Synchronous DRAM System with control data

A data system comprising:

• A. a synchronous dynamic random access memory device including:
• i. a single chip integrated circuit;
• ii. a dynamic random access memory array formed on the chip, the array including plural array data leads carrying parallel data signals from 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 reading of one word of data bits from each addressed location to the array data leads;
• iii. a clock signal terminal formed on the chip for receiving a clock signal formed of rising and falling edges regularly spaced in time, the clock signal being continuous during operation of the device;
• iv. an address port formed on the chip, the address port including plural address terminals receiving parallel address signals from external the chip, the received address signals being received at the same time as the clock terminal receives the continuous clock signal, the received address signals indicating an address of a random location in the array;
• v. an address sequencer coupled between the address port and the array address leads and coupled to the clock signal terminal, the address sequencer receiving the address signals from the address port and providing address signals to the array address leads, the address sequencer sequencing through addresses starting from the address of the random location in the array received from the address port;
• vi. a data port formed on the chip and connecting with the array data leads and the clock signal terminal, the data port including:
• a. plural data terminals for sending parallel data signals synchronous with the clock signal, each set of parallel data signals representing one data word;
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• b. at least a read serial latch serially connected between the array data leads and the data terminals, the at least a read serial latch serially latching the data word signals received from the array data leads and carrying the received data signals to the data terminals synchronous with the clock signal for reading the data signals from the array at the random location indicated by the received address signals;
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• vii. a control data buffer connected to the plural address terminals and connected to the address sequencer, the control data buffer receiving address control data signals from the address terminals for controlling the addresses produced from the address sequencer;
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• B. a processor that includes an address port, the address port including plural address terminals sending parallel address signals to the address terminals of the memory device, the address signals occurring in plural groups separated in time, the address signals indicating an address of a random location in memory, and the processor sending address control data signals to the address terminals of the memory device, the address control data for controlling the addresses produced from the address sequencer.