Here are some of the books I've illustrated by some very talented authors!
Written by Gary Urey. Illustrated by Keith Frawley.
When Andy Whiffler—aka Super Schnoz—first smells Strange, the world's most famous, celebrated, and mysterious perfume of all time, he falls in love. Strange's recipe is a highly guarded secret, but all Andy has to do is take one whiff and he instantly recognizes every ingredient in the mixture—except one. Now, he's on a personal mission to figure out the last ingredient, but so is the evil, greedy owner of the Francais Scent Company, Pierre du Voleur, who wants nothing more than to put Jean-Marie Le Puanteur and Strange out of business forever. After plenty of snooping and sniffing around, Andy finally figures out the secret ingredient that makes Strange so alluring. But when Andy slips up and accidentally reveals the secret ingredient to Pierre du Valeur, the race to save the secret of Strange begins!
Andy Whiffler–Super Schnoz–is the world's loudest snorer. His snoring is so thunderous that on most nights it registers a 4.5 on the Richter scale. When his powerful snoring penetrates the atmosphere, the aliens from planet Apnea begin harvesting Super Schnoz's sleepy-time snuffles to power their civilization and create Robo-Nose, a gigantic metal snout, set to take over the planet. Can Super Schnoz, the Not Right Brothers, and Vivian out-snot the mechanical booger maker?
Written by Wendy Mass & Michael Brawler. Illustrated by Keith Frawley. Cover by Elise Gravel.
Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and a talking cat. In book 4 of the high-flying Space Taxi series, Archie is taken to the criminal organization B.U.R.P.'s mothership where he must outsmart evil masterminds! Get ready for another thrilling and hilarious space adventure.
Archie Morningstar's dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe. In the third book in the series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets visit a planet that resembles medieval Earth in every way but its inhabitants, who have rainbow colored hair and extra eyes. To beat the evil organization B.U.R.P., the trio must disguise themselves as aliens and rescue a princess! When Archie must act on his own, can he find the courage to save the day?
Written by Wendy Mass & Michael Brawler. Illustrated by Keith Frawley. Cover by Keith Frawley.
*This title will be released on January 31, 2017.
Book five in the intergalactic science-based chapter book series from New York Timesbestselling author Wendy Mass and teacher Michael Brawer!
Book six in the intergalactic science-based chapter book series from New York Timesbestselling author Wendy Mass and teacher Michael Brawer!
Written by Tina Gallo. Illustrated by Nico Marlet, Andy Bialk & Keith Frawley.
This is the ultimate source of information on dragons for the ultimate dragons fan! From the observations of Bork the Bold to Hiccup's additions for the Dragon Academy, this book gathers all the facts, figures, and secrets that the Vikings have learned about dragons through the ages. A necessary book for every Dragons aficionado!
How To Train Your Dragon © 2014 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
Written by Tina Gallo. Illustrated by Keith Frawley.
A freak accident transforms an ordinary garden snail into Turbo, the world's fastest racing snail. Come relive the extraordinary journey as Turbo's wildest dreams come true in this beautiful storybook that proves once and for all that there's no dream too big and no dreamer too small. Also included are extras such as stickers, a pull-out poster, trading cards, and more!
DreamWorks Turbo © 2013 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
Written by Maggie Testa. Illustrated by Keith Frawley.
Turbo is a little snail with big dreams—of winning the Indy 500! His brother thinks he's crazy, but when a freak accident gives him super speed, soon Turbo is all racing fans can talk about. But some people have their doubts. Sure, Turbo is fast for a snail, but does he have enough to beat the Indy 500 champion Guy Gagné? Turbo is about to find out!
This 8×8 storybook retelling of the DreamWorks movie Turbo is ideal for young fans of the super snail-racer!


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Sepera
Sepera, a large rocky planet, blessed with liquid unfrozen water oceans over sixty percent of its surface, is a refugee planet. It was established 112 standard years ago, when the first group of the Prufet 4 survivors arrived and made, what is now known as Padiea and District 1, their home. Today a few Prufets, descendants of the original refuge camps, serve in the Spin-ward Rift Alliance's Governor's office, which maintains a tight control of all interstellar commerce between Sepera and the rest of the planets in the Alliance. The Alliance, after all does need to get a good rate of return on all the money it invested here. The vast majority of Prufets were able to leave Sepera and rejoin civilization.
The Prufets became the exemplar, the model example of how a small group of survivors from war or natural disaster, if allowed to remain together, could save their culture, rebuild their traditions, and grow strong enough to colonize an uninhabited world. The Prufets had since rejoined the Alliance as full members with complete self autonomy and voting rights in the Alliance Senate. But for every camp like the Prufets there were ten examples of refugees that remain dependent for support without which they would disappear into the pages of history.
The planet has one space port, in the city of Padiea, large enough to support interstellar commerce, one orbiting space station to receive the huge star liners and cargo vessels from the rest of alliance space. Both the space station and the city of Padiea are under strict control of the Governor's office, which has roughly 2000 Rangers to maintain control and peace in the system.
Besides Padiea, which is the planets largest city, there are eight large free market cities each having an ocean port for transporting heavy cargo around the planet and hyper loops connecting that city in a web like network with the other free market cities and with Padiea. The free market cities are jointly controlled with alliance representatives inspecting all commerce for contraband and assessing the mandatory transport taxes. The safety, infrastructure, and sentient services, like hospitals and schools, of the free market cities are controlled by the largest refugee community in the district where the city is located. The quality of life varied greatly between these cities, because of there differing cultures and attitudes, but even the worst of them were far better than the wilds and no control zones, where there was no law and crime was rampant. Life was very dangerous and hard in the wilds.
The Alliance made no effort to control anything that went on outside of the cities, The purpose of the Alliance wasn't to impose its will or values on these refugees, but to give them one last chance to allow them to return to the people and civilization they were before disaster found them.
More information about Sepera can be found at its Wiki page: http://talosprime.com/?incsub_wiki=talos-prime-storium-wikis/sepera-campaign
More information about the Narrator can be found at his wiki page: http://talosprime.com/?page_id=394
Note brief exploration of gritty or adult themes are acceptable, but extreme or prolong adult content is outside of the intended norms for this story world.
Hosted and narrated by: Fred (Talos_Creek)
Started 04/30/15. Scenes played: 5
Hosted by Fred (Talos_Creek)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Art is anything man made. I declared this with a bold certainty at the beginning of the year & will reiterate it now with even more confidence: Art is anything man made. This basic assertion still rings true to me but I understand much better the implications of that. I now know that controversial art can be as simple as a urinal with a signature, as rooted in tradition as the staff gods of Cook Island, or as grand as the Hagia Sophia. I stand by my previous statement that society imposes a stricter definition of art, limiting it to things that evoke or express emotion, commemorate events, or are aesthetically pleasing. However after experiencing APAH I no longer think it is society that imposes these higher standards but rather the individual people of that society.
Picasso's Blue period is an example of art that expresses feeling. Picasso was inspired by the state of affairs he observed in Spain & the death by suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemos to create work in a monochromatic style. The Blue Period expresses the pain he felt. The choice of the color blue induces somber feelings in the viewer. He additionally chose doleful subjects such as poverty, instability, blindness, & prostitution. Picasso explained his shift to painting in blue by saying, "I started painting in blue when I learned of Casagemas's death". Picasso's deep personal sorrow from the loss of his friend is evident to the viewer making the pieces extremely powerful. The works from his Blue Period express his melancholy & thus fall under the limited definition of art.
Society's definition of art encompasses portraits because of their commemorative & aesthetic qualities. Portraits were commissioned by the wealthy in order to immortalize the subjects appearances. Portraits of men often showed them in military garb in order to preserve for posterity the man's importance. Many portraits show great technical skill making them aesthetically pleasing. For example, the Mona Lisa, is a portrait of an unknown wife of a Renaissance merchant, yet she captivates audiences because of the skill in which Leonardo depicts her smile. Portraits also serve to counter the claim that art is merely a form of expression because portraits were traditionally created for economic not emotional reasons.
Art has been used to commemorate many important historical scenes. Most people wouldn't call a textbook art but would classify a picture or poem dealing with the same event as art., Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb is considered art in part because it is a painting. Certain mediums evoke the sense of art to us more clearly than others because of past experiences. Additionally the painting is changing the history in a more direct way than a book would. The viewers are able to visualize the scene as it is portrayed on the canvas rather than through their own interpretation. We chose to consider historical representations art because they connect us to our past & help answer the very human question "how did we get to now?".
Some define art by its aesthetic appeal but this is flawed. We consider the architecture of Gehry to be art because his designs are complex & cause the viewers to think. But how do you categorize a rundown building? Both the rundown structure & the Disney hall were designed yet most don't consider the dilapidated building to be art. This comes down to people being impressed by the Disney Hall's aesthetic & not a dilapidated building's appearance.
Art is all around us-it is sculpture & poems & paintings-it is beautiful it is ugly, it makes us think & cry. Art history taught me to appreciate the art that has surrounded me all along.


Monte Rossa Winery, Wine Tastings, Tours, Reviews & Events in Franciacorta.
The Monte Rossa is an historical wine producing dedicated for the production of Franciacorta,the company manages 70 hectars of vineyards, and the production reaches approx 500.000 bottles per year.
It is necessary to book the visit at least 2 days before.
Tasting Price: 30€ per person.
