Process of synchronously writing data to a dynamic random access memory array
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsMasashi Hashimoto, Gene A. Frantz, John Victor Moravec, Jean-Pierre Dolait
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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsMasashi Hashimoto, Gene A. Frantz, John Victor Moravec, Jean-Pierre Dolait
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A memory circuit (14) having features specifically adapted to permit the memory circuit (14) to serve as a video frame memory is disclosed. The memory circuit (14) contains a dynamic random access memory array (24) with buffers (18, 20) on input and output data ports (22) thereof to permit asynchronious read, write and refresh accesses to the memory array (24). The memory circuit (14) is accessed both serially and randomly. An address generator (28) contains an address buffer register (36) which stores a random access address and an address sequencer (40) which provides a stream of addresses to the memory array (24). An initial address for the stream of addresses is the random access address stored in the address buffer register (36).
A process of synchronously writing data to a dynamic random access memory array formed on a chip, the array including plural array data leads carrying parallel data signals to the array and parallel array address leads carrying parallel address signals to the array, one data signal representing one data bit and one address signal representing one address bit, the array being organized in plural addressable locations with each location containing one data word of plural data bits and each location being randomly addressable by the address signals for writing of one word of data bits from the array data leads to each addressed location, the process comprising:
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