RTL supports arrays and these arrays can be synthesised to RAM memories or register files.
reg [31:0] myram [32767:0]; // 32K words of 32 bits each. // To execute the following in one clock cycle needs two RAM ports always @(posedge clk) myram[a] <= myram[b] + 2;
Today: RAM inference from array is only done by FPGA tools and high-level synthesis tools. Everyone else (ASIC and PCB designers) defines busses and makes structural instances.
Example dual-ported (one read, one write), SRAM behavioural model:
module R1W1RAM(din, waddr, clk, wen, raddr, dout); input clk, wen; input [14:0] waddr, raddr; input [31:0] din; output [31:0] dout; reg [31:0] myram [32767:0]; // 32K words of 32 bits each. always @(posedge clk) begin dout <= myram[raddr]; if (wen) myram[waddr] <= din; end
The behavioural model will be replaced with a RAM macrocell in the silicon implementation.
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