CY7C421
512 × 9 Asynchronous FIFO
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation • 198 Champion Court • San Jose, CA 95134-1709 • 408-943-2600
Document Number: 38-06001 Rev. *K Revised September 14, 2016
512 × 9 Asynchronous FIFO
Features
■ Asynchronous First-In First-Out (FIFO) Buffer Memories
❐ 512 × 9 (CY7C421)
■ Dual-Ported RAM Cell
■ High Speed 50 MHz Read and Write Independent of Depth and
Width
■ Low Operating Power: I
CC
= 35 mA
■ Empty and Full Flags (Half Full Flag in Standalone)
■ TTL Compatible
■ Retransmit in Standalone
■ Expandable in Width
■ PLCC, 7 × 7 TQFP, 300-Mil Molded SOJ
■ Pb-free Packages Available
■ Pin Compatible and Functionally Equivalent to IDT7201, and
AM7201
Functional Description
The CY7C421 is a first-in first-out (FIFO) memory offered in
300-mil wide SOJ, TQFP & PLCC packages and it is 512 words
by 9 bits wide. Each FIFO memory is organized such that the
data is read in the same sequential order that it was written. Full
and empty flags are provided to prevent overflow and underflow.
Three additional pins are also provided to facilitate unlimited
expansion in width, depth, or both. The depth expansion
technique steers the control signals from one device to another
in parallel. This eliminates the serial addition of propagation
delays, so that throughput is not reduced. Data is steered in a
similar manner.
The read and write operations may be asynchronous; each can
occur at a rate of 50 MHz. The write operation occurs when the
write (W
) signal is LOW. Read occurs when read (R) goes LOW.
The nine data outputs go to the high impedance state when R
is
HIGH.
A Half Full (HF
) output flag that is valid in the standalone and
width expansion configurations is provided. In the depth
expansion configuration, this pin provides the expansion out
(XO
) information that is used to tell the next FIFO that it is
activated.
In the standalone and width expansion configurations, a LOW on
the retransmit (RT
) input causes the FIFO to retransmit the data.
Read enable (R
) and write enable (W) must both be HIGH during
retransmit, and then R
is used to access the data.
The CY7C421 is fabricated using an advanced 0.65-micron
P-well CMOS technology. Input ESD protection is greater than
2000 V and latch up is prevented by careful layout and guard
rings.
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Selection Guide
512 × 9 -15 -20
Frequency (MHz) 40 33.3
Maximum Access Time (ns) 15 20
I
CC1
(mA) 35 35
CY7C421512 × 9 Asynchronous FIFO
