The M36W432 is a low voltage M ultiple Memory
Product which combines two memory devices; a
32 Mbit boot block F lash memory and a 4 Mbit
SRAM. Rec ommended operating condit ions do
not allow both the Flash and the SRAM to be active at the same time.
The memory is offered ina StackedLFBGA66 (0.8
mm pitch) pack age and is supplied wi th all the bits
erased (set to ‘1’).
M36W432T, M36W432B
Table 1. Signal Names
A0-A17Address Inputs
A18-A20Address Inputs for Flash Chip only
DQ0-DQ15Data Input/Output
V
V
DDF
DDQF
Flash Power Supply
Flash Power Supply for I/O Buffers
Figure 2. Logic Diagram
V
DDQF
V
M36W432T
M36W432B
A0-A20
EF
GF
WF
RPF
WPF
E1S
E2S
GS
WS
UBS
LBS
21
V
DDF
PPF
V
DDS
16
DQ0-DQ15
V
PPF
V
SSF
V
DDS
V
SSS
NCNot Connected Internally
Flash control functions
EF
GF
WF
RPF
WPF
SRAM control functions
, E2SChip Enable inputs
E1S
GS
WS
UBS
LBS
Flash Optional Supply Voltage for Fast
Program & Erase
Figure 3. LFBGA Connections (Top view throu gh p ackage)
654321#2#1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
NC
NC
A8A10
RPF
SSS
V
PPF
UBS
A17
NCV
A5
A15A14
DQ11A19WPF
A13A11A20NC
DQ9GSLBS
EFA0A4NC
A12
WSDQ15A9A16
DQ6DQ13NCWF
E2SDQ12V
DQ10
DQ8
A2A3A6A7A18
SSF
V
SSFVDDQF
DQ14
DQ4
V
DDS
DQ7
DQ5
V
DQ3DQ2
DQ1DQ0
E1SA1
DDF
NCNCGF
#4#387
NCNC
NC
SIGNAL DESCRIPTIONS
See Figure 2 Logic Diagram and Table 1,Signal
Names, for abrief overview of the signals connected to this device.
Address Inputs (A0-A17). AddressesA0-A17
are common inputs for the Flash an d the SRAM
components. The Address Inputs select the cells
in the mem ory array to acces s during Bus Read
operations. During Bus Write operations they control thecommands sent to the Command Interface
ofthe internalstate machine.The Flashmemory is
accessed through the Chip Enable (
Enable (WF
) signals, while the SRAM is accessed
through two Chip Enab le signals (E1S
and the Write Enable signal (WS
EF)andWrite
and E2S)
).
Address Inputs (A18-A20). A ddres s es A18-A20
are in puts for the Flash component only. The
Flash memory is acces s ed through the Chip Enable (EF
) and Write Enable (WF) signals
Data Input/Output (DQ0-DQ15). The Data I/O
outputs the data stored at t he s elected address
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during a Bus Read operationor inputsa command
orthedatatobeprogrammedduringaWriteBus
operation.
Flash Chip Enable (EF
). The Chip En able input
activates the Flash memory control logic, input
buffers, decoders and sense amplifiers. When
Chip Enable is at V
is in active mode. When Chip Enable is at V
andResetisatVIHthe device
IL
the
IH
memory is deselected,the outputsare high impedance an d the power consumption isreduced tothe
standby level.
Flash Output Enable (GF
). The Output Enable
controls the data outputs during the Bus R ead operation of the Flash memory.
Flash Write Enable (
WF). TheWriteEnable
controls the Bus Write operation of the Flash
memory’s Command Interface. The data and address inputs are latched on the rising edge of Chip
Enable, EF
, or Write Enable, WF, whichever oc-
curs first.
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Flash Write Protect (WPF). Write Protect is an
input that gives an additional hardware protection
for each block. When Write Protect is at V
,the
IL
Lock-Down is enabled and the protection status of
the block cannot be changed. When Write Protect
is at V
, the Lock-Down is disabled and the block
IH
can be locked or unlocked. (refer to Table 6, Read
Protection Registerand Protection Register Lock).
Flash Reset (RPF
). The Res et input provides a
hardware reset of the Flash memory. When Res et
is at V
, the m emory is in reset mode: the outputs
IL
are high impedance and the c urrent consumption
is minimized. After R es et all blocks are i n the
Locked state. When Reset is at V
, the device is
IH
in norm al operation. Exiting resetmode the device
enters read array mode, but a negative transition
of Chip Enable or a change of the address is required to ensure valid data outputs.
