SLIDE 9 Semiconductor*Memory*Device*Architecture
– n inputs*called*“address*lines”
– 2n storage*locations*called*“number*of*words”
– m outputs*called*“data*lines”
2×4 Decoder
A1 A0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D0 Storage*Cell*Array Sense*Amps
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Memory*example
F (A,B,C) = A ⊕ B ⊕ C G = AB + AC + BC
A B C F G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Recall that Exclusive OR (⊕) is
A B Y 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Y = A⊕B = A xor B
A0 A1 A2 8 x 2 Memory A B C DO
G LookUp Table (LUT)
D1
F A[2:0] is 3 bit address bus, D[1:0] is 2 bit
Location 0 has “00”, Location 1 has “10”, Location 2 has “10”, etc….
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