registers that capture
input signals, the device incorporates a rising-edge-triggered
output register. For read cycles, pipelined SRAM output data is
temporarily stored by the edge triggered output register during
the access cycle and then released to the output drivers at the
next rising edge of clock.
The GS881Z18B(T/D)/GS881Z32B(T/D)/GS881Z36B(T/D)
is implemented with GSI's high performance CMOS
technology and is available in a JEDEC-standard 100-pin
TQFP package.
Specifications cited are subject to change without notice. For latest documentation see http://www.gsitechnology.com.
GS881Z18B(T/D)/GS881Z32B(T/D)/GS881Z36B(T/D)
Functional Details
Clocking
Deassertion of the Clock Enable (CKE
suspend RAM operations. Failure to observe Clock Enable set-up or hold requirements will result in erratic operation.
Pipeline Mode Read and Write Operations
All inputs (with the exception of Output Enable, Linear Burst Order and Sleep) are synchronized to rising clock edges. Single cycle
read and write operations must be initiated with the Advance/Load
activation is accomplished by asserting all three of the Chip Enable inputs (E
inputs will deactivate the device.
) input blocks the Clock input from reaching the RAM's internal circuits. It may be used to
pin (ADV) held low, in order to load the new address. Device
1, E2 and E3). Deassertion of any one of the Enable
FunctionW
BABBBCBD
ReadHXXXX
Write Byte “a”LLHHH
Write Byte “b”LHLHH
Write Byte “c”LHHLH
Write Byte “d”LHHHL
Write all BytesLLLLL
Write Abort/NOPLHHHH
Read operation is initiated when the following conditions are satisfied at the rising edge of clock: CKE
chip enables (E
1, E2, and E3) are active, the write enable input signals W is deasserted high, and ADV is asserted low. The address
is asserted low, all three
presented to the address inputs is latched in to address register and presented to the memory core and control logic. The control
logic determines that a read access is in progress and allows the requested data to propagate to the input of the output register. At
the next rising edge of clock the read data is allowed to propagate through the output register and onto the output pins.
Write operation occurs when the RAM is selected, CKE is active and the write input is sampled low at the rising edge of clock. The
Byte Write Enable inputs (B
A, BB, BC & BD) determine which bytes will be written. All or none may be activated. A write cycle
with no Byte Write inputs active is a no-op cycle. The pipelined NBT SRAM provides double late write functionality, matching the
write command versus data pipeline length (2 cycles) to the read command versus data pipeline length (2 cycles). At the first rising
edge of clock, Enable, Write, Byte Write(s), and Address are registered. The Data In associated with that address is required at the
third rising edge of clock.
Flow Through Mode Read and Write Operations
Operation of the RAM in Flow Through mode is very similar to operations in Pipeline mode. Activation of a read cycle and the use
of the Burst Address Counter is identical. In Flow Through mode the device may begin driving out new data immediately after new
address are clocked into the RAM, rather than holding new data until the following (second) clock edge. Therefore, in Flow
Through mode the read pipeline is one cycle shorter than in Pipeline mode.
Write operations are initiated in the same way, but differ in that the write pipeline is one cycle shorter as well, preserving the ability
to turn the bus from reads to writes without inserting any dead cycles. While the pipelined NBT RAMs implement a double late
write protocol, in Flow Through mode a single late write protocol mode is observed. Therefore, in Flow Through mode, address
and control are registered on the first rising edge of clock and data in is required at the data input pins at the second rising edge of
clock.
1.Continue Burst cycles, whether read or write, use the same control inputs. A Deselect continue cycle can only be entered into if a Deselect cycle is executed first.
2.Dummy Read and Write abort can be considered NOPs because the SRAM performs no operation. A Write abort occurs when the W
pin is sampled low but no Byte Write pins are active so no write operation is performed.
3.G
can be wired low to minimize the number of control signals provided to the SRAM. Output drivers will automatically turn off during
write cycles.
4.If CKE
5. X = Don’t Care; H = Logic High; L = Logic Low; Bx
6.All inputs, except G
7.Wait states can be inserted by setting CKE
8.This device contains circuitry that ensures all outputs are in High Z during power-up.
9.A 2-bit burst counter is incorporated.
10. The address counter is incriminated for all Burst continue cycles.
High occurs during a pipelined read cycle, the DQ bus will remain active (Low Z). If CKE High occurs during a write cycle, the bus
will remain in High Z.
= High = All Byte Write signals are high; Bx = Low = One or more Byte/Write
signals are Low
and ZZ must meet setup and hold times of rising clock edge.