-Final tasting in the Villa of three Franciacorta of ours: 1 millesimato and 2 non millesimati, in order to understand in the best way possible our philosophy of production, experimenting through the use of your own senses our wines' semplicity and straightness.
-The kinds of wines for tasting could change based on the winery's availability.


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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled "Securing the Border: Understanding Threats and Strategies for the Maritime Border"
Written testimony of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Executive Associate Director Peter Edge for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled "Securing the Border: Understanding Threats and Strategies for the Maritime Border"
Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Carper, and distinguished members:
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve security along the maritime border of the United States.
As the largest investigative agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) leverages its broad statutory authority to support border enforcement by working in close coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard in a unified effort with our U.S. interagency partners to target transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Today, I would like to highlight HSI's enforcement activities and successes in the maritime environment, the unique smuggling methods used by TCOs, and operational challenges that we encounter.
Overview of Maritime Smuggling Methods
TCOs and individuals continuously seek to smuggle illicit merchandise through America's international borders. In the maritime border environment, they attempt to evade detection by concealing contraband in sea freight or in commercial fishing vessels. As a result of the sheer volume of international vessels entering U.S. seaports daily, law enforcement agencies face challenges in detecting smuggling concealment methods and targeting freight that is being moved through sophisticated facilitation schemes.
In addition, as federal, state, local, and tribal agencies augment their interdiction efforts along the U.S./Mexico land border, drug and human smuggling organizations are increasingly shifting their operations to maritime routes as an alternative to land routes in order to transport contraband into the United States.
To illustrate, Mexican smuggling organizations have a history of utilizing various methods to enter the United States via maritime routes. One notable scheme is their use of small wooden fishing vessels, which are known as pangas. Pangas are simple in nature, with no inside floor, no cockpit, and no extraneous markings. However, they are efficient, cost effective, have superior handling, and are difficult to detect and often travel at night in order to avoid detection. As a result of increased patrols by CBP and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), as well as a coordinated law enforcement response to this threat, these smuggling organizations have identified routes further out to sea and travel further north up the California coast (as far north as the San Francisco Bay area) to circumvent interdiction efforts and to maintain their illicit smuggling operations.
Border Enforcement Security Task Force
ICE created the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) to identify, investigate, disrupt, and dismantle existing and emerging TCOs and other criminal organizations posing significant threats to border security. The BEST program seeks to promote cooperation and coordination across the lines between federal, state, local, and tribal investigations, and close the gap with international partners in investigating complex TCOs in an effort to diminish vulnerabilities exploited by these organizations in the past. Currently, HSI has 37 BEST units located across 16 states and Puerto Rico and, of these, 19 maintain maritime units.
To facilitate these cooperative networks, ICE designates customs authority to partner agencies. ICE is authorized to designate customs officer authority under Section 1401 of Title 19 of the U.S. Code to other federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement officers. This designation is often referred to as "cross-designation" because the designated law enforcement officers are already empowered with the authorities granted by their home agency. Cross-designation enhances the ability of BEST agents and officers to investigate a wide range of complex criminal cases.
In order to minimize threats, the BEST program focuses on three key areas: investigations, interdiction, and intelligence. First, BESTs apply a risk-based approach to identify targets for disruption and dismantling. Targets identified as posing the most significant risk to border security, public safety, and national security are prioritized accordingly. Likewise, BESTs combine and leverage intelligence and interdiction successes in a comprehensive approach to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle TCOs involved in border related crime. These activities culminate with the proactive use of actionable intelligence and investigative leads by BESTs to target, intercept, and disrupt the illicit actions of TCOs attempting to exploit border security vulnerabilities.
BESTs offer diverse methods to combat TCOs, and many serve several specialized missions targeting illicit cross-border tunnels, maritime smuggling (contraband and human) through the use of modified fishing vessels (pangas), and illegal international flights using ultralight aircraft for smuggling narcotics. Likewise, BEST investigations also extend beyond the physical border. These units investigate cases of money laundering and financial crimes, the violation of intellectual property rights, identity and benefit fraud, child exploitation, and sex trafficking.
Co-location is another crucial aspect to the success of the BEST program. It enables all members of a BEST to work side-by-side on a daily basis under HSI supervision in a single location. BEST members working in the same workspace promotes maximum cohesion and collaboration.
Created in 2005, the BEST program has provided a proven and flexible platform for DHS to investigate and target TCOs attempting to exploit perceived vulnerabilities at our nation's borders. BEST units differ from other task forces due to the BEST units' proximity to the borders and the program's focus on cross-border criminal activity. Congress codified the establishment of the program by passing the Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in December 2012.
HSI Maritime Operation and Landscape Challenges
HSI has been designated as the executive agent for developing the DHS Joint Task Force Investigations (JTF-I), and other DHS components are supporting this joint, integrated task force focused on common goals and objectives to secure the southern border and approaches, including the maritime border. JTF-I has the responsibility of identifying top tier criminal investigations and to support JTF-East and JTF-West.
The success of the JTF-I and the BESTs in these diverse environments depends upon the level of cooperation among HSI and our federal, state, local, and foreign partners in consolidating resources and leveraging unique international maritime authorities in combating TCOs. An example of this effort is the high-impact operation called Joint Operation Panama Express (PANEX). PANEX is a U.S. interagency strike force with significant HSI participation that is charged with identifying, targeting, and interdicting multi-ton quantities of cocaine being transported in the international maritime environments from South America through Central America and/or the Caribbean and into the United States.
PANEX is split into two separate task forces, one focusing on the Caribbean and one on the Pacific: PANEX N (Western Caribbean) and PANEX S (Eastern Pacific). HSI plays a critical role in the success of PANEX through its investigative authorities and augmentation of interagency resources in both the domestic and foreign arenas. HSI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) share investigative responsibilities for these international maritime interdictions. However, these agencies also rely heavily on the resources and analytical support of the USCG, CBP, Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and multiple state and local partners in order to achieve success. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, PANEX was responsible for the interdiction of upwards of 36 tons of cocaine and more than 100 arrests of maritime facilitators and coordinators responsible for these shipments. Also, in FY 2014, PANEX dismantled three drug trafficking organizations and disrupted over 100 illicit activities of criminal organizations.
Another example of this effort is HSI Miami's Operation Bay Islands. Operation Bay Islands was initiated in July 2009 to target Honduran-based maritime transportation coordinators responsible for the movement of hundreds of tons of cocaine annually into Honduras for distribution to various Mexican cartels. Over the past six years, HSI led joint efforts with its federal, state, local, and foreign partners, and leveraged DoD and Intelligence Community capabilities, to completely dismantle one of the largest illicit maritime transportation networks operating in Central America. This HSI operation contributed to the arrests, indictment and subsequent extradition of two Honduran nationals, the first Honduran nationals to be extradited from Honduras to the United States, since Honduras amended its Constitution.
The cases were facilitated by four USCG maritime drug interdictions that helped build the cases. Since these charges and significant seizures of assets were effected, U.S. authorities have witnessed a significant decrease in maritime cocaine movement into Honduras. This operation is a great example of HSI applying a whole of government approach to targeting TCOs at the source of the problem and preventing them from continued adverse impact on U.S. border security.
The individual BESTs located in maritime environments face unique challenges along the shoreline because of the surrounding geography. The following three BEST locations exemplify some of these maritime geographical challenges faced by these units.
Louisiana hosts two maritime BEST locations: New Orleans and Houma. Established in April 2015, the Houma BEST operates in a remote environment along the open coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and covers approximately 250 miles of uninhabited Gulf Coast sea border. Access to land is gained through six major waterways consistently traversed by large commercial vessels. These expansive, remote terrestrial areas and open major waterways are conducive environments for TCOs to smuggle illegal merchandise.
Within the BEST Houma area of responsibility, the Port of Morgan City has the second-highest number of vessel entries of any port in the nation due to the oilfield industry and its off-shore operations. Vessel entries into the Port of Morgan City increased over 11 percent from 4,561 in FY 2013 to 5,083 in FY 2014. Helicopter flights into the Port of Morgan City from off-shore oil platforms also increased over 45 percent, from 4,837 entries in FY 2013 to 7,052 entries in FY 2014.
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is located in Lafourche Parish, with its docking station 18 miles off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The LOOP alone is responsible for the delivery of as much as 18 percent of the nation's oil and is connected by pipeline to 50 percent of the nation's oil supply. The LOOP is the only port in the United States capable of offloading Ultra Large Crude Carriers and Very Large Crude Carriers.
The establishment of BEST Houma has afforded HSI the opportunity to engage drug trafficking organizations exploiting these emerging Caribbean ports for maritime smuggling activity within the Gulf Coast. Modes of maritime transportation used to smuggle narcotics include containerized cargo, commercial vessels, crewmembers smuggling drugs, non-commercial fishing and sailing vessels. BEST Houma is observing a dramatic increase in the use of fraudulent travel documents by aliens within the oilfield community.
