
Device Operations (continued) 
  A45L9332A Series 
PRELIMINARY 
(October, 2001, Version 0.1) 
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AMIC Technology, Inc.
Bank Activate 
The bank activate command is used to select a random row 
in an idle bank. By asserting low on 
RAS
 and 
CS
 with 
desired row and bank addresses, a row access is initiated. 
The read or write operation can occur after a time delay of 
t
RCD
(min) from the time of bank activation. t
RCD
(min) is an 
internal timing parameter of SGRAM, therefore it is 
dependent on operating clock frequency. The minimum 
number of clock cycles required between bank activate and 
read or write command should be calculated by dividing 
t
RCD
(min) with cycle time of the clock and then rounding off 
the result to the next higher integer.  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 activation of both banks immediately. Also the noise 
generated during sensing of each bank of SGRAM is high 
requiring some time for power supplies recover before the 
other bank can be sensed reliably. t
RRD
(min) specifies the 
minimum time required between activating different banks. 
The number of clock cycles required between different bank 
activation must be calculated similar to t
RCD
 specification. 
The minimum time required for the bank to be active to 
initiate sensing and restoring the complete row of dynamic 
cells is determined by t
RAS
(min) specification before a 
precharge command to that active bank can be asserted. 
The maximum time any bank can be in the active state is 
determined by t
RAS
(max). The number of cycles for both 
t
RAS
(min) and t
RAS
(max) can be calculated similar to t
RCD 
specification. 
Burst Read 
The burst read command is used to access burst of data on 
consecutive clock cycles from an active row in an active 
bank. The burst read command is issued by asserting low 
on 
CS
 and 
CAS
 with 
WE
being high on the positive edge 
of the clock. The bank must be active for at least t
RCD
(min) 
before the burst read command is issued. The first output 
appears CAS latency number of clock cycles after the issue 
of burst read command. The burst length, burst sequence 
and latency from the burst read command is determined by 
the mode register which is already programmed. The burst 
read can be initiated on any column address of the active 
row. The address wraps around if the initial address does 
not start from a boundary such that number of outputs from 
each I/O are equal to the burst length programmed in the 
mode register. The output goes into high-impedance at the 
end of the burst, unless a new burst read was initiated to 
keep the data output gapless. The burst read can be 
terminated by issuing another burst read or burst write in 
the same bank or the other active bank or a precharge 
command to the same bank. The burst stop command is 
valid only at full page burst length where the output dose 
not go into high impedance at the end of burst and the 
burst is wrap around. 
Burst Write 
The burst write command is similar to burst read command, 
and is used to write data into the SGRAM consecutive clock 
cycles in adjacent addresses depending on burst length 
and burst sequence. By asserting low on 
CS
 ,
CAS
 and 
WE
with valid column address, a write burst is initiated. 
The data inputs are provided for the initial address in the 
same clock cycle as the burst write command. The input 
buffer is deselected at the end of the burst length, even 
though the internal writing may not have been completed 
yet. The writing can not complete to burst length. The burst 
write can be terminated by issuing a burst read and DQM 
for blocking data inputs or burst write in the same or the 
other active bank. The burst stop command is valid only at 
full page burst length where the writing continues at the end 
of burst and the burst is wrap around. The write burst can 
also be terminated by using DQM for blocking data and 
precharging the bank “t
RDL
” after the last data input to be 
written into the active row. See DQM OPERATION also. 
DQM Operation 
The DQM is used to mask input and output operation. It 
works similar to 
OE
 during read operation and inhibits 
writing during write operation. The read latency is two 
cycles from DQM and zero cycle for write, which means 
DQM masking occurs two cycles later in the read cycle and 
occurs in the same cycle during write cycle. DQM operation 
is synchronous with the clock, therefore the masking occurs 
for a complete cycle. The DQM signal is important during 
burst interrupts of write with read or precharge in the 
SGRAM. Due to asynchronous nature of the internal write, 
the DQM operation is critical to avoid unwanted or 
incomplete writes when the complete burst write is not 
required. DQM is also used for device selection, byte 
selection and bus control in a memory system. DQM0 
controls DQ0 to DQ7, DQM1 controls DQ8 to DQ15, DQM2 
controls DQ16 to DQ23, DQM3 controls DQ24 to DQ31. 
DQM masks the DQ’s by a byte regardless that the 
corresponding DQ’s are in a state of WPB masking or Pixel 
masking. Please refer to DQM timing diagram also. 
Precharge 
The precharge operation is performed on an active bank by 
asserting low on 
CS
 ,
RAS
 ,
WE
and A9 with valid A10 of  
the bank to be precharged. The precharge command can 
be asserted anytime after t
RAS
(min) is satisfied from the 
bank activate command in the desired bank. “t
RP
” is defined 
as the minimum time required to precharge a bank.  
The minimum number of clock cycles required to complete 
row precharge is calculated by dividing “t
RP
” with clock cycle 
time and rounding up to the next higher integer. Care 
should be taken to make sure that burst write is completed 
or DQM is used to inhibit writing before precharge