SRAM Chip Enable (E1S
,E2S). TheChipEn-
able inputs activate the SRAM memory control
logic, input buffers and decoders. E1S
E2S at V
deselects the memory and reduces the
IL
power consumption to the standby level. E1S
at VIHor
and
E2S can also be used to control writing to the
SRAM memory array, while WS
is not allowed to set EF
at V
at the same time.
IH
at V
SRAMWriteEnable(WS
remains at V
E1S at VILandE2S
IL,
IL.
). The Write Enable in-
put cont rols writing to the SR AM memory array.
is active low.
WS
SRAM Output Enable (GS)
. The Ou tput Enable
gates the outputs through the data buffers during
a read operation of the SRAM memory. GS
is ac-
tive low.
SRAM Upper Byte Enable (UBS)
. TheUpper
Byte Enable enables the upper bytes for SRAM
(DQ8-DQ15). UBS
SRAM Lower Byte Enable (LBS
is active low.
). TheLower
Byte Enable enables t he lower bytes for SRAM
(DQ0-DQ7). LBS
is active low.
V
Supply Voltage (2.7V to 3.3V). V
DDF
vides the power supply to the internal core of the
Flash Memory device. It is the main power supply
for all operations (Read, Program and Erase).
V
V
and V
DDQF
provides the power supply for the Flash
DDQF
memory I/O pins and V
Supply Voltage (2.7V to 3.3V).
DDS
provides the power
DDS
supply for the SRAM control pins. This allows all
Outputs to be powered independently from the
Flash core power supply,V
to V
DDS
V
Program Supply Voltage. V
PPF
DDF.VDDQF
control input and a power supply pin for the Flash
memory. The two functions are s elect ed by the
voltage range applied to the pin. The S upply Voltage V
and the Program Supply Voltage V
DDF
can be applied in any order.
If V
V
age lower than V
against program or erase, while V
is kept in a low voltage range (0V to 3.6V)
PPF
is seen as a control input. In this case a volt-
PPF
gives anabsolute protection
PPLK
PPF>VPPLK
ables these functions (see Table 14, DC Charac teristics for the rele va nt values ). V
sampled at the beginning of a program or erase; a
It
change in its value after the operation has started
does not haveany effect and programor eraseoperations continue.
If V
is in the range 11.4V to 12.6V it acts as a
PPF
power supply pin. In this condition V
stable until the Program/Erase algorithm is completed (see Table 16 and 17).
V
SSF
and V
Ground. V
SSS
SSF
and V
ground reference for all voltage measurements in
the Flash and SRAM chips, respectively.
Note: E ach device in a system should have V
DF
,V
DDQF
and V
decoupled with a 0.1µF ca-
PPF
pacitor clos e to the pin. See Figure 9, AC
Measurement Load Circuit. The PCB trace
widths should be sufficient to carry the required V
program and erase currents.
PPF
DDF
canbetied
is both a
PPF
PPF
must be
PPF
SSS
pro-
PPF
en-
is only
are the
D-
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The Flash and SRAM components have separate
power supplies and grounds and are distinguished
by three chip ena ble inputs: EF
ory and, E1S
and E2S for the SRAM.
Recommended operating conditions do not allow
both theFlash and the SRAM to be in active mode
at the same time. The mos t common example is
Figure 4. Functional Block Diagram
for the Flash mem-
simultaneous rea d operations on the Flash and
the SRAM which would result in a data bus contention. Therefore it is recommended to put the
SRAM in the high impedance state when reading
theFlashandviceversa(seeTable2MainOperation Modes for details).
EF
EF
GF
GF
WF
WF
RPF
RPF
WPF
WPF
A18-A20
A18-A20
A0-A17
A0-A17
E1S
E1S
E2S
E2S
GS
GS
WS
WS
UBS
UBS
LBS
LBS
V
DDF
V
DDF
Flash Memory
Flash Memory
32 Mbit (x16)
32 Mbit (x16)
V
DDS
V
DDS
V
DDQF
V
DDQF
SRAM
SRAM
4 Mbit (x16)
4 Mbit (x16)
V
V
V
V
PPF
PPF
SSF
SSF
DQ0-DQ15
DQ0-DQ15
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V
V
SSS
SSS
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Table 2. Main Operation Modes
Operation
Mode
Read
Write
Block
Locking
Standby
Flash Memory
ResetXXX
Output
Disable
ReadFlash must be disabled
WriteFlash must be disabled
Standby/
Power
Down
SRAM
Data
Retention
Output
Disable
Note: X = VILor VIH,V
1. If UBS
and LBS are tied together the bus is at 16 bit. For an 8 bit bus configuration use UBS and LBS separately.