In Virginia, the Hampton Roads BEST monitors facilities in Norfolk and Newport News. Hampton Roads is the third-largest container port along the Atlantic coast and seventh busiest in the United States. A majority of the commercial traffic in Hampton Roads is centered on four major seaport container terminals. Containerized traffic is expected to increase not only from the Panama Canal expansion project but also from the Heartland Corridor project, which will increase containerized rail traffic between the East Coast and the Midwest. The area also has a very large military presence, including the world's largest naval base. The port also has two cruise ship terminals that are increasing in passenger volume. TCO activity in the Port of Hampton Roads area of responsibility has included intellectual property enforcement seizures of counterfeit goods originating in China, illicit export of weapons destined to Africa, and stolen vehicles shipped to Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Lastly, the Port of Charleston is also a major transportation hub and is home to Charleston BEST. The top trading regions with the port are Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with Europe and Asia as the top markets. In all, 150 nations are served by 30 ocean carriers out of the Port of Charleston. There are also numerous privately-owned terminals in the Charleston area providing services for the steel, petroleum, and paper industries. The Port of Charleston also supports cruise passenger traffic that has seen an infrastructure enhancement to support additional cruise traffic and passengers. The port is a major cargo facility for the U.S. military with an out-load operations site located in North Charleston, and is ranked one of the top strategic ports in the U.S. for military cargo movement.
Successful BEST Maritime Cases
Partnerships with our international law enforcement partners are vital to identifying, disrupting, and dismantling TCOs. HSI strives to coordinate with our global counterparts beyond our border. Such collaborative relationships are demonstrated through these notable case examples.
The Newark BEST established a federally-led carjacking task force in response to the dramatic increase in luxury vehicles being violently carjacked in New Jersey, then smuggled through the Ports of Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey to various West African countries to fund illicit TCO activity. BEST special agents and task force officers (TFOs) arrested 29 defendants following the dismantling of a major international carjacking and stolen vehicle trafficking ring. The ring procured luxury cars that were either stolen or violently taken through carjacking in New Jersey and New York and shipped the cars in containers to West Africa, where they were resold for large profits. Approximately 180 stolen vehicles worth more than $10 million were recovered during Operation Jack in the Box, a 10-month Newark BEST investigation that used multiple investigative techniques.
The Honolulu BEST has a remote area of responsibility – the Hawaiian Island chain – requiring cooperative law enforcement partnerships in order to complete the BEST mission of identifying, dismantling, and prosecuting criminal organizations. Every partner agency must share the investigative burden equally, and disparate agency priorities must be set aside to serve the unit and its mission as a whole. The Honolulu BEST is pursuing several notable investigations to include narcotics interdiction, export violations, and intellectual property rights, and has provided direct support to many significant state and local cases related to the seaport environment. For instance, the Honolulu BEST received information from the Honolulu Police Department on the recovery of five stolen vehicles with altered and/or removed Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). The stolen vehicles had the VINs swapped with salvaged vehicles similar in make and model to avoid law enforcement and regulatory detection.
The Houston BEST maintains the Mexico Corridor Initiative (MCI), which leverages law enforcement and DoD resources. The unit also focuses on TCOs operating in the Caribbean and the maritime threat from Central and South America. In one example, our Houston BEST tracked a commercial freighter vessel from the Dominican Republic that had docked in Venezuela, and then traveled to Puerto Rico. The Houston BEST collaborated with HSI Puerto Rico and CBP's Office of Air and Marine Operations in the Caribbean to intercept a Zodiac boat launched from the ship. This partnership resulted in two arrests and the seizure of 1,774 kilograms of cocaine. That same ship launched a second boat, resulting in an additional seizure of 1,056 kilograms of cocaine and several arrests. The USCG made an additional 11 arrests and the freighter was eventually seized by the U.S. Government.
The Los Angeles BEST represents a true "task force" model, where each agency supports the team effort by bringing their combined resources to the table. This task force's success is largely due to the unit's philosophy that all agencies share the credit equally and that all the partner agencies' priorities are the priorities of the Los Angeles BEST. The unit has investigated several notable cases in the areas of narcotics and human smuggling, gun trafficking, and export violations, and has provided direct support to many significant state and local cases related to the seaport including murders, gang violence, and cargo theft investigations. The Los Angeles BEST is quickly becoming the model of how to combat the growing trend of maritime drug and human smuggling via pangas and private recreational crafts along the Mexico-California coast.
Co-located with the BEST is the Los Angeles/Long Beach Regional Intelligence Group, which coordinates directly with BEST special agents and TFOs. In FY 2014, a Los Angeles BEST-led Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation resulted in the interdiction of a panga piloted by two Mexican nationals while the USCG patrolled the Southern California coast. The panga contained bulk marijuana weighing approximately 2,560 pounds, cell phones, a satellite radio, and a maritime radio. The special agents seized all of these materials, and the subjects were charged with violations of maritime and narcotics laws.
Similarly, the San Diego BEST Marine Task Force (MTF) has been successful in combatting TCOs exploiting the openness of the Southern California coastline to smuggle drugs and people from Mexico into the United States. The San Diego BEST MTF is a vital component of the San Diego Regional Coordinating Mechanism and provides tactical intelligence to patrol and interdiction assets. It also responds to and investigates all maritime smuggling events. San Diego BEST MTF is the lead agency of one OCDETF investigation. The unit itself is an initiative of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) – California Region, so all narcotics investigations are HIDTA-related. In a joint San Diego BEST and OCDETF investigation dubbed Operation Baja Maelstrom, HSI targeted a large-scale maritime smuggling organization operating out of Baja California, Mexico. The BEST special agents and TFOs learned that the organization planned to land along the coast of California between San Diego and San Francisco. Since its initiation in 2012, Operation Baja Maelstrom has resulted in a significant increase in interdictions spanning multiple judicial districts. In FY 2014 alone, the operation yielded over 30 interdictions and 95 arrests, as well as the seizure of 81,000 pounds of marijuana and 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.
These are just a few of the successful operations involving our maritime BESTs.
HSI investigative and intelligence personnel are working tirelessly in coordination with DHS and our interagency counterparts to identify, disrupt, and dismantle TCOs that subvert the rule of law, violate our immigration and customs laws, destabilize our communities, and threaten national security. We commit substantial resources to secure not just the northern and southern borders, but our maritime borders as well. Our considerable efforts, in coordination with our partners at CBP and USCG, are part of our comprehensive strategy known as the Southern Border and Approaches Campaign Plan, which focuses on securing the nation's borders, dismantling the infrastructure supporting cross-border criminal activity, and identifying and seizing the illicit criminal profits.
BESTs are continuing to identify and disrupt TCO activity and dismantle these organizations cell by cell. This success stems from the partner agencies acting as a force multiplier, with all of their resources, which have allowed BESTs to engage and more effectively target criminal activity perpetrated by TCOs. BEST special agents and TFOs continue to present successful criminal investigations for prosecution at the federal and state levels.
We are dedicated and committed to this mission, and we look forward to continuing to work with this Committee on these efforts. Thank you again for the opportunity to appear before you today.
I would be pleased to answer any questions.
Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO)
Joint Task Force-Investigations (JTF-I)
Joint Task Force Investigation


In 2012, I wrote a somewhat controversial article which explained why Cornwall, Ont., a small city of 46,000 people, is slowly becoming a Canadian epi-centre for distribution centres (click here for more information).
At the time, I predicted that Cornwall would continue to attract distribution companies because of its strategic geographic location. This is because Cornwall is in Ontario and it is just across the border from Quebec thereby providing cost-effective access to the Quebec market.
In December 2013, the company Supply Chain Management (SCM) issued a press release to announce that they will expand their existing Cornwall distribution operation to include a high velocity distribution centre (HVDC). The HVDC will service Walmart stores with ambient grocery (non chilled, non frozen) and high velocity / high cube products (paper towels, toilet paper, water, baby food, etc). The HVDC will be a business within a business and will exist within the current SCM building such that an overall increase in volume of 10% is projected.
SCM is a third party logistics company that Walmart has worked with since 1994 when the company first entered into Canada with its acquisition of 122 Woolco stores from Woolworth Canada.
In the United States, Walmart does not outsource any of its 42 general merchandise distribution centres. When the company entered into the Canadian market, it was uncertain about the landscape and decided to outsource its distribution operations to a third party logistics firm. They partnered with Tibbett & Britten Group Canada Inc. which eventually opened up a new company called Supply Chain Management to provide Walmart with dedicated retail logistics services.
A general merchandise distribution centre was constructed in Cornwall in 1999/2000 to service Eastern Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes all the way out to Newfoundland.
Today the facility is 1.42 million square feet and employs over 1,000 associates. To this day, it remains one of the largest distribution centres in Canada.
1. In 2010, Shoppers Drug Mart opened a new 550,000 square foot distribution centre on a 64 acre property in Cornwall's main industrial park right beside the Supply Chain Management facility. The Shoppers Drug Mart employs approximately 130 full-time associates and is outsourced to a third party logistics provider (Matrix Logistics Services).
2. In 2011, Target Canada started construction on a new 1.4 million square foot distribution centre which was opened in 2013. The facility is located on a 169 acre property in the Cornwall Business Park. The operation is outsourced to Eleven Points Logistics (EPL is a subsidiary of Genco) with 400 new jobs were created at the time of start-up. The Target facility services stores in Quebec and Eastern Ontario.
3. In December 2013, The Benson Group announced that it is expanding its 213,000 sq. ft. autoparts and tire distribution centre in the Cornwall Business Park following the acquisition of a 217,000 sq.ft. building across the street from its headquarters resulting in a total footprint of 430,000 sq.ft. of building space on 60 acres.
4. In 2012, Boundary Properties acquired 121 acres of land which is rumored to be the future home of a 600,000 square foot retail distribution centre. Reliable sources indicated that it may be a grocery distribution centre to be constructed for Loblaws.
