AMD AMD-K6-2/400 User Guide - Page 202

Preliminary Information AMD-K6™-2E+ Embedded Processor Data Sheet 23542A/0-September 2000 AHOLD Restriction When the system logic drives an AHOLD-initiated inquire cycle, it must assert AHOLD for at least two clocks before it asserts EADS#. This requirement guarantees the processor recognizes and responds to the inquire cycle properly. The processor's 32 address bus drivers turn on almost immediately after AHOLD is sampled negated. If the processor switches the data bus (D[63:0] and DP[7:0]) during a write cycle off the same clock edge that switches the address bus (A[31:3] and AP), the processor switches 102 drivers simultaneously, which can lead to ground-bounce spikes. Therefore, before negating AHOLD the following restrictions must be observed by the system logic: s When the system logic negates AHOLD during a write cycle, it must ensure that AHOLD is not sampled negated on the clock edge on which BRDY# is sampled asserted (See Figure 72 on page 181). s When the system logic negates AHOLD during a writeback cycle, it must ensure that AHOLD is not sampled negated on the clock edge on which ADS# is negated (See Figure 72). s When a write cycle is pipelined into a read cycle, AHOLD must not be sampled negated on the clock edge after the clock edge on which the last BRDY# of the read cycle is sampled asserted to avoid the processor simultaneously driving the data bus (for the pending write cycle) and the address bus off this same clock edge. 180 Bus Cycles Chapter 7