LH543621

The LH543611 and LH543621 contain two FIFO buffers, FIFO #1 and FIFO #2. These operate in parallel, but in opposite directions, for bidirectional data buffering.  FIFO #1 and FIFO #2 each are organized as 512 or 1024 by 36 bits. The LH543611 and LH543621 are ideal either for wide unidirectional applications or for bidirectional data applications; component count and board area are reduced.

The LH543611 and LH543621 have two 36-bit ports, Port A and Port B. Each port has its own port-synchronous clock, but the two ports may operate asynchronously relative to each other. Data flow is initiated at a port by the rising edge of the appropriate clock; it is gated by the corresponding edge-sampled enable, request, and read/write control signals. At the maximum operating frequency, the clock duty cycle may vary from 40% to 60%. At lower frequencies, the clock waveform may be quite asymmetric, as long as the minimum pulse-width conditions for clock-HIGH and clock-LOW remain satisfied; the LH543611 and LH543621 are fully-static parts.

Conceptually, the port clocks CKA and CKB are freerunning, periodic 'clock' waveforms, used to control other signals which are edge-sensitive. However, there actually is not any absolute requirement that these 'clock' waveforms must be periodic. An 'asynchronous' mode of operation is possible, in one or both directions, independently, if the appropriate enable and request inputs are continuously asserted, and enough aperiodic 'clock' pulses of suitable duration are generated by external logic to cause all necessary actions to occur.

A synchronous request/acknowledge handshake facility is provided at each port for FIFO data access. This request/ acknowledge handshake resolves FIFO full and empty boundary conditions, when the two ports are operated asynchronously relative to each other.

FIFO status flags monitor the extent to which each FIFO buffer has been filled. Full, Almost-Full, Half-Full, Almost-Empty, and Empty flags are included for each  FIFO. Each of these flags may be independently programmed for either synchronous or asynchronous operation. Also, the Almost-Full and Almost-Empty flags are programmable over the entire FIFO depth, but are automatically initialized to eight locations from the respective FIFO boundaries at reset. A data block of 512 (LH543611) or 1024 (LH543621) or fewer words may be retransmitted any desired number of times.