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M68AW256M
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OPERATION
The device has four standard operating modes:
Output Disabled, Read, Write and Standby/Pow-
er-Down. These modes are determined by the
control inputs E, W, G, LB and UB as summarized
Output Disabled. The Output Enable signal, G,
provides high-speed tri-state control of DQ0-
DQ15, allowing fast read/write cycles on the I/O
data bus. The device is in Output Disabled mode
when Output Enable, G, is High. In this mode, LB
and UB are Don’t care and DQ0-DQ15 are high
impedance.
Read Mode. The M68AW256M is in the Read
mode whenever Write Enable (W) is High with
Output Enable (G) Low, and Chip Enable (E) is as-
serted.
This provides access to data from eight or sixteen,
depending on the status of the signal UB and LB,
of the 4,194,304 locations in the static memory ar-
ray, specified by the 18 address inputs.If only one
of
the
Byte
Enable
inputs
is at
VIL, the
M68AW256M is in Byte Read mode. If the two
Byte Enable inputs are at VIL, the M68AW256M is
in Word Read mode. So depending on the status
of the UB and LB signals, valid data will be avail-
able on the lower eight, the upper eight or all six-
teen output pins, tAVQV after the last stable
address, providing G is Low and E is Low.
If either of E or G is asserted after tAVQV has
elapsed, data access will be measured from the
limiting parameter (tELQV, tGLQV or tBLQV) rather
than the address. Data out may be indeterminate
at tELQX, tGLQX and tBLQX but data lines will always
be valid at tAVQV.
Write Mode. The M68AW256M is in the Write
mode whenever the W and E are Low. Either the
Chip Enable input (E) or the Write Enable input
(W)
must
be
de-asserted
during
Address
transitions for subsequent write cycles. When E
(W) is Low, and UB or LB is Low, write cycle
begins on the W (E)'s falling edge. When E and W
are Low, and UB = LB = High, write cycle begins
on the first falling edge of UB or LB. Therefore,
address setup time is referenced to Write Enable,
Chip Enable or UB/LB as tAVWL, tAVEL and tAVBL
respectively, and is determined by the latter
occurring edge.
The Write cycle can be terminated by the earlier
rising edge of E, W or UB/LB. If the Output is en-
abled (E = Low, G = Low, LB or UB = Low), then
W will return the outputs to high impedance within
tWLQZ of its falling edge. Care must be taken to
avoid bus contention in this type of operation. Data
input must be valid for tDVWH before the rising
edge of Write Enable, or for tDVEH before the rising
edge of E, or for tDVBH before the rising edge of
UB/LB whichever occurs first, and remain valid for
tWHDX, tEHDX and tBHDX respectively.
Standby/Power-Down. The M68AW256M has a
Chip Enable power down feature which invokes an
automatic standby mode whenever either Chip
Enable is de-asserted (E = High) or LB and UB are
de-asserted (LB and UB = High). An Output En-
able (G) signal provides a high speed tri-state con-
trol, allowing fast read/write cycles to be achieved
with the common I/O data bus. Operational modes
are determined by device control inputs W, E, LB
and UB as summarized in the Operating Modes ta-
Table 2. Operating Modes
Note: 1. X = VIH or VIL.
Operation
E
W
G
LB
UB
DQ0-DQ7
DQ8-DQ15
Power
Deselected
(Standby/Power-Down)
VIH
XXX
X
Hi-Z
Standby (ISB)
XXX
VIH
Hi-Z
Standby (ISB)
Lower Byte Read
VIL
VIH
VIL
VIH
Data Output
Hi-Z
Active (ICC)
Lower Byte Write
VIL
X
VIL
VIH
Data Input
Hi-Z
Active (ICC)
Output Disabled
VIL
VIH
X
Hi-Z
Active (ICC)
Upper Byte Read
VIL
VIH
VIL
VIH
VIL
Hi-Z
Data Output
Active (ICC)
Upper Byte Write
VIL
X
VIH
VIL
Hi-Z
Data Input
Active (ICC)
Word Read
VIL
VIH
VIL
Data Output
Active (ICC)
Word Write
VIL
X
VIL
Data Input
Active (ICC)
Output Disabled
VIH
X
VIH
X
Hi-Z
Active (ICC)