GFWF RPF WPF
EF
V
ILVILVIHVIH
V
ILVIHVILVIH
V
IL
V
IH
XX
XX
V
V
V
V
ILVIHVIHVIH
Any Flash mode is allowable
Any Flash mode is allowable
Any Flash mode is allowable
=12V±5%.
PPFH
M36W432T, M36W432B
V
PPF
XDon't careSRAM must be disabled
V
V
IH
V
IH
IL
XDon't careAny SRAM mode is allowedHi-Z
IH
XDon't careAny SRAM mode is allowedHi-Z
IL
DDF
V
PPFH
Don't careSRAM must be disabledX
XDon't careAny SRAM mode is allowedHi-Z
E1S E2SGSWS
or
SRAM must be disabledData Input
V
ILVIHVILVIH
V
ILVIHVIHVIL
V
XXX XHi-Z
IH
V
X
IL
XXXX
V
XXX XHi-Z
IH
V
X
IL
XXXX
V
ILVIHVIHVIH
UBS,LBS
V
IL
V
IL
XXXHi-Z
V
IH
XXXHi-Z
V
IH
XHi-Z
(1)
DQ15-DQ0
Data
Output
Data out
Word Read
Data in
Word Write
Hi-Z
Hi-Z
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Flash Memory Component
TheFlashMemoryisa32Mbit(2Mbitx16)device that can be erased electrically at th e block
level and progra m m ed in-system on a Word-byWord basis. These operations can be performed
using a single low voltage (2.7 to 3.3V) supply
and t he V
same voltage range. An optional 12V V
for de vice I/0operation feature the
DDQF
PPF
power
supply is provided to speed up customer programming.
The dev ice features an asymmetrical blocked architecture with an array of 71 blocks: 8 Parameter
Blocksof4KWordand63MainBlocksof32
KWord. The M36W432T device has the Flash
Memory Parameter Blocks at the top of the memoryaddress spacewhile theM36W432B devicelocates the Parameter Blocks s tarting from the
bottom. The memory m aps are shown in Figure 5,
Block Addresses.
The Flash Memory features an instant, individual
block locking scheme that allows any block to be
locked or unlocked with no latency, enabling instant code and data protection. All blocks have
three levels of protection. They can be lock ed and
locked-down individually preventing any accidental programming or erasure. There is an additional
hardware protection against program and erase.
When V
PPF
≤ V
all blocks are protected
PPLK
against program or erase. All blocks are locked at
Power Up.
Each block can be erased separately. Erase can
be suspended in order to perform either read or
program in any other block and then resumed.
Program can be suspended to read data in any
other block and then resumed. Each block can be
programmed and erased over 100,000 cycles.
The device includes a 128 bit Protec tion Register
and a Securit y Block to increase the prote ction of
a system design. The Protection Register is divided into two 64 bit segments, the first one contains
a unique device number written by ST, whi le the
second one is one-time-programmable by the user. The user programmable segment can be permanentlyprotected.TheSec urityBlock,
parameter block 0, can be permanently p ro tected
by the user. Figure 6, shows the Flash Security
Block Memory Map.
Program a nd Erase commands are written to the
Command Interface of the memory. An on-c hip
Program/Erase Control ler takes care of the timings necessary for program and erase operations.
The end of a program or erase operation can be
detected and any error conditions identified. The
command set required to control the memory is
consistent with JEDEC standards.
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Figure 5. Flash Block Addresses
M36W432T, M36W432B
Top Boot Block Addresses
1FFFFF
1FF000
1F8FFF
1F8000
1F7FFF
1F0000
00FFFF
008000
007FFF
000000
Note: Also see Appendix A, Tables 26 and 27 for a full listing of the Flash Block Addresses.
