SN74ALS236 Datasheet, PDF (1/11 Pages) Texas Instruments – 64 × 4 ASYNCHRONOUS FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEMORY

SN74ALS236
64 × 4
ASYNCHRONOUS FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEMORY
SDAS107C – OCTOBER 1986 – REVISED APRIL 1998
D Asynchronous Operation
D Organized as 64 Words by 4 Bits
D Data Rates up to 30 MHz
D 3-State Outputs
D Package Options Include Plastic
Small-Outline Package (DW), Plastic
J-Leaded Chip Carriers (FN), and Standard
Plastic 300-mil DIPs (N)
description
DW OR N PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
NC 1
IR 2
SI 3
D0 4
D1 5
D2 6
D3 7
GND 8
16 V_CC
15 SO
14 OR
13 Q0
12 Q1
11 Q2
10 Q3
9 RST
The SN74ALS236 is a 256-bit memory utilizing
advanced low-power Schottky IMPACT™
technology. It features high speed with fast
fall-through times and is organized as 64 words by
4 bits.
FN PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
A first-in, first-out (FIFO) memory is a storage
device that allows data to be written into and read
SI
3 2 1 20 19
4
18
OR
from its array at independent data rates. The
D0 ₅
17 ^Q0
SN74ALS236 is designed to process data at rates
NC ₆
16 NC
up to 30 MHz in a bit-parallel format, word by
D1 7
15 Q1
word.
D2 8
14 Q2
9 10 11 12 13
Data is written into memory on the rising edge of
the shift-in (SI) input. When SI goes low, the first
data word ripples through to the output (see
Figure 1). As the FIFO fills up, the data words
stack up in the order they were written. When the
NC – No internal connection
FIFO is full, additional shift-in pulses have no
effect. Data is shifted out of memory on the falling
edge of the shift-out (SO) input (see Figure 2). When the FIFO is empty, additional SO pulses have no effect.
The last data word remains at the outputs until a new word falls through or reset (RST) goes low.
Status of the SN74ALS236 FIFO memory is monitored by the output-ready (OR) and input-ready (IR) flags.
When OR is high, valid data is available at the outputs. OR is low when SO is high and stays low when the FIFO
is empty. IR is high when the inputs are ready to receive more data. IR is low when SI is high and stays low when
the FIFO is full.
When the FIFO is empty, input data is shifted to the output automatically when SI goes low. If SO is held high
during this time, the OR flag pulses high, indicating valid data at the outputs (see Figure 3).
When the FIFO is full, data is shifted in automatically by holding SI high and taking SO low. One propagation
delay after SO goes low, IR goes high. If SI is still high when IR goes high, data at the inputs is automatically
shifted in. Since IR is normally low when the FIFO is full and SI is high, only a high-level pulse is seen on the
IR output (see Figure 4).
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