5. Other companies like Atelka and Olymel have been growing their operations and creating new jobs and high profile growth opportunities for the city of Cornwall.
1.To be closer to the Port of Montreal which means inbound import containers can be transferred into the distribution centres with a short haul trip.
2.To reduce outbound transportation miles to points of demand in Montreal, and all locations East of the Montreal. After all, every truck that departs from Cornwall to service stores in Montreal, the rest of Quebec, and the Maritimes, is effectively driving 228 km further return as compared to departing from Montreal.
So why then are companies setting up shop in Cornwall?
1.The land that is being offered for sale in the Cornwall Business Park is selling for about $20,000 per acre fully serviced which is very reasonable when one considers that land costs can reach $700,000+ per acre in urban centres such as Vancouver and Calgary. In general, start-up costs are also relatively low. Along the 401 Highway, this is a bargain relative to other locations.
2.Less political bureaucracy – Quebec is the only province that has two separate taxation systems which significantly increases administrative expense.
3. Higher fuel prices – Quebec is consistently between 5 to 10 cents higher per litre than neighboring Ontario which is purely because of imposed provincial taxes. This burden is a major disadvantage given that distributors have to run major trucking operations to move goods to market. For some companies fuel expense can be in the tens of millions of dollars and this fuel price difference can be a show stopper.
4.Property and business taxes are much lower in Cornwall than in Montreal. Companies are quite simply choosing to set up distribution facilities in Eastern Ontario because of lower operating expenses, despite the transportation penalty of being in Cornwall relative to being in Montreal.
5.Quebec has a highly unionized labour force as compared to Ontario which has a large non-unionized labour force. Unionization rates in Canada vary by province and by industry. In general, the unionization rate in Canada has decreased gradually over time, falling from 33.7% in 1997 to 31.4% in 2009. In 2009, 39.8% of Quebec workers belonged to a union as compared to Ontario at 27.6%.
6.Quebec has very strict language and labour laws that make it unattractive for big companies from the U.S. and the rest of Canada to set up distribution centres in the province. The business reality is that companies that are not "Quebec-based" simply do not wish to incur the additional overhead expense, human resource requirements, and hassle factor to adhere to Quebec's language and labour policies.
7.In short, companies want to do business in places where the business climate is friendly, where the labour force is flexible, and where they can earn a decent profit.
Now our firm consults for manufacturers and distributors in many diverse markets and rest assured that the situation described above exists in many different parts of the world.
One example that immediately comes to mind is the massive build-up of huge distribution centres in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania at the expense of New Jersey.
Pennsylvania simply offers a more business-friendly, less bureaucratic, and lower cost business climate than neighbouring New Jersey. What happens in these situations is that jobs and opportunities are created in one region of the country which causes a net outflow of workers and wealth from a neighbouring region.
It is unrealistic to legislate companies to establish distribution centres in a province such as Quebec because this is not an economic reality given the huge variety of products that are produced and shipped into the province, and also due to the reality that Quebec is a relatively small market within the North American context. As such we can expect that in future Cornwall will continue to grow by successfully attracting new business at the expense of Quebec – as long as it can continue to provide a business-friendly environment, a flexible labour force, and economically favourable business conditions.


No queues and accessible services of European quality – we are talking about the Administrative Service Centre of the Tiachiv amalgamated community located in Zakarpattia Oblast. At the moment, local residents are able to not only get the necessary municipal services quickly but to also apply for an ID-card and biometric passport. Due to the network of special representative agencies available in the localities, these services can be accessed even by residents who live in remote villages.
Decentralization is one of the most dynamic reforms in Ukraine. It relates not only to amalgamation of communities but also to the enhancement of quality of administrative services in the localities. These exact purposes lead to the further establishment of Administrative Service Centres (ASC). Regardless of the location of the client's residence, he/she will receive all necessary services in a "single window" without having to address different establishments of the town or region.
The debutants of the administrative services reform, which was initiated back in 2012, include the largest regional centres of Ukraine, where a unified system of services provision aimed at eradicating corruption risks was created. This process received an additional boost after the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, when it became clear that the main cause of corruption is the old bureaucratic system that enabled officials of various ranks to receive money illegally for the provision of services. At the same time, the population spent a considerable amount of time on troublesome running from one administrative institution to the other.
An important role in the realization of changes is played by international institutions, which implement large-scale programs aimed at the establishment of modern centres of administrative services. One of these is the U-LEAD with Europe Program funded by the European Union, particularly by countries like Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. This Program is aimed at supporting decentralization and improving the quality of provision of administrative services in unison with bringing them closer to the population.
Viktor Tymoshchuk, an expert of the U-LEAD with Europe Program, says that the team has used the best Ukrainian and Swedish experience of provision of administrative services: "We have identified and determined the core characteristics of a modern ASC, by which we were guided in the process of creation and modernization of the Centres. The following are among important elements: provision of a proper list of services and their availability for everyone in the format of a "single window," barrier-free open space, convenient reception hours, and geographical convenience of location. Besides, modern minimalist design for the Centres was also developed."
What makes the creation of such a centre in the city or community so favorable? Volodymyr Feskov, an expert and a counselor for the decentralization of the Zakarpattia Centre for the Development of Local Self-Government, draws attention to the advantages of a ASC for the communities: "One of the priorities is to bring the provision of services closer to the population and make them adhere to quality standards. Under these conditions, the residents of such rural amalgamated communities will no longer have to commute several kilometers to reach the city centre and get the required service. It has now become possible to arrange all municipal services locally in villages, which signifies the implementation of the principle of availability. When a person spends a minimum of time and resources on commuting, communicating with officials, running from one place to another, collecting documents, and clarifying the procedures, this is the very principle of transparency as a person will go to a specific window or table and submit the required documents, which are minimized. The worker in administrative services, on his/her part, is supposed to accept and review the documents. If there are any remarks, he/she will do everything possible to eliminate any inconsistencies in the shortest time possible."
The advantages of Administrative Service Centres are already being enjoyed by several million Ukrainians. More than 740 centres have already been established on the territory of the country. As of December 2017, there were 71 Administrative Service Centres and remote workplaces in the amalgamated communities.
Tiachiv local amalgamated territorial community, which was established on 21 August, 2015, can boast of the successful implementation of this reform. Despite the difficulties that came alongside implementation of decentralization in Zakarpattia Oblast and the blockade against ATC establishment in Zakarpattia Oblast, this community has demonstrated its resilience and consistency with the principles, thereby providing a role model for Zakarpattia of how a new modern community should function. The ASC situated in the former courthouse was founded on 23 September, 2017. It should be mentioned that its opening was preceded by troublesome preparatory work since the application for the creation of Tiachiv ASC was selected as a result of an open competition within the U-LEAD with Europe Program.
Since then, Tiachiv ASC has had something to boast about. Volodymyr Feskov shares his impressions: "This is a good role model of ASC, which is one of the best in Ukraine. When you enter the building, it feels as though you are in Europe. Here one can arrange not only land documents or other municipal services but also apply for a biometric passport and an ID-card."
Tiachiv community was the first one among all ATCs whose ASC saw the establishment of equipment for issuing internal and international passports. This service was introduced approximately two months after the institution was established. According to Viktor Tymoshchuk, a representative of the U-LEAD with Europe Program, it was done taking into consideration the special demand for this type of service.
Diana Ivasiuk, who has been the chief executive of the Tiachiv local ASC from its very establishment, says that she consults with employees of the successful Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk ASCs on a regular basis. She believes that the core task of her team is not only to quickly and qualitatively process documentation but also to eradicate queues. Therefore, they have established an electronic queuing system in the Tiachiv ASC.
The head of the ASC says, "This is a very convenient thing both for us and our clients. Thanks to it, unlike ordinary OVIRs (Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry Offices), where the queues for the submission of documents for passports are already formed by April-May, people can submit similar documents by us within one week from registration."
In addition to the issuance of passports, the ASC provides services of the department of land issues regulated by the Tiachiv city council (architecture, city planning), services of real estate and business registration, as well as registration by place of residence. Diana Ivasiuk says that they plan to expand the list of services in the future, particularly by adding the service of StateGeoCadastre, transport registration, and even civil registration services. The head of the ASC of the Tiachiv ATC sums up by saying: "It is important to organize work in such a way so that people can get all the necessary services in one place."
The benefits of the Centre were even felt by the smallest residents of the community. For example, Ivan Manko, a resident of the village of Lazy in Tiachiv ATC, says that he is impressed by the effectiveness of ASC: "I am registering my children and grandchildren to my place of residence. I am pleased that there are no queues and really happy that I will get this service in a matter of minutes."
The biggest positive aspect is that the residents of Tiachiv local community enjoy the opportunity to get services directly in their places of residence – in remote workplaces. They are located on the premises of village elders in the villages of Tiachivka, Lazy, and Ruske Pole. Diana Chulei, who works remotely in Ruske Pole, says that her job here started in January 2018. Since then, around 3-8 people have come to the village elder to get the necessary service. "Remote workplaces are convenient as people do not have to commute to Tiachiv and run from one administrative institution to the other. They ask me for help, consult with me, deal with their land issues, problems they encounter because of streets being renamed or change of house number, get services of documents application for their building, and submit the necessary documents for the registration process. Moreover, there is no longer a need to commute to Tiachiv to register a newborn child. There is a special program, which is the same as in the ASC."