4 KWords
Total of 8
4 KWord Blocks
4 KWords
32 KWords
Total of 63
32 KWord Blocks
32 KWords
32 KWords
Bottom Boot Block Addresses
1FFFFF
1F8000
1F7FFF
1F0000
00FFFF
008000
007FFF
007000
000FFF
000000
32 KWords
32 KWords
Total of 63
32 KWord Blocks
32 KWords
4 KWords
Total of 8
4 KWord Blocks
4 KWords
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Figure 6. Flash Security Block Memory Map
88h
85h
84h
Parameter Block # 0
81h
80h
SRAM Component
The SRAM is an 4 Mbit asynchronous random access mem ory which features a super low voltage
operation and low current consumption withan ac -
User Programmable OTP
Unique device number
Protection Register Lock210
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cess time of 70 ns in all conditions. The memory
operations can be performed using a single low
voltage supply, 2.7V to 3.3V, whic h is the same as
the Flash voltage supply.
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OPERATING MODES
Flash Bus Operations
There are six stand ard bus operations that control
the device. These are B us Read, Bus Write, Ou tput Disable, Standby, Automatic Standby and Reset. See Table 2, Main Operation Modes, for a
summary.
Typically glitches of less than 5ns on Chip Enable
or Write Enable are ignored by the memory and do
not affect bus operations.
Read. Read Bus operations are used to output
the contents of the Memory Array, the Electronic
Signature, the Status Register and the Comm on
Flash Interface. Both Chip Enable and Output EnablemustbeatV
in order to perform a read op-
IL
eration. The Chip Enable input should be used to
enable the device. Output Enable should be used
to gate data onto the output. The data read depends on the previous command written to the
memory (see Command Interface section). See
Figure 9, Read Mode AC Waveforms , and Table
15, Flash Read AC Cha r acteristics, for details of
when the output becomes valid.
Read mode isthe default state of the device when
exiting Reset or after power-up.
Write. B us Write operations write Commands to
the memory orlatch InputData to beprogrammed.
A write operation is initiated when Chip Enable
and Write Enable are at V
V
. Commands, Input Data and Addresses are
IH
with Output Enable at
IL
latched on the rising edge of Write Enable or Chip
Enable, whichever occurs first.
See Figures 10 and 11, Write AC Waveforms, and
Tables 16 and 17, Flash Write AC Chara cteristics,
for details of the timing requirements.
Output Disable. The data ou tpu ts are high im pedance when the Output Enable is at V
.
IH
Standby. Standby disables most o f the internal
circuitryallowing asubstantial reduc t ion ofthe current consumption. The memory is in stand-by
when Chip Enable is at V
andthedeviceisin
IH
read mode. The power consumption is reduced to
the stand-by level and the outputs are set to high
impedance, independently f rom the Output Enable
or Write Enable inputs. If Chip Enable switches to
during a program or erase operat ion, the de-
V
IH
vice enters Standby mode when finished.
Automatic Standby. AutomaticStandbypro-
vides a low power consumption state during Read
mode. Following a read operation, the device enters Automatic Standby after 150ns of bus inactivity even if Chip Enable is Low, V
current is reduced to I
. The data I nputs/Out-
DD1
, and the supply
IL
puts will s till output data if abus Read operation is
in progress.
Reset. During Reset mode when O ut put Enable
is Low, V
, the memory is des elected and the out-
IL
puts are high impedance. The memory is in R eset
mode when Reset is at V
. The power consump-
IL
tion is reduced to the Standby level, independently
from the Chip Enable, Output Enable or Write Enable inputs. If Reset ispulled to V
during aPro-
SSF
gram or Erase, this operation is aborted and the
memory content is no longer valid.
Flash Command Interface
All Bus Write operations to the memory are interpreted by the Command Interface. Commands
consist of one or more sequential Bus Write operations. An internal Program/Erase Controller handles a ll timings and verifies the correct execution
of the Program and Erase commands. The Pr ogram/Erase Controller provides a Status Register
whose output may be read at any time during, to
monitor the progress of the operation, or the Program/Erase states. See Appendix 29, Table 34,
Write State Machine Current/Next, for a summary
of the Command Interface.
The Command Interface is res et to Read mode
when power is f irst applied, when exiting from Reset or whenever V
is lower than V
DDF
LKO
.Command sequences must be followed exactly. Any
invalid combination of com mands will reset the device to Read mode. Refer to Table 3, Commands,
in conjunction with the text descriptions below.
Read Memory Ar ray Command. TheRead
command returns the memory to its Read mode.
One Bus Write cycle is required to issue t he Read
Memory Array command and returnthe memory to
Read mode. Subsequent read operations willread
the addressed location and output the data. When
a device Reset occurs, the memory defaults to
Read mode.
