SN74ALVC3651
2048 × 36
SYNCHRONOUS FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEMORY
SDMS025A – OCTOBER 1999 – REVISED DECEMBER 1999
Free-Running CLKA and CLKB Can Be
Asynchronous or Coincident
Output-Ready and AE Flags Synchronized
by CLKB
Clocked FIFO Buffering Data From Port A
to Port B
Low-Power 0.8-µm Advanced CMOS
Technology
Synchronous Read-Retransmit Capability
Mailbox Register in Each Direction
Supports Clock Frequencies up to 100 MHz
Fast Access Times of 6.5 ns
Programmable Almost-Full (AF) and
Almost-Empty (AE) Flags
Pin-to-Pin Compatible With 5-V Operating
SN74ACT3631, SN74ACT3641, and
SN74ACT3651
Microprocessor Interface Control Logic
Package Options Include 120-Pin Thin
Quad Flat (PCB) and 132-Pin Plastic Quad
Flat (PQ) Packages
Input-Ready and AF Flags Synchronized by
CLKA
description
The SN74ALVC3651 is a high-speed, low-power, CMOS, synchronous FIFO memory that supports clock
frequencies up to 100 MHz and has read access times as fast as 6.5 ns. The 2048 × 36 dual-port SRAM FIFO
buffers data from port A to port B. The FIFO memory has retransmit capability, which allows previously read data
to be accessed again. The FIFO has flags to indicate empty and full conditions and two programmable flags
(almostfullandalmostempty)toindicatewhenaselectednumberofwordsisstoredinmemory.Communication
between each port takes place with two 36-bit mailbox registers. Each mailbox register has a flag that signals
when new mail has been stored. Two or more devices are used in parallel to create wider data paths. Expansion
also is possible in word depth.
The SN74ALVC3651 is a synchronous FIFO, which means each port employs a synchronous interface. All data
transfersthroughaportaregatedtothelow-to-hightransitionofacontinuous(free-running)portclockbyenable
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 interface between microprocessors
and/or buses with synchronous control.
The input-ready (IR) flag and almost-full (AF) flag of the FIFO are two-stage, synchronized to CLKA. The
output-ready (OR) flag and almost-empty (AE) flag of the FIFO are two-stage, synchronized to CLKB. Offset
values for AF and AE are programmed from port A or through a serial input.
The SN74ALVC3651 is characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.
For more information on this device family, see the following application reports:
FIFO Patented Synchronous Retransmit: Programmable DSP-Interface Application for FIR Filtering
(literature number SCAA009)
FIFO Mailbox-Bypass Registers: Using Bypass Registers to Initialize DMA Control
(literature number SCAA007)
Metastability Performance of Clocked FIFOs (literature number SCZA004)
FIFO Architecture, Functions, and Applications (literature number SCAA042)
Optimizing DSP-Based Digital Filters With Application-Specific FIFOs (literature number SCAA021)
FIFO Memories: Surface-Mount Packages for PCMCIA Applications (literature number SDMA001A)
Interfacing TI Clocked FIFOs with TI Floating-Point DSPs (literature number SCAA005A)
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