
14. Mask Functions 
  A45L9332A Series 
PRELIMINARY 
(October, 2001, Version 0.1) 
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1) Normal Write 
I/O masking : By Mask at Write per Bit Mode, the selected bit planes keep the original data. 
If bit plane 0,3,7,9,15,22,24, and 31 keep the original value. 
i) STEP  
 SMRS (LMR) : Load mask [31-0]=”0111,1110,1011,1111,0111,1101,0111,0110” 
 Row Active with DSF “H” : Writ Per Bit Mode Enable 
 Perform Normal Write 
ii) ILLUSTRATION 
I/O(=DQ) 
External Data-in 
DQMi 
Mask Register 
Before Write 
After Write 
    31              24 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
DQM3=0 
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 
    23              16 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
DQM2=0 
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 
     15              8 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
DQM1=0 
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 
    7                  0 
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
DQM0=1 
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
Note 1 
2) Block Write 
Pixel masking : By Pixel Data issued through DQ pin, the selected pixels keep the original data. 
See PIXEL TO DQ MAPPING TABLE. 
If Pixel 0,4,9,13,18, 22, 27 and 31 keep the original white color. 
Assume 8bpp, 
White = “0000,0000”, Red = “1010,0011”, Green = “1110,0001”, Yellow = “0000,1111”, Blue = “1100,0011” 
i) STEP 
 SMRS(LCR) : Load color (for 8bbp, through X32 DQ color 0-3 are loaded into color registers) 
Load(color3, color2, color1, color0) = (Blue, Green, Yellow, Red) 
= “1100,0011,1110,0001,0000,1111,1010,0011” 
 Row Active with DSF “L” : I/O Mask by Write Per Bit Mode Disable 
 Block write with DQ[31-0] = “0111,0111,1011,1011,1101,1101,1110,1110” 
ii) ILLUSTRATION 
I/O(=DQ) 
DQMi 
Color Register 
31               24 
DQM3=0 
Color3=Blue 
White DQ24=H 
White DQ25=H 
White DQ26=H 
White DQ27=L 
White DQ28=H 
White DQ29=H 
White DQ30=H 
White DQ31=L 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue 
White 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue 
White 
Note 2 
23                16 
DQM2=0 
Color2=Green 
White DQ16=H 
White DQ17=H 
White DQ18=L 
White DQ19=H 
White DQ20=H 
White DQ21=H 
White DQ22=L 
White DQ23=H 
Green 
Green 
White 
Green 
Green 
Green 
White 
Green 
15                 8 
DQM1=0 
Color1=Yellow 
White DQ8=H 
White DQ9=L 
White DQ10=H 
White DQ11=H 
White DQ12=H 
White DQ13=L 
White DQ14=H 
White DQ15=H 
Yellow 
White 
Yellow 
Yellow 
Yellow 
White 
Yellow 
Yellow 
7                  0 
DQM0=1 
Color0=Red 
White DQ0=L 
White DQ1=H 
White DQ2=H 
White DQ3=H 
White DQ4=L 
White DQ5=H 
White DQ6=H 
White DQ7=H 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
000 
001 
010 
011 
100 
101 
110 
111 
000 
001 
010 
011 
100 
101 
110 
111 
Before 
Block 
Write 
& 
DQ 
(Pixel 
data) 
After 
Block 
Write 
* Note : 1. DQM byte masking. 
2. At normal write, One column is selected among columns decoded by A2-0 (000-111) 
At block write, instead of ignored address A2-0, DQ0-31 control each pixel.