Diana Chulei draws attention to the fact the rural residents treated this reform in different ways: "Changes begin with each of us. Young people understand and accept changes easily. For an older generation, it is harder to understand these process as they got used to old, Soviet traditions of how administrative institutions work. Still, it will all change with time."
Ivan Kovach, the city mayor of Tiachiv, is also positively disposed to the implementation of these changes. He noted that the ASC was created with the single aim of making the state administrative services more accessible to consumers, the residents of ATCs. After all, the creation of European-quality conditions for residents is one of the core purposes of decentralization.
The success of the Tiachiv ATC is closely observed by their neighbors – residents of the neighboring Vilkhovets rural ATC. This community has long had ambitions to create its own Centre for the provision of administrative services. Mykhaylo Tsiryk, the head of the community, says that, during the last session, the deputies of the village community decided to create the Centre for the provision of administrative services.
According to Mykhaylo Tsiryk, "The regulations on the activities of the Centre as well as the list of administrative services planned for offer were approved. All the necessary conditions will be created on the premises, including facilities for the disabled. Regarding available services, there will be the following: registration of land ownership rights, registration of place of residence, civil registration services, and passport issuance. Within two months, we are expecting a station for the issue of biometric documents. The uniqueness of our ASC is that we have the only building control inspector in Zakarpattia Oblast that registers the beginning and completion of first-category construction."
Tsiryk also notes that their ASC is the community's investment into their local budget. After all, it will be the community that will earn money from the provision of services, and thus a significant part of the budget for the administrative tax will come to the ATC budget.
In turn, expert Volodymyr Feskov claims that, due to the cheaper services, a centre for provision of administrative services can become one of the most important investors in the community's economy. "The services provided by the municipality are paid services. Still, they are much more attractive and significantly cheaper than external ones. A person comes to a ASC or a remote workplace and needs to get a notarial certificate for specific actions. It can actually be done in districts where there is a village elder, which will be much cheaper than by a notary. Therefore, the work of Administrative Service Centres also has a certain social constituent. Despite the lower price of services provided at a ASC, the work of such centres contributes to the revenues of the local budget."
Due to various circumstances, not every populated area has opportunities for the creation of a ASC. That is why the practice of establishing a mobile ASC has been initiated in Ukraine. According to Volodymyr Feskov, there is a necessity of mobile_ _Administrative Service Centre in scarcely populated and remote communities, where there is no sense in arranging a separate room: "There comes a car resembling a classical ASC, where there is all the equipment as in standard Administrative Service Centre."
There is a necessity to create such mobile Administrative Service Centre in Zakarpattia Oblast as there are many hard-to-reach villages in mountain areas. There are already role models in other regions. In particular, in December 2017, the first ASC "on wheels" in Ukraine started its work in Slavuta, Khmelnytsky Oblast. This project was implemented with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Program. A Mobile ASC is a special vehicle that is fully equipped with room for two administrators and three visitors that provides 80 types of services in the "single-window" format directly in urban-type communities and villages.
According to Viktor Tymoshchuk, an expert at the U-LEAD with Europe Program, Slavuta community was chosen because there are quite a few small villages in the vicinity located far from the city centre. "Thanks to the mobile ASC, residents of these villages do not have to commute 20-30 km to Slavuta to get administrative services."
According to Viktoriia Kruta, who heads the Executive Committee of the City Council of Slavuta, the mobile ASC is currently working in test mode. "In this short period, we have already commuted to disabled people. In the near future, we plan to start submission of documents and passports issuance in the mobile ASC. There will also be an opportunity to register a newborn child without leaving home," says Viktoriia Kruta.
The mobile ASC in Slavuta ATC will cover five routes that involve 20 populated areas and 8,000 residents. A similar format for covering small remote villages is the best option for the mountain communities of Zakarpattia.
The next round of selection of participants for the U-LEAD with Europe Program took place in March. The new phase of the Project will last till 2020 and expects support for the creation and modernization of up to 600 Administrative Service Centres and their provision with information and communication infrastructure. Territorial communities of villages, urban-type communities, and towns with 5,000 to 50,000 residents from 22 regions of Ukraine will be able to join the Project. As such, the chances for success of administrative reform in Ukraine are increasing. The story of creating a modern ASC in Tiachiv is a great example for the other communities that are only just planning to facilitate this innovation.
More funds for education, healthcare, and infrastructure in local communities - these are only few of decentralization`s effects on modern Ukraine.


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TWIN FALLS, IDANO, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1911
AVIATION MEET ARRANGED FOR TWIN FALLS
Charles F. Walsh, Noted Birdman, Will Give Two Aeroplane Exhibitions
at Baseball Grounds Saturday and Sunday,
July 15 and 16
Contract is Made With Magicians, Team Benefitting by Any Surplus in Gate
Receipts - Curtiss-Farman Biplane Will be Used by Young Aviator-
Demonstrating of Starting, Alighting and Close Flying Will be Given-
Complete Program is Promised.
Spectacular flying, something that Twin Falls has never seen, is scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday when Charles F. Walsh, a a birdman with an established reputation as a sucessful aviator will give an exhibition in aeroplane flights at the baseball park grounds in Twin Falls. At last the Magic City is to have a real aviation meet. All arrangements have been made and completed. Walsh, will, according to contract, arrive here a few days ahead of time bringing his Curtiss-Farman biplane and a staff of mechanics. The aviator ordinarily will fly from twenty minutes upward, weather permitting, of course, and will attain an altitude not less than 100 feet. He also will fly as close to the ground as possible. Should the weather interfere, ticket holders will be given rain checks for the following day. flight he got away apparently with as much ease as a bird.
Walsh will fly the first time for first money instead of a guaranteed proportion. In fact, the certainty here is based upon a percentage with a minimum guarantee that his share will not be less than enough to cover his actual expenses.
WALSH LITTLE MORE THAN BOY.
Walsh is the youngest of the aviators, having forged rapidly to the front among the best known aeroplane men in the world. He enjoys two distinctions, that of learning to fly without instructions and of being the first man to demonstrate a heavier than air machine before the kite-loving people of Japan, giving an exhibition before the emperor and his court
Charles F. Walsh in His Biplane Which Will Fly in Twin Falls
The aviation exhitition, is considered without doubt one of the most complete programs that any aviator could attempt to execute. Charles L. Young, Walsh's manager, states that he will do stunts within the grounds that are exceptional to attempt without wrecking the machine.
Record Flight to His Credit.
Walsh has been a great success at all of the big meets and is now on his way to Chicago where he will fly at the great international meet, August 13 to 20. Prizes for this meet are now made as high as $250,000.
Walsh has been without failure, practically in all his attempts of aviation and has met with few accidents, some of them serious. Some of his flights have been more daring than those of other aviators. He recently made a record breaking trial at Petaluma, California, going to Santa Rosa, a distance of 14 1-2 miles in 12 minutes and 12 seconds. In this by royal command. He made a well paying tour of Japan and he has since flown in most of the important meets that have been held in this country.
Demonstration to be Made.
Walsh and his party are due to arrive here today from LaGrande, Oregon, where he flew July 8 and 9. One of the main features of the meet will be the demonstration within the grounds prior to the flights; this will take up about forty minutes, during this time the motor will be started and the mechanics will explain all the workings of the machine, and show how the machine rises from the ground and alights like a big bird.
Walsh's contract is made with the Twin Falls baseball team, which will be the beneficiary of any surplus in the gate receipts. Two baseball games will be played with Blackfoot's crack team between flights.


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CYPRESS CY7C1339G
CY7C1339G
4-Mbit (128 K × 32) Pipelined Sync SRAM
Registered inputs and outputs for pipelined operation
The CY7C1339G SRAM integrates 128 K × 32 SRAM cells with
advanced synchronous peripheral circuitry and a two-bit counter
for internal burst operation. All synchronous inputs are gated by
registers controlled by a positive-edge-triggered clock input
(CLK). The synchronous inputs include all addresses, all data
inputs, address-pipelining chip enable (CE1), depth-expansion
chip enables (CE2 and CE3), burst control inputs (ADSC, ADSP,
and ADV), write enables (BW[A:D], and BWE), and global write
(GW). Asynchronous inputs include the output enable (OE) and
the ZZ pin.
128 K × 32 common I/O architecture
3.3 V core power supply (VDD)
2.5 V/3.3 V I/O power supply (VDDQ)
Fast clock-to-output times
❐ 4.0 ns (for 133-MHz device)
Provide high-performance 3-1-1-1 access rate
User-selectable burst counter supporting Intel Pentium
interleaved or linear burst sequences
Separate processor and controller address strobes
Synchronous self-timed writes
Asynchronous output enable
Available in Pb-free 100-pin TQFP package
"ZZ" sleep mode option
Addresses and chip enables are registered at rising edge of
clock when either address strobe processor (ADSP) or address
strobe controller (ADSC) are active. Subsequent burst
addresses can be internally generated as controlled by the
advance pin (ADV).
Address, data inputs, and write controls are registered on-chip
to initiate a self-timed write cycle.This part supports byte write
operations (see Pin Descriptions and Truth Table for further
details). Write cycles can be one to four bytes wide as controlled
by the byte write control inputs. GW when active LOW causes all
bytes to be written.
The CY7C1339G operates from a +3.3 V core power supply
while all outputs may operate with either a +2.5 or +3.3 V supply.
