Memory types and logic families

UNIT IV
Memory Types & Logic Families
By Dr. Dhobale J V
Associate Professor
School of Engineering & Technology
RNB Global University, Bikaner
RNB Global University, Bikaner. 1Course Code - 19004000

Objectives
 Static and Dynamic, Representative circuits for
cells using BJT and FETs
 Timing diagrams of memories.
 Memory expansion using Ics.
 Flash memory, CCD, latest trends in
memories.
 Logic circuits.
2RNB Global University, Bikaner.Course Code - 19004000

Memories
 A memory is neither a sequential circuit (since
we require sequential circuits to be clocked,
and memories are not clocked), nor
a combinatorial circuit, since its output values
depend on past values.
 In general, a memory has m inputs that are
called the address inputs that are used to
select exactly one out of 2m
words, each one
consisting of n bits.

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 It has n connectors that are bidirectional that
are called the data lines.
 These data lines are used both as inputs in
order to store information in a word selected
by the address inputs, and as outputs in order
to recall a previously stored value.
 Such a solution reduces the number of
required connectors by a factor two.
 Finally, it has an input called enable that
controls whether the data lines have defined
states or not, and an input called r/w that
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 A memory with an arbitrary value of m and an
arbitrary value of n can be built from memories
with smaller values of these parameters.
 To show how this can be done, we first show
how a one-bit memory (one with m = 0 and n =
1) can be built. Here is the circuit:

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 The central part of the circuit is an SR-latch
that holds one bit of information.
 When enable is 0, the output d0 is isolated both
from the inputs to and the output from the SR-
latch.
 Information is passed from d0 to the inputs of
the latch when enable is 1 and r/w is 1
(indicating write).
 Information is passed from the
output x to d0 when enable is 1 and r/w is 0 (i
ndicating read). 7RNB Global University, Bikaner.Course Code - 19004000

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 Now that we know how to make a one-bit
memory, we must figure out how to make
larger memories.
 First, suppose we have n memories of
2m
words, each one consisting of a single bit.
 We can easily convert these to a single
memory with 2m
words, each one consisting of
a n bits. Here is how we do it:

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 Memory structures are critical to any large,
complex digital design.
 Memory structures are crucial in digital design.
– ROM, PROM, EPROM, RAM, SRAM,
(S)DRAM, RDRAM.
 All memory structures have an address bus
and a data bus
– Possibly other control signals to control
output etc.

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 E.g. 4 Bit Address bus with 5 Bit Data Bus.

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 Internal organisation -
– ‘Lookup Table of values’
– For each address there is a corresponding
data output.

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 Usually consider a repository for data or
program code.
 Indexing of the data and ability to both read
and write suggests a mailslot analogy.
– Byte = 8 bits
– Word = whatever data width you’re using
But, especially when considering ‘read only’,
‘Lookup Table’ ≡ ‘Truth Table”.

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 Data memory types:
1. Random Access Memory which can be read &
written
 Static & Dynamic RAM
2. Read Only Memory which retains data
 PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash

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 Programmable Logic:
1. Programmable Arrays
 PLDs, PALs, GALs (Generic Logic Arrays)
2. Complex Programmable Devices
 CPLD (complex programmable logic device),
FPGA( field-programmable gate array)
technology:

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 Static RAM (SRAM)
 Random Access Memory
 Static: Data value is retained as long as VDD
is present.
 Random Access: Any location can read at a
point in time.(Doesn’t need sequential
addresses).

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 Static RAM (SRAM):
 SRAM can be built using either:
 D-type latch
 6-transistor CMOS RAM cell
 D-type Latch
 Used for building CPU registers, etc
 Derived from inverted S-R flipflop

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 Inverted S-R flip-flop:

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 When the Enable line is zero (En=0)
 /S = /R = 1 and the inverting SR flipflop retains its
previous value.
 When the enable line is high (En=1)
 The value of data line D is latched into the flipflop.

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 When the Enable line is zero (En=0)
 /S = /R = 1 and the inverting SR flipflop retains its
previous value.
 When the enable line is high (En=1)
 The value of data line D is latched into the flipflop.
 Each BIT would need 16 transistors (NAND
gate = 4 transistors)
 For large SRAM modules not very efficient.
 o 1-MB SRAM -> 8-Mb -> 128 Million transistors

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 ROM: Most basic type of ROM is factory-
programmed diode matrix.

