9 Am29LV400
PRELIMINARY
has details on erasing a sector or the entire chip, or
suspending/resuming the erase operation.
After the system writes the autoselect command sequence, the device enters the autoselect mode. The
system can then read autoselect codes from the internal register (which is separate from the memory array)
on DQ7–DQ0. Standard read cycle timings apply in this
mode. Refer to the Autoselect Mode and Autoselect
Command Sequence sections for more information.
I
CC2
in the DC Characteristics table represents the active current specification for the write mode . The “AC
Characteristics” section contains timing specification
tables and timing diagrams for write operations.
Program and Erase Operation Status
During an erase or program operation, t he system may
check the status of the operation by reading the status
bits on DQ7–DQ0. Standard read cycle timings and I
CC
read specificat ions apply. Refer to “Write Operation
Status” for more information, and to “AC Characteristics” for timing diagrams.
Standby Mode
When the system is not reading or writing to the device,
it can place the device in the standby mo de. In this
mode, current consumption is greatly reduced, and the
outputs are placed in the high impedance state, independent of the OE# input.
The device enters the CMOS standby mode when the
CE# and RESET# pins are both held at V
CC
± 0.3 V.
(Note that this is a more restricted voltage range than
V
IH
.) If CE# and RESET# are held at VIH, but not within
V
CC
± 0.3 V , t he device will be in the standby mode, but
the standby current will be greater . The devi ce requires
standard access time (t
CE
) for read access when the
device is in either of these standby modes, before it is
ready to read data.
If the device is deselected during erasure or programming, the device draws active current until the
operation is completed.
I
CC3
in the DC Characteristics table represents the
standby current specification.
Automatic Sleep Mode
The automatic sleep mode minimizes Flash device
energy consumption. The device automatically
enables this mode when addresses remain stable for
t
ACC
+ 30 ns. The automatic sleep mode is
independent of the CE#, WE#, and OE# control
signals. Standard address access timings provide new
data when addresses are chan ged. While in sleep
mode, output data is latched and alway s available to
the system. I
CC4
in the DC Characteristics table
represents the automatic sleep mode current
specification.
RESET#: Hardware Reset Pin
The RESET# pin provides a hardware method of resetting the device to reading array data. When the RESET# pin is driven low for at least a period of t
RP
, the
device immediately terminates any oper ation in
progress, tristates all output pins, and ignores all
read/write commands for the duration of the RESET#
pulse. The device a lso resets the internal sta te machine to reading array data. The operation that was interrupted should be reinitiated once the devic e is ready
to accept another command sequence, to ensure data
integrity.
Current is reduced for the duration of the RESET#
pulse. When RESET# is held at V
SS
±0.3 V, the device
draws CMOS standby current (I
CC4
). If RESET# is held
at V
IL
but not within VSS±0.3 V , the standby current will
be greater.
If RESET# is asserted during a program or erase oper-
ation, the RY/BY# pin remains a “0” (busy) until the internal reset operation is complete, which re quires a
time of t
READY
(during Embedded Algorithms). The
system can thus monitor RY/BY# to determine whether
the reset operation is co mplete. If RESET# is asserted
when a program or erase operation is not executing
(RY/BY# pin is “1”), the reset opera tion is completed
within a time of t
READY
(not during Embedded Algo-
rithms). The system can read data t
RH
after the RE -
SET# pin returns to VIH.
Refer to the AC Characteristics tables for RESET# pa-
rameters and to Figure 13 for the timing diagram.
Output Disable Mode
When the OE# input is at VIH, output from the device is