Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide

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Date 9/17/2021
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores 2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started 3. Functional Description 4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration 5. Parameters and Signals 6. Design Example 7. Document Revision History for the Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores x
1.1. Features
2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started x
2.1. Changing Parameter Settings Manually 2.2. RAM and ROM Parameter Settings
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Memory Block Types 3.2. Write and Read Operations Triggering 3.3. Port Width Configurations 3.4. Mixed-width Port Configuration 3.5. Mixed-width Ratio Configuration 3.6. Maximum Block Depth Configuration 3.7. Clocking Modes and Clock Enable 3.8. Memory Blocks Address Clock Enable Support 3.9. Byte Enable 3.10. Asynchronous Clear 3.11. Read Enable 3.12. Read-During-Write 3.13. Power-Up Conditions and Memory Initialization 3.14. Error Correction Code 3.15. Freeze Logic
3.12. Read-During-Write x
3.12.1. Selecting RDW Output Choices for Various Memory Blocks
4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration x
4.1. Avoid Providing Non-Deterministic Input
5. Parameters and Signals x
5.1. RAM: 1-Port IP Core Parameters 5.2. RAM: 2-Port IP Core Parameters 5.3. ROM: 1-PORT IP Core Parameters 5.4. ROM: 2-PORT IP Core Parameters 5.5. Signals
6. Design Example x
6.1. External ECC Implementation with True-Dual-Port RAM
6.1. External ECC Implementation with True-Dual-Port RAM x
6.1.1. Generating the ALTECC_ENCODER and ALTECC_DECODER with the RAM: 2-PORT IP Core 6.1.2. Simulating the Design
6.1.2. Simulating the Design x
6.1.2.1. Simulation Results
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores
2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started
3. Functional Description
4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration
5. Parameters and Signals
6. Design Example
7. Document Revision History for the Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide

3.4. Mixed-width Port Configuration

Only dual-port RAM and dual-port ROM support mixed-width port configuration for all memory block types except when they are implemented with LEs. The support for mixed-width port depends on the width ratio between port A and port B. In addition, the supporting ratio varies for various memory modes, memory blocks, and target devices.
Note: MLABs do not have native support for mixed-width operation, thus the option to select MLABs is disabled in the parameter editor. However, the Intel® Quartus® Prime software can implement mixed-width memories in MLABs by using more than one MLAB. Therefore, if you select AUTO for your memory block type, it is possible to implement mixed-width port memory using multiple MLABs.

Memory depth of 1 word is not supported in simple dual-port and true dual-port RAMs with mixed-width port. The parameter editor prompts an error message when the memory depth is less than 2 words. For example, if the width for port A is 4 bits and the width for port B is 8 bits, the smallest depth supported by the RAM is 4 words. This configuration results in memory size of 16 bits (4 × 4) and can be represented by memory depth of 2 words for port B. If you set the memory depth to 2 words that results in memory size of 8 bits (2 × 4), it can only be represented by memory depth of 1 word for port B, and therefore the width of the port is not supported.

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