SMJ4C1024
1048576 BY 1-BIT
DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY
SGMS023E – DECEMBER 1988 – REVISED MARCH 1996
functional block diagram
RAS
CAS
W
Timing and Control
Row
Address
Buffers
(10)
256K Row 256K
Array Decode Array
A0
Sense Amplifiers
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
Column
Address
Buffers
(10)
Column Decode
I/O
Buffers
Data In
Reg.
D
1 of 8
Selection
Data
Out Reg.
Q
A7
Sense Amplifiers
A8
A9
256K Row 256K
Array Decode Array
operation
enhanced page mode
Enhanced page-mode operation allows faster memory access by keeping the same row address while selecting
random column addresses. The time for row-address setup and hold and for address multiplexing is eliminated.
The maximum number of columns that can be accessed is determined by the maximum RAS low time and the
CAS page-cycle time used. With minimum CAS page-cycle time, all 1 024 columns specified by column
addresses A0 through A9 can be accessed without intervening RAS cycles.
Unlike conventional page-mode DRAMs, the column-address buffers in this device are activated on the falling
edge of RAS. The buffers act as transparent or flow-through latches while CAS is high. The falling edge of CAS
latches the column addresses. This feature lets the SMJ4C1024 operate at a higher data bandwidth than
conventional page-mode parts, since data retrieval begins as soon as the column address is valid rather than
when CAS goes low. This performance improvement is referred to as enhanced page mode. A valid column
address can be presented immediately after the row-address hold time has been satisfied, usually well in
advance of the falling edge of CAS. In this case, data is obtained after ta(C) maximum (access time from CAS
low) if ta(CA) maximum (access time from column address) has been satisfied. If the column addresses for the
next page cycle are valid at the same time CAS goes high, access time for the next cycle is determined by the
later occurrence of ta(CA) or ta(CP) (access time from rising edge of CAS).
address (A0 – A9)
Twenty address bits are required to decode one of 1 048 576 storage cell locations. Ten row-address bits are
set up on inputs A0 through A9 and latched onto the chip by RAS. The ten column-address bits are set up on
pins A0 through A9 and latched onto the chip by CAS. All addresses must be stable on or before the falling edges
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