The OKI MSM5412222B is a high performance 3-Mbit, 256K x 12-bit, Field Memory. It is especially designed for high-speed serial access applications such as HDTVs, conventional NTSC TVs, VTRs, digital movies and Multi-media systems. MSM5412222B is a FRAM for wide or low end use in general commodity TVs and VTRs exclusively. MSM5412222B is not designed for the other use or high end use in medical systems, professional graphics systems which require long term picture storage, data storage systems and others. More than two MSM5412222Bs can be cascaded directly without any delay devices among the MSM5412222Bs. (Cascading of MSM5412222B provides larger storage depth or a longer delay). Each of the 12-bit planes has separate serial write and read ports. These employ independent control clocks to support asynchronous read and write operations. Different clock rates are also supported that allow alternate data rates between write and read data streams. The MSM5412222B provides high speed FIFO, First-In First-Out, operation without external refreshing: MSM5412222B refreshes its DRAM storage cells automatically, so that it appears fully static to the users. Moreover, fully static type memory cells and decoders for serial access enable the refresh free serial access operation, so that serial read and/or write control clock can be halted high or low for any duration as long as the power is on. Internal conflicts of memory access and refreshing operations are prevented by special arbitration logic.