At 09:56 PM 2/11/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I have a question.  Is it possible to connect two 8-bit memories (e.g.:
>PROMs, Flash, SRAM) such that they will function as a 16-bit memory?
>Can I just connect all the address and control lines together, and then
>just use the data lines as if it were a 16-bit device?
>
>TIA,
>--
>~Keith
>tsk3000@Prodigy.Net
>http://pages.prodigy.net/tsk3000/
>

Yes, you can. Just allow for the worst case access time, i.e. if you used
two slightly different chips, and one had a max 60ns time and another max
80ns, you have to allow the full 80ns. This of course goes for any of the
other specs, also.

Sean


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