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 ROM:
 The diode can be replaced by a multiple emitter
transistor for each data word.
 During manufacture, a diode is placed at those
connections which are required by the customer.
 Complete transistor array is programmed via
fabrication mask
 Those connections without diode cannot be changed
later and vice-versa
 Memory is read-only
 ROM is economic when several thousand devices are
needed.

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 PROM:
 ROM device is factory-programmed device
 Need to tell fab plant which connections to make/skip
 More useful solution would be to allow customer to
program device in the field.
 Place diode at every junction with nichrome fusible link
in series.
 Any link can be blown by selecting its address and
applying a high voltage to its data output
 Once fuse has been blown it cannot be repaired.
 Memory is read-only.

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 PROM:
 Advantage over ROM
 Device is ‘field-programmable’:
 Customer can buy a blank PROM to programme
 Manufacturer can made identical PROM for every
customer, reducing cost
 Disadvantages over ROM
 Need 2 voltages:
 Operating voltage
 Programming voltage

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 Memory Timing Diagram:

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 RAS : Row Address Strobe, a terminology
holdover from asynchronous DRAM.
 CAS : Column Address Strobe, a terminology
holdover from asynchronous DRAM.
 TWR : Write Recovery Time, the time that must
elapse between the last write command to a
row and precharging it. Generally, TRAS = TRCD +
TWR.
 TRC : Row Cycle Time. TRC = TRAS + TRP.

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 Flash Memory:
 Flash memory is a non-volatile memory chip
used for storage and for transfering data
between a personal computer (PC) and digital
devices.
 It has the ability to be
electronically reprogrammed and erased. It is
often found in USB flash drives, MP3 players,
digital cameras and solid-state drives.

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 Flash Memory:
 Flash memory is a type of
nonvolatile memory that erases data in units
called blocks.
 A block stored on a flash memory chip must
be erased before data can be written, or
programmed, to the microchip. Flash
memory retains data for an extended period of
time whether a flash-equipped device is
powered on or off.

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 Flash Memory Operation:

Logic Families - History
 The first transistors were fabricated in 1947 at
Bell Laboratories (Bell Labs) by Brattain with
Bardeen providing the theoretical background
and Shockley managed the activity.
 – The trio received a Nobel Prize in Physics
for their work in 1956.
 The transistor was called a point-contact
transistor and was a type of bipolar junction
transistor (BJT).

 The theory on field effect transistors (FETs)
was developed much earlier than our
understanding of BJTs .
– First patent on FETs dates from 1925
• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, an Austro-Hungarian
physicist.
 However, the quality of the semiconductor and
the oxide materials were barriers to developing
good working devices.
– The first FET was not invented until 1959
• Dawon Kahng and Martin M. (John) Atalla of Bell Labs

 Integrated circuits (ICs) are chips, pieces of
semiconductor material, that contain all of the
transistors, resistors, and capacitors
necessary to create a digital circuit or system.
 The first ICs were fabricated using Ge BJTs in
1958.
 Jack Kirby of Texas Instruments, Nobel Prize in
2000
Robert Noyes of Fairchild Semiconductors
fabricated the first Si ICs in 1959.

Integration Level:
 SSI Small scale integration - 12 gates/chip
 MSI Medium scale integration - 100 gates/chip
 LSI Large scale integration - 1K gates/chip
 VLSI Very large scale integration - 10K gates/chip
 ULSI Ultra large scale integration - 100K gates/chip.

Moore’s law:
 A prediction made by Moore (a co-founder of
Intel) in 1965: “… a number of transistors to
double every 2 years”.

Logic Families
 Logic families are sets of chips that may
implement different logical functions, but use
the same type of transistors and voltage levels
for logical levels and for the power supplies.
 These families vary by speed, power
consumption, cost, voltage & current levels.

Logic Families
 IC digital logic families.
 DL (Diode- logic)
 DTL (Diode-transistor logic ）
 RTL (Resistor-transistor logic ）
 TTL (Transistor -transistor logic ）
 ECL (Emitter-coupled logic ）
 MOS ( Metal-oxide semiconductor ）
 CMOS (Complementary Metal-oxide
semiconductor ）

Logic Families
 Digital IC Terminology: Voltage Parameters
 VIH(min): high-level input voltage, the minimum
voltage level required for a logic 1 at an input.
 VIL(max): low-level input voltage
 VOH(min): high-level output voltage
 VOL(max): low-level output voltage

Logic Families
 Digital IC Terminology: Voltage Parameters
 For proper operation the input voltage levels to a logic
must be kept outside the indeterminate range.
 Lower than VIL(max) and higher than VIH(min).