JEDEC-standard
JESD8-5-compatible.
Logic Block Diagram
A 0, A 1, A
A DDRESS
A [1:0]
M ODE
A DV
CLR A ND
A DSC
A DSP
BW D
DQ D
W RITE REGISTER
W RITE DRIVER
BW C
DQ C
DQ B
BW B
ENA BLE
A M PS
DQs
DQ A
BW A
BW E
M EM ORY
A RRA Y
PIPELINED
Errata: For information on silicon errata, see "Errata" on page 19. Details include trigger conditions, devices affected, and proposed workaround.
Document Number: 38-05520 Rev. *N
Selection Guide ................................................................ 3
Pin Configurations ........................................................... 3
Pin Definitions .................................................................. 4
Functional Overview ........................................................ 5
Single Read Accesses ................................................ 5
Single Write Accesses Initiated by ADSP ................... 5
Single Write Accesses Initiated by ADSC ................... 5
Burst Sequences ......................................................... 6
Sleep Mode ................................................................. 6
Interleaved Burst Address Table ................................. 6
Linear Burst Address Table ......................................... 6
ZZ Mode Electrical Characteristics .............................. 6
Truth Table ........................................................................ 7
Partial Truth Table for Read/Write .................................. 8
Maximum Ratings ............................................................. 9
Operating Range ............................................................... 9
Electrical Characteristics ................................................. 9
Capacitance .................................................................... 10
Thermal Resistance ........................................................ 10
AC Test Loads and Waveforms ..................................... 10
Switching Characteristics .............................................. 11
Switching Waveforms .................................................... 12
Ordering Information ...................................................... 16
Ordering Code Definitions ......................................... 16
Package Diagrams .......................................................... 17
Acronyms ........................................................................ 18
Document Conventions ................................................. 18
Units of Measure ....................................................... 18
Errata ............................................................................... 19
Part Numbers Affected .............................................. 19
Product Status ........................................................... 19
Ram9 Sync/NoBL ZZ Pin Issues Errata Summary .... 19
Document History Page ................................................. 20
Sales, Solutions, and Legal Information ...................... 22
Worldwide Sales and Design Support ....................... 22
Products .................................................................... 22
PSoC® Solutions ...................................................... 22
Cypress Developer Community ................................. 22
Technical Support ..................................................... 22
Maximum access time
Maximum operating current
Maximum CMOS standby current
Pin Configurations
BYTE C
VDDQ
VSSQ
DQD
DQB
DQA
BYTE B
BYTE A
NC/72M
NC/9M
BYTE D
BWE
ADSC
Figure 1. 100-pin TQFP (14 × 20 × 1.4 mm) pinout[1]
1. Errata: The ZZ pin (Pin 64) needs to be externally connected to ground. For more information, see "Errata" on page 19.
Pin Definitions
A0, A1, A
InputAddress inputs used to select one of the 128 K address locations. Sampled at the rising edge of
synchronous the CLK if ADSP or ADSC is active LOW, and CE1, CE2, and CE3 are sampled active. A1:A0 are fed to
the two-bit counter.
InputByte write select inputs, active LOW. Qualified with BWE to conduct byte writes to the SRAM. Sampled
BWA, BWB,
BWC, BWD synchronous on the rising edge of CLK.
InputGlobal write enable input, active LOW. When asserted LOW on the rising edge of CLK, a global write
synchronous is conducted (all bytes are written, regardless of the values on BW[A:D] and BWE).
InputByte write enable input, active LOW. Sampled on the rising edge of CLK. This signal must be asserted
synchronous LOW to conduct a byte write.
Inputclock
Clock input. Used to capture all synchronous inputs to the device. Also used to increment the burst
counter when ADV is asserted LOW, during a burst operation.
InputChip enable 1 input, active LOW. Sampled on the rising edge of CLK. Used in conjunction with CE2
synchronous and CE3 to select/deselect the device. ADSP is ignored if CE1 is HIGH. CE1 is sampled only when a
new external address is loaded.
InputChip enable 2 input, active HIGH. Sampled on the rising edge of CLK. Used in conjunction with CE1
synchronous and CE3 to select/deselect the device. CE2 is sampled only when a new external address is loaded.
InputOutput enable, asynchronous input, active LOW. Controls the direction of the I/O pins. When LOW,
asynchronous the I/O pins behave as outputs. When deasserted HIGH, I/O pins are tri-stated, and act as input data
pins. OE is masked during the first clock of a read cycle when emerging from a deselected state.
InputAdvance input signal, sampled on the rising edge of CLK, active LOW. When asserted, it
synchronous automatically increments the address in a burst cycle.
InputAddress strobe from processor, sampled on the rising edge of CLK, active LOW. When asserted
synchronous LOW, addresses presented to the device are captured in the address registers. A1:A0 are also loaded
into the burst counter. When ADSP and ADSC are both asserted, only ADSP is recognized. ASDP is
ignored when CE1 is deasserted HIGH.
InputAddress strobe from controller, sampled on the rising edge of CLK, active LOW. When asserted
into the burst counter. When ADSP and ADSC are both asserted, only ADSP is recognized.
ZZ[2]
InputZZ "sleep" input, active HIGH. When asserted HIGH places the device in a non-time-critical "sleep"
asynchronous condition with data integrity preserved. For normal operation, this pin has to be LOW or left floating. ZZ
pin has an internal pull-down.
I/OBidirectional data I/O lines. As inputs, they feed into an on-chip data register that is triggered by the
synchronous rising edge of CLK. As outputs, they deliver the data contained in the memory location specified by the
addresses presented during the previous clock rise of the read cycle. The direction of the pins is
controlled by OE. When OE is asserted LOW, the pins behave as outputs. When HIGH, DQs are placed
in a tri-state condition.
Power supply Power supply inputs to the core of the device.
Ground for the core of the device.
I/O power
Power supply for the I/O circuitry.
I/O ground
Ground for the I/O circuitry.
Inputstatic
Selects burst order. When tied to GND selects linear burst sequence. When tied to VDD or left floating
selects interleaved burst sequence. This is a strap pin and should remain static during device operation.
Mode pin has an internal pull-up.
Pin Definitions (continued)
NC,
NC/9M,
NC/18M,
NC/144M,
NC/1G
No Connects. Not internally connected to the die. NC/9M, NC/18M, NC/72M, NC/144M, NC/288M,
NC/576M and NC/1G are address expansion pins are not internally connected to the die.
Functional Overview
Single Write Accesses Initiated by ADSP
All synchronous inputs pass through input registers controlled by
the rising edge of the clock. All data outputs pass through output
registers controlled by the rising edge of the clock. Maximum
access delay from the clock rise (tCO) is 4.0 ns (133-MHz
device).
This access is initiated when both of the following conditions are
satisfied at clock rise: (1) ADSP is asserted LOW, and (2) CE1,
CE2, CE3 are all asserted active. The address presented to A is
loaded into the address register and the address advancement
logic while being delivered to the memory array. The Write
signals (GW, BWE, and BW[A:D]) and ADV inputs are ignored
during this first cycle.
The CY7C1339G supports secondary cache in systems utilizing
either a linear or interleaved burst sequence. The interleaved
burst order supports Pentium and i486 processors. The linear
burst sequence is suited for processors that utilize a linear burst
sequence. The burst order is user selectable, and is determined
by sampling the MODE input. Accesses can be initiated with
either the processor address strobe (ADSP) or the controller
address strobe (ADSC). Address advancement through the
burst sequence is controlled by the ADV input. A two-bit on-chip
wraparound burst counter captures the first address in a burst
sequence and automatically increments the address for the rest
of the burst access.
Byte write operations are qualified with the byte write enable
(BWE) and byte write select (BW[A:D]) inputs. A global write
enable (GW) overrides all byte write inputs and writes data to all
four bytes. All writes are simplified with on-chip synchronous
self-timed write circuitry.
Three synchronous chip selects (CE1, CE2, CE3) and an
asynchronous output enable (OE) provide for easy bank
selection and output tri-state control. ADSP is ignored if CE1 is
HIGH.
Single Read Accesses
This access is initiated when the following conditions are
satisfied at clock rise: (1) ADSP or ADSC is asserted LOW,
(2) CE1, CE2, CE3 are all asserted active, and (3) the write
signals (GW, BWE) are all deserted HIGH. ADSP is ignored if
CE1 is HIGH. The address presented to the address inputs (A)
is stored into the address advancement logic and the address
register while being presented to the memory array. The
corresponding data is allowed to propagate to the input of the
output registers. At the rising edge of the next clock the data is
allowed to propagate through the output register and onto the
data bus within 2.6 ns (250-MHz device) if OE is active LOW. The
only exception occurs when the SRAM is emerging from a
deselected state to a selected state, its outputs are always
tri-stated during the first cycle of the access. After the first cycle
of the access, the outputs are controlled by the OE signal.
Consecutive single read cycles are supported. Once the SRAM
is deselected at clock rise by the chip select and either ADSP or
ADSC signals, its output will tri-state immediately.
ADSP-triggered write accesses require two clock cycles to
complete. If GW is asserted LOW on the second clock rise, the
data presented to the DQs inputs is written into the
corresponding address location in the memory array. If GW is
HIGH, then the write operation is controlled by BWE and BW[A:D]
signals. The CY7C1339G provides byte write capability that is
described in the Write Cycle Descriptions table. Asserting the
byte write enable input (BWE) with the selected byte write
(BW[A:D]) input, will selectively write to only the desired bytes.
