Extending circuit for memory and transmitting-receiving device using extending circuit for memory
View Patent ↗An extending circuit for memory includes an output data effective signal generator for, when a status signal from a next-stage FIFO circuit represents a data writable state, asserting a write enable signal from the next-stage FIFO circuit, and enabling data to be written into the next-stage FIFO circuit. The extending circuit for memory also includes an internal FIFO write enable generator for receiving a status signal from the next-stage FIFO circuit, asserting an internal FIFO write enable signal, and enabling data to be written into an internal FIFO circuit of the extending circuit for memory, when the next-stage FIFO circuit is in a data unwritable state.
1. An extending circuit for memory connected to an external FIFO circuit, said extending circuit for memory being operable to extend a memory capacity used for writing input data to said extending circuit for memory to the external FIFO circuit, said extending circuit for memory comprising:
an internal FIFO circuit;
an output data effective signal generator operable to receive a first status signal output from the external FIFO circuit indicating whether or not the external FIFO circuit can write data therein; and
an internal FIFO write enable generator operable to receive the first status signal output from the external FIFO circuit indicating whether or not the external FIFO circuit can write data therein;
wherein when the first status signal received by said internal FIFO write enable generator indicates that the external FIFO cannot write data therein, said internal FIFO write enable generator is operable to cause said internal FIFO circuit to perform a writing operation of writing the input data into said internal FIFO circuit; and
wherein when the first status signal received by said output data effective signal generator indicates that the external FIFO can write data therein, said output data effective signal generator is operable to output the input data to the external FIFO circuit directly without passing through said internal FIFO circuit, and cause the external FIFO circuit to perform a writing operation of writing the input data into the external FIFO circuit.
2. The extending circuit for memory according to claim 1 , wherein said internal FIFO circuit is operable to output a second status signal indicating whether or not said internal FIFO circuit has data written in said internal FIFO circuit.
3. The extending circuit for memory according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an internal FIFO read enable generator operable to receive the first status signal output from the external FIFO circuit and the second status signal output from said internal FIFO circuit; and
an output data generator operable to receive the data input to said extending circuit for memory and output data to the external FIFO circuit;
wherein when the first status signal received by said internal FIFO read enable generator indicates that the external FIFO can write data therein and when the second status signal received by said internal FIFO read enable generator indicates that said internal FIFO circuit has data written therein, said internal FIFO read enable generator is operable to cause said internal FIFO circuit to perform a reading operation of reading the data written in said internal FIFO circuit and outputting the read data to the external FIFO circuit; and
wherein when said output data generator receives the data input to said extending circuit for memory, the external FIFO circuit outputs the first status signal indicating that the external FIFO circuit can write data therein and said internal FIFO circuit outputs the second status signal indicating that said internal FIFO circuit has data written therein, said output data generator is operable to output, prior to the received data input to said extending circuit for memory, the data written in said internal FIFO circuit and read out by said internal FIFO circuit to the external FIFO circuit.