Logic Families
 Digital IC Terminology: Noise Margin
 Noise is present in all real systems.
 This adds random fluctuations to voltages
representing logic levels.
 To cope with noise, the voltage ranges defining the
logic levels are more tightly constrained at the output
of a gate than at the input.
 Thus small amounts of noise will not affect the circuit.
 The maximum noise voltage that can be tolerated by a
circuit is termed its noise immunity (noise Margin).

Logic Families
 Digital IC Terminology: fanout –
 The maximum number of standard logic inputs
that an output can drive reliably.
 Also known as the loading factor.

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 Digital IC Terminology: Power Requirements –
 Every IC needs a certain amount of electrical
power to operate.
 Vcc (TTL)
 VDD(MOS)

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 Digital IC Terminology: Speed-Power Product
 Desirable properties:
 Short propagation delays (high speed).
 Low power dissipation
 Speed-power product measures the combined
effect.

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 Interfacing logic families:

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 Interfacing logic families: Voltage
 In some interfacing situations, a HIGH output
pin may produce a voltage that is too low to be
recognized as a HIGH by the input pin it’s
connected to.
 The solution in such cases is to use a pull-up
resistor.

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 Interfacing logic families: Voltage
 Example: TTL to CMOS
 A TTL HIGH output may be as low as 2.4 V.
 But a CMOS input expects HIGHs to be at least 3.33 V

Logic Families
 Interfacing logic families: Current
 In some interfacing situations, either a HIGH
output pin may not source enough current to
drive the input pin it’s connected to, or a LOW
output pin may not sink enough current to
drive the input pin it’s connected to.
 The solution in such cases is to use a buffer.

Logic Families
 Interfacing logic families: Current
 Example: CMOS to TTL
 A CMOS LOW output can only sink 0.51 mA.
 But as much as 1.6 mA may flow out of a TTL LOW
input.
 It can also be used for increasing the fanout.

Logic Families
 Diode Logic (DL) –
 Simplest; does not scale.
 NOT not possible (need an active element).

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 Resistor-Transistor Logic (RTL) –
 Replace diode switch with a transistor switch.
 Can be cascaded.
 Large power draw.

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 Diode-Transistor Logic (DTL)-
 Essentially diode logic with transistor
amplification.
 Reduced power consumption.
 Faster than RTL.

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 TTL: Transistor-Transistor Logic:
 First introduced by in 1964 (Texas Instruments).
 TTL has shaped digital technology in many ways.
 One of the most widely used families for small- and
medium-scale devices.
 Rarely used for VLSI.
 Standard TTL family (e.g. 7400) is obsolete.
 High switching speed (125 MHz).
 Less noise.
 More current (3 mA) driving capability.

Logic Families
 TTL: Transistor-Transistor Logic:

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 TTL: Family Evolution:

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 ECL- Emitter-Coupled Logic:
 Based on BJT, but removes problems of delay time by
preventing the transistors from saturating.
 Very fast operation - propagation delays of 1ns or less.
 High power consumption, perhaps 60 mW/gate.
 Logic levels. “0”: –1.7V. “1”: –0.8V.
 Such strange logic levels require extra effort when
interfacing to TTL/CMOS logic families.
 Low noise immunity of about 0.2-0.25 V.
 Used in some high speed specialist applications, but
now largely replaced by high speed CMOS.

Logic Families
 CMOS - Complimentary Metal-oxide
semiconductor :
 Considerably lower energy consumption than TTL and
ECL, which has made portable electronics possible.
 Most widely used family for large-scale devices.
 Combines high speed with low power consumption.
 Usually operates from a single supply of 5 – 15 V.
 Excellent noise immunity of about 30% of supply
voltage.
 Can be connected to a large number of gates (about
50).

Logic Families
 CMOS - Complimentary Metal-oxide
semiconductor : Family Evolution:

Reviews
 Static and Dynamic, Representative circuits for
cells using BJT and FETs
 Timing diagrams of memories.
 Memory expansion using Ics.
 Flash memory, CCD, latest trends in
memories.
 Logic circuits.

Thank You!
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