Bytes not selected during a byte write operation will remain
unaltered. A synchronous self-timed Write mechanism has been
provided to simplify the Write operations.
Because the CY7C1339G is a common I/O device, the output
enable (OE) must be deserted HIGH before presenting data to
the DQs inputs. Doing so will tri-state the output drivers. As a
safety precaution, DQs are automatically tri-stated whenever a
write cycle is detected, regardless of the state of OE.
Single Write Accesses Initiated by ADSC
ADSC Write accesses are initiated when the following conditions
are satisfied: (1) ADSC is asserted LOW, (2) ADSP is deserted
HIGH, (3) CE1, CE2, CE3 are all asserted active, and (4) the
appropriate combination of the write inputs (GW, BWE, and
BW[A:D]) are asserted active to conduct a write to the desired
byte(s). ADSC-triggered write accesses require a single clock
cycle to complete. The address presented to A is loaded into the
address register and the address advancement logic while being
delivered to the memory array. The ADV input is ignored during
this cycle. If a global write is conducted, the data presented to
the DQs is written into the corresponding address location in the
memory core. If a byte write is conducted, only the selected bytes
are written. Bytes not selected during a byte write operation will
remain unaltered. A synchronous self-timed write mechanism
has been provided to simplify the write operations.
Burst Sequences
The CY7C1339G provides a two-bit wraparound counter, fed by
A1:A0, that implements either an interleaved or linear burst
sequence. The interleaved burst sequence is designed
specifically to support Intel Pentium applications. The linear
burst sequence is designed to support processors that follow a
linear burst sequence. The burst sequence is user selectable
through the MODE input.
Interleaved Burst Address Table
(MODE = Floating or VDD)
Asserting ADV LOW at clock rise will automatically increment the
burst counter to the next address in the burst sequence. Both
Read and Write burst operations are supported.
A1:A0
The ZZ input pin is an asynchronous input. Asserting ZZ places
the SRAM in a power conservation "sleep" mode. Two clock
cycles are required to enter into or exit from this "sleep" mode.
While in this mode, data integrity is guaranteed. Accesses
pending when entering the "sleep" mode are not considered valid
nor is the completion of the operation guaranteed. The device
must be deselected prior to entering the "sleep" mode. CE1, CE2,
CE3, ADSP, and ADSC must remain inactive for the duration of
tZZREC after the ZZ input returns LOW.
Linear Burst Address Table
(MODE = GND)
ZZ Mode Electrical Characteristics
Test Conditions
IDDZZ
Snooze mode standby current
ZZ > VDD– 0.2 V
tZZS
Device operation to ZZ
ZZ > VDD – 0.2 V
tZZREC
ZZ recovery time
ZZ < 0.2 V
tZZI
ZZ active to snooze current
tRZZI
2tCYC
This parameter is sampled
ZZ Inactive to exit snooze current This parameter is sampled
Truth Table
The truth table for CY7C1339G follows. [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Add. Used CE1 CE2 CE3 ZZ
ADSC ADV WRITE OE CLK
Deselect cycle, power-down
L–H Tri-state
Snooze mode, power-down
READ cycle, begin burst
WRITE cycle, begin burst
READ cycle, continue burst
WRITE cycle, continue burst
READ cycle, suspend burst
WRITE cycle, suspend burst
3. X = "Don't Care." H = Logic HIGH, L = Logic LOW.
4. WRITE = L when any one or more byte write enable signals (BWA, BWB, BWC, BWD) and BWE = L or GW = L. WRITE = H when all byte write enable signals (BWA,
BWB, BWC, BWD), BWE, GW = H.
5. The DQ pins are controlled by the current cycle and the OE signal. OE is asynchronous and is not sampled with the clock.
6. CE1, CE2, and CE3 are available only in the TQFP package.
7. The SRAM always initiates a read cycle when ADSP is asserted, regardless of the state of GW, BWE, or BW[A: D]. Writes may occur only on subsequent clocks after
the ADSP or with the assertion of ADSC. As a result, OE must be driven HIGH prior to the start of the write cycle to allow the outputs to tri-state. OE is a don't care
for the remainder of the write cycle.
8. OE is asynchronous and is not sampled with the clock rise. It is masked internally during write cycles. During a read cycle all data bits are tri-state when OE is inactive
or when the device is deselected, and all data bits behave as output when OE is active (LOW).
Partial Truth Table for Read/Write
The partial truth table for Read/Write for CY7C1339G follows. [9, 10]
Write byte A – DQA
Write byte B – DQB
Write bytes B, A
Write byte C– DQC
Write bytes C, A
Write bytes C, B
Write bytes C, B, A
Write byte D– DQD
Write bytes D, A
Write bytes D, B
Write bytes D, B, A
Write bytes D, C
Write bytes D, C, A
Write bytes D, C, B
Write all bytes
10. Table only lists a partial listing of the byte write combinations. Any combination of BWX is valid. Appropriate write will be done based on which byte write is active.
DC input voltage ................................. –0.5 V to VDD + 0.5 V
Exceeding maximum ratings may shorten the useful life of the
device. User guidelines are not tested.
Storage temperature ................................ –65 °C to +150 °C
Ambient temperature with
power applied .......................................... –55 °C to +125 °C
Supply voltage on VDD relative to GND .......–0.5 V to +4.6 V
Supply voltage on VDDQ relative to GND ...... –0.5 V to +VDD
DC voltage applied to outputs
in tri-state ..........................................–0.5 V to VDDQ + 0.5 V
Current into outputs (LOW) ........................................ 20 mA
Static discharge voltage
(per MIL-STD-883, method 3015) ......................... > 2001 V
Latch-up current ................................................... > 200 mA
0 °C to +70 °C
3.3 V– 5% / 2.5 V – 5% to
+ 10%
Electrical Characteristics
Over the Operating Range
Parameter [11, 12]
I/O supply voltage
Output HIGH voltage
IOZ
for 3.3 V I/O, IOH = –4.0 mA
Output LOW voltage
for 3.3 V I/O, IOL = 8.0 mA
Input HIGH voltage [11.]
for 3.3 V I/O
Input LOW voltage [11.]
Input leakage current except ZZ GND  VI  VDDQ
and MODE
Input current of MODE
Input = VSS
Input = VDD
Input current of ZZ
Output leakage current
GND  VI  VDDQ, output disabled
VDD operating supply current
VDD = Max, IOUT = 0 mA,
7.5-ns cycle,
f = fMAX = 1/tCYC
VDD + 0.3 V
ISB1
Automatic CE power-down
current – TTL inputs
current – CMOS inputs
VDD = Max, device deselected, 7.5-ns cycle,
VIN  0.3 V or VIN > VDDQ – 0.3 V, 133 MHz
VIN  VIH or VIN  VIL, f = 0
VDD = Max, device deselected,
VIN  VIH or VIN  VIL,
VIN  0.3 V or VIN > VDDQ – 0.3 V,
f=0
11. Overshoot: VIH(AC) < VDD + 1.5 V (Pulse width less than tCYC/2), undershoot: VIL(AC) > –2 V (Pulse width less than tCYC/2).
12. TPower-up: Assumes a linear ramp from 0 V to VDD(min) within 200 ms. During this time VIH < VDD and VDDQ < VDD.
Parameter [13]
CCLK
Clock input capacitance
CI/O
Input/output capacitance
TA = 25 C, f = 1 MHz,
VDD = 3.3 V, VDDQ = 3.3 V
Test conditions follow standard test methods and
procedures for measuring thermal impedance, per
EIA/JESD51
C/W
Thermal Resistance
JA
(junction to ambient)
JC
(junction to case)
AC Test Loads and Waveforms
Figure 2. AC Test Loads and Waveforms
3.3 V I/O Test Load
R = 317 
RL = 50 
Z0 = 50 
VT = 1.5 V
5 pF
JIG AND
 1 ns
R = 1667 
VT = 1.25 V
ALL INPUT PULSES
13. Tested initially and after any design or process change that may affect these parameters.
Switching Characteristics
tPOWER
VDD(typical) to the first access [16]
tCYC
Clock cycle time
Clock HIGH
Clock LOW
Output Times
Data output valid after CLK rise
tDOH
Data output hold after CLK rise
tCLZ
Clock to low Z
[17, 18, 19]
tCHZ
Clock to high Z
tOEV
OE LOW to output valid
tOELZ
OE LOW to output low Z [17, 18, 19]
tOEHZ
OE HIGH to output high Z
Set-up Times
Address set-up before CLK rise
ADSC, ADSP set-up before CLK rise
tADVS
ADV set-up before CLK rise
tWES
GW, BWE, BWX set-up before CLK rise
Data input set-up before CLK rise
tCES
Chip enable set-up before CLK rise
Hold Times
Address hold after CLK rise
tADH
ADSP, ADSC hold after CLK rise
tADVH
ADV hold after CLK rise
tWEH
GW, BWE, BWX hold after CLK rise
Data input hold after CLK rise
tCEH
Chip enable hold after CLK rise
14. Timing reference level is 1.5 V when VDDQ = 3.3 V and is 1.25 V when VDDQ = 2.5 V.
15. Test conditions shown in (a) of Figure 2 on page 10 unless otherwise noted.
16. This part has a voltage regulator internally; tPOWER is the time that the power needs to be supplied above VDD(minimum) initially before a read or write operation can
be initiated.
