
IBMN625404GT3B
IBMN625804GT3B
256Mb Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM
Preliminary
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Data from any Read burst may be truncated with a Burst Terminate command, as shown in timing figure enti-
tled Terminating a Read Burst: CAS Latencies (Burst Length = 8)on page 27. The Burst Terminate latency is
equal to the read (CAS) latency, i.e. the Burst Terminate command should be issued x cycles after the Read
command, where x equals the number of desired data element pairs.
Data from any Read burst must be completed or truncated before a subsequent Write command can be
issued. If truncation is necessary, the Burst Terminate command must be used, as shown in timing figure
entitled Read to Write: CAS Latencies (Burst Length = 4 or 8) on page 28. The example is shown for
t
DQSS
(min). The t
DQSS
(max) case, not shown here, has a longer bus idle time. t
DQSS
(min) and t
DQSS
(max)
are defined in the section on Writes.
A Read burst may be followed by, or truncated with, a Precharge command to the same bank (provided that
Auto Precharge was not activated). The Precharge command should be issued x cycles after the Read com-
mand, where x equals the number of desired data element pairs (pairs are required by the 2n prefetch archi-
tecture). This is shown in timing figure Read to Precharge: CAS Latencies (Burst Length = 4 or 8)on page 29
for Read latencies of 2 and 2.5. Following the Precharge command, a subsequent command to the same
bank cannot be issued until t
RP
is met. Note that part of the row precharge time is hidden during the access of
the last data elements.
In the case of a Read being executed to completion, a Precharge command issued at the optimum time (as
described above) provides the same operation that would result from the same Read burst with Auto Pre-
charge enabled. The disadvantage of the Precharge command is that it requires that the command and
address busses be available at the appropriate time to issue the command. The advantage of the Precharge
command is that it can be used to truncate bursts.