SN74ABT3614 64 × 36 × 2 CLOCKED BIDIRECTIONAL FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEMORY WITH BUS MATCHING AND BYTE SWAPPING

SCBS126G - JUNE 1992 - REVISED APRIL 1998

features

• Free-Running CLKA and CLKB Can Be Asynchronous or Coincident
• Two Independent 64 × 36 Clocked FIFOs Buffering Data in Opposite Directions
• Mailbox-Bypass Register for Each FIFO
• Dynamic Port-B Bus Sizing of 36 Bits (Long Word), 18 Bits (Word), and 9 Bits (Byte)
• Selection of Big- or Little-Endian Format for Word and Byte Bus Sizes
• Three Modes of Byte-Order Swapping on Port B
• Programmable Almost-Full and Almost-Empty Flags
• Microprocessor Interface Control Logic
• EFA\, FFA\, AEA\, and AFA\ Flags Synchronized by CLKA
• EFB\, FFB\, AEB\, and AFB\ Flags Synchronized by CLKB
• Passive Parity Checking on Each Port
• Parity Generation Can Be Selected for Each Port
• Low-Power Advanced BiCMOS Technology
• Supports Clock Frequencies up to 67 MHz
• Fast Access Times of 10 ns
• Package Options Include 120-Pin Thin Quad Flat (PCB) and 132-Pin Quad Flat (PQ) Packages

description

The SN74ABT3614 is a high-speed, low-power BiCMOS bidirectional clocked FIFO memory. It supports clock frequencies up to 67 MHz and has read-access times as fast as 10 ns. Two independent 64 × 36 dual-port SRAM FIFOs in this device buffer data in opposite directions. Each FIFO has flags to indicate empty and full conditions and two programmable flags, almost full (AF\) and almost empty (AE\) to indicate when a selected number of words is stored in memory. FIFO data on port B can be input and output in 36-bit, 18-bit, and 9-bit formats, with a choice of big- or little-endian configurations. Three modes of byte-order swapping are possible with any bus-size selection. Communication between each port can bypass the FIFOs via two 36-bit mailbox registers. Each mailbox register has a flag to signal when new mail has been stored. Parity is checked passively on each port and can be ignored if not desired. Parity generation can be selected for data read from each port.

The SN74ABT3614 is a clocked FIFO, which means each port employs a synchronous interface. All data transfers through a port are gated to the low-to-high transition of a continuous (free-running) port clock by enable signals. The continuous clocks for each port are independent of one another and can be asynchronous or coincident. The enables for each port are arranged to provide a simple bidirectional interface between microprocessors and/or buses controlled by a synchronous interface.

The full flag and almost-full flag of a FIFO are two-stage synchronized to the port clock that writes data to its array. The empty flag and almost-empty flag of a FIFO are two-stage synchronized to the port clock that reads data from its array.

The SN74ABT3614 is characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.

For more information on this device family, see the following application reports:

• FIFO Mailbox-Bypass Registers: Using Bypass Registers to Initialize DMA Control (literature number SCAA007)
• Advanced Bus-Matching/Byte-Swapping Features for Internetworking FIFO Applications (literature number SCAA014)
• Parity-Generate and Parity-Check Features for High-Bandwidth-Computing FIFO Applications (literature number SCAA015)
• Internetworking the SN74ABT3614 (literature number SCAA015)
• Metastability Performance of Clocked FIFOs (literature number SCZA004)

View more information about generic part numbers:SN74ABT3614, SN74ABT3614-15, SN74ABT3614-20, SN74ABT3614-30

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