17. tCHZ, tCLZ,tOELZ, and tOEHZ are specified with AC test conditions shown in part (b) of Figure 2 on page 10. Transition is measured ± 200 mV from steady-state voltage.
18. At any given voltage and temperature, tOEHZ is less than tOELZ and tCHZ is less than tCLZ to eliminate bus contention between SRAMs when sharing the same data
bus. These specifications do not imply a bus contention condition, but reflect parameters guaranteed over worst case user conditions. Device is designed to achieve
high Z prior to low Z under the same system conditions.
19. This parameter is sampled and not 100% tested.
Switching Waveforms
Figure 3. Read Cycle Timing [20]
t CYC
Burst continued with
new base address
GW, BWE,
BW[A:D]
tADVS tADVH
burst.
t OEHZ
t CLZ
Data Out (Q)
High-Z
Q(A1)
t OELZ
t CHZ
Q(A2 + 1)
t CO
Burst wraps around
to its initial state
Single READ
BURST READ
DON'T CARE
20. On this diagram, when CE is LOW, CE1 is LOW, CE2 is HIGH and CE3 is LOW. When CE is HIGH, CE1 is HIGH or CE2 is LOW or CE3 is HIGH.
Switching Waveforms (continued)
Figure 4. Write Cycle Timing [21, 22]
ADSC extends burst
Byte write signals are
ignored for first cycle when
ADSP initiates burst
tWES tWEH
BWE,
BW[A :D]
ADVS ADVH
ADV suspends burst
Data In (D)
OEHZ
D(A1)
D(A2 + 1)
Single WRITE
BURST WRITE
Extended BURST WRITE
22. Full width write can be initiated by either GW LOW; or by GW HIGH, BWE LOW and BW[A:D] LOW.
Figure 5. Read/Write Cycle Timing [23, 24, 25]
Back-to-Back READs
Q(A4+1)
Back-to-Back
WRITEs
24. The data bus (Q) remains in high Z following a WRITE cycle, unless a new read access is initiated by ADSP or ADSC.
25. GW is HIGH.
Figure 6. ZZ Mode Timing [26, 27]
t ZZ
t ZZREC
t ZZI
I DDZZ
t RZZI
(except ZZ)
Outputs (Q)
DESELECT or READ Only
26. Device must be deselected when entering ZZ mode. See Cycle Descriptions table for all possible signal conditions to deselect the device.
27. DQs are in high Z when exiting ZZ sleep mode.
Cypress offers other versions of this type of product in many different configurations and features. The following table contains only
the list of parts that are currently available.
For a complete listing of all options, visit the Cypress website at www.cypress.com and refer to the product summary page at
http://www.cypress.com/products or contact your local sales representative.
Cypress maintains a worldwide network of offices, solution centers, manufacturer's representatives and distributors. To find the office
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(MHz)
CY7C1339G-133AXC
51-85050 100-pin TQFP (14 × 20 × 1.4 mm) Pb-free
Ordering Code Definitions
CY 7
G - 133
X C
C = Commercial
A = 100-pin TQFP
Speed Grade: 133 MHz
Process Technology: G  90 nm
1339 = Part Identifier
Technology Code: C = CMOS
Marketing Code: 7 = SRAM
Company ID: CY = Cypress
Package Diagrams
Figure 7. 100-pin TQFP (14 × 20 × 1.4 mm) A100RA Package Outline, 51-85050
51-85050 *D
Chip Enable
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
degree Celsius
Electronic Industries Alliance
microampere
JEDEC
Joint Electron Devices Engineering Council
milliampere
Output Enable
millisecond
Thin Quad Flat Pack
millivolt
nanosecond
picofarad
This section describes the Ram9 Sync/NoBL ZZ pin, JTAG and Chip Enable issues. Details include trigger conditions, the devices
affected, proposed workaround and silicon revision applicability. Please contact your local Cypress sales representative if you have
further questions.
Part Numbers Affected
Density & Revision
4Mb-Ram9 Synchronous SRAMs: CY7C133*G
Commercial/
All of the devices in the Ram9 4Mb Sync/NoBL family are qualified and available in production quantities.
Ram9 Sync/NoBL ZZ Pin Issues Errata Summary
The following table defines the errata applicable to available Ram9 4Mb Sync/NoBL family devices.
ZZ Pin
When asserted HIGH, the ZZ pin places
device in a "sleep" condition with data integrity
preserved.The ZZ pin currently does not have
an internal pull-down resistor and hence
cannot be left floating externally by the user
during normal mode of operation.
4M-Ram9 (90nm)
Fix Status
For the 4M Ram9 (90 nm)
devices, there is no plan to fix
this issue.
1. ZZ Pin Issue
■ PROBLEM DEFINITION
The problem occurs only when the device is operated in the normal mode with ZZ pin left floating. The ZZ pin on the SRAM
device does not have an internal pull-down resistor. Switching noise in the system may cause the SRAM to recognize a HIGH
on the ZZ input, which may cause the SRAM to enter sleep mode. This could result in incorrect or undesirable operation of the
SRAM.
TRIGGER CONDITIONS
Device operated with ZZ pin left floating.
SCOPE OF IMPACT
When the ZZ pin is left floating, the device delivers incorrect data.
Tie the ZZ pin externally to ground.
Fix was done for the 72Mb RAM9 Synchronous SRAMs and 72M RAM9 NoBL SRAMs devices. Fixed devices have a new
revision. The following table lists the devices affected and the new revision after the fix.
Document History Page
Document Title: CY7C1339G, 4-Mbit (128 K × 32) Pipelined Sync SRAM
Document Number: 38-05520
ECN No.
Orig. of
See ECN
RKF
New data sheet.
VBL
Updated Ordering Information (Updated part numbers (Added Pb-free BGA
package), changed TQFP package to Pb-free TQFP package).
SYT
Updated Pin Configurations (Modified Address Expansion balls in the pinouts
for 100-pin TQFP and 119-ball BGA Packages as per JEDEC standards).
Updated Pin Definitions.
Updated Electrical Characteristics (Updated test conditions for VOL and VOH
parameters).
Updated Thermal Resistance (Replaced TBDs for JA and JC to their
respective values).
Updated Ordering Information (By shading and unshading MPNs as per
availability).
Updated Ordering Information (Updated part numbers).
Updated Electrical Characteristics (Updated test conditions for VDD and VDDQ
parameters, updated Note 12 (Changed test condition from VIH < VDD to
VIH < VDD).
RXU
Changed status from Preliminary to Final.
Changed address of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation from "3901 North
First Street" to "198 Champion Court".
Updated Operating Range (Added Automotive Range).
Updated Electrical Characteristics (Changed "Input Load Current except ZZ
and MODE" to "Input Leakage Current except ZZ and MODE").
Updated Ordering Information (Updated part numbers, replaced Package
Name column with Package Diagram in the Ordering Information table).
Replaced Package Diagram of 51-85050 from *A to *B
Updated Maximum Ratings (Added the Maximum Rating for Supply Voltage
on VDDQ Relative to GND).
NJY
Updated Ordering Information (Removed obsolete part numbers).
Updated Package Diagrams.
Added Ordering Code Definitions.
Added Acronyms and Units of Measure.
Minor edits and updated in new template.
Updated Ordering Information (Removed pruned part CY7C1339G-133AXI).
PRIT
Updated in new template.
Document History Page (continued)
NJY / PRIT Updated Features (Removed 250 MHz, 200 MHz, and 166 MHz frequencies
related information, removed 119-ball BGA package related information).
Updated Functional Description (Removed the Note "For best-practices
recommendations, please refer to the Cypress application note System Design
Guidelines on www.cypress.com." and its reference).
Updated Selection Guide (Removed 250 MHz, 200 MHz, and 166 MHz
frequencies related information).
Updated Pin Configurations (Removed 119-ball BGA package related
information).
Updated Pin Definitions (Removed 119-ball BGA package related information).
Updated Functional Overview (Removed 250 MHz, 200 MHz, and 166 MHz
Updated Truth Table (Updated Note 6 (Removed 119-ball BGA package
related information)).
Updated Operating Range (Removed Industrial and Automotive Temperature
Ranges).
Updated Electrical Characteristics (Removed 250 MHz, 200 MHz, and
166 MHz frequencies related information, removed Industrial and Automotive
Temperature Ranges).
Updated Capacitance (Removed 119-ball BGA package related information).
Updated Thermal Resistance (Removed 119-ball BGA package related
Updated Switching Characteristics (Removed 250 MHz, 200 MHz, and
166 MHz frequencies related information).
Updated Package Diagrams (Removed 119-ball BGA package related
No technical updates. Completing sunset review.
Added Errata.
Added Errata Footnotes.
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CY7C1329H 2-Mbit (64K x 32) Pipelined Sync SRAM Datasheet.pdf
CY7C1327G 4-Mbit (256 K × 18) Pipelined Sync SRAM Datasheet.pdf
CY7C1328G 4-Mbit (256 K × 18) Pipelined DCD Sync SRAM Datasheet.pdf
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CY7C1325G 4-Mbit (256 K × 18) Flow-Through Sync SRAM Datasheet.pdf
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CY7C1325H 4-Mbit (256 K × 18) Flow-Through Sync SRAM Datasheet.pdf
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