In a 5V system with a 50 MHz bus (20 ns cycle), this part leaves a 10 ns window for address decode, board trace delay, and setup time at the controller — tight but workable with careful layout. If your design needs margin, a 8 ns or 7 ns grade in the same family exists, but those are also obsolete and harder to find.
Package and footprint — 44-SOJ
The 44-SOJ package is a surface-mount, J-bend lead form with a 0.400" body width (10.16 mm). It is a through-hole-like footprint for soldering, common in 1990s–2000s SRAM designs. The supplier device package is 44-SOJ. If your board was laid out for a 44-pin TSOP-II, this part will not fit — verify the footprint before ordering. The shipping medium is Tube, not tape-and-reel, so plan for manual placement or tube-fed pick-and-place if your line supports it.