Read Status Register Command. TheStatus
Register indicates when a program or eras e operation is complete and the success or failure of the
operation itself. Issue a Read Status Register
command to read the Status Register’s contents.
Subsequent Bus Read operations read the Status
Register at any address, untilanother command is
issued. See Table 10, S tatus Register Bits, for details on the definitions of the bits.
The R ead Status Register command may be issued at any time , even during a Program/Erase
operation. Any Read atte mpt during a Program/
Erase operation will automatically output the content of the Status Register.
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Read Electronic Signature Command. The
Read Electronic Signature command reads the
Manufacturer and Dev ice Codes and the Block
Locking Status, or the Protection Register.
The Read Electronic Signature command consists
of one write cycle, a subsequent read will output
the Manufacturer Code, the Device Code, the
Block Lock and Lock-Down Status, o r t he Protection and Lock R egister. See Tables 4, 5 and 6 for
the valid address.
Read CFI Query Command. The Read Query
Command is used to read data from the Common
Flash Interface (CFI) Memory Area , allowing programming equipment or applications to automatically match their interface to the characteristics of
thedevice.OneBusWritecycleisrequiredtoissue the Read Query C ommand. Once the command is issued subsequent Bus Read operations
read from the Common Flash Interface Memory
Area. See Appendix B, Common Flash Interface,
Tables 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 f or details on the
information contained in the Common Flash Interface memory area.
Block Erase Command. TheBlockErasecommandcanbeusedtoeraseablock.Itsetsallthe
bits within the selected block to ’1’. All previous
data in the block is lost. If the block is protected
then the Erase operat ion will abort, the data in the
block will not be changed and the Status Register
will output the error.
Two Bus Write cycles are required to issue the
command.
■ Th e first bus cycle s ets up the Erasecommand.
■ Th e second la tches the block address in the
internal state machine and starts the Program/
Erase Controller.
If the seco nd bus cycle is not Write Erase Confirm
(D0h), Status Register bits b4 and b5 are set and
the command aborts.
Erase abortsif Reset turns to V
. As data integrity
IL
cannot be guaranteed when the Erase operation is
aborted, the block must be erased again.
During Erase operations the memory will accept
the Read Status Register command and the Program/Erase Suspen d command, all other commands will be ignored. Typical Erase times are
given in Table 7, Program, E ras e Times and P r ogram/Erase Endurance Cycles.
See Appendix C, Figure 28, Erase Fl owc hart and
Pseudo Code, for a suggested flowchart fo r using
the Erase command.
Program Command. The memory array can be
programmed word-by-word. Two bus write cycles
are required to issue the Program Command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Program
command.
■ Th e secondlatchesthe Addres s andtheData to
be written and starts the Program/Erase
Controller.
During Program operations the memory will accept the Read Status Regist er command and the
Program/Erase S us pend command. Typical Program times are given in Table 7, Program, Erase
Times and Program/Erase Endurance Cycles.
Programming aborts if Reset goes to V
. As data
IL
integrity cannot be guaranteed when the program
operation is aborted , the block containing the
memory location must be erased and reprogrammed.
See Appendix C, Figure 25 , Program Flowchart
and Pseudo Code, for the flowchart for using the
Program command.
Double Word Program Command. This feature
is offered to improve the programming throughput,
writing a page of two adjacent words in parallel.The two words must differ only for the addres s
A0. Programming should n ot be attempted when
V
PPF
ed if V
is not at V
is below V
PPF
.The command canbeexecut-
PPH
but the res ult is not guar-
PPH
anteed.
Three bus write cycles are necessary to issue the
Double Word Program command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Double Word
Program Command.
■ The second bus cyclelatches the A ddress and
theDataofthefirstwordtobewritten.
■ The third bus cycle la tches the A ddres s and the
Data of thesecond wordto b e written and starts
the Program/Erase Controller.
Read operations output the Status Register content after the programming has started. Programming aborts if Reset goes to V
. As data integrity
IL
cannot be guaranteed when the program operation is aborted, the block containing the memory
location must be erased and reprogrammed.
See Appendix C, Figure 26, Double Word Program Flowchart and Pseudo Code, for the flowchart for using the Double Word Program
command.
Clear Status Register Command. TheClear
Status Register command can be used to reset
bits 1, 3, 4 and 5 in the Status Register to ‘0’. One
bus write cycle is required to issue the Clear Status Register command.
The bits in the Status Register do not automatically ret urn to ‘0’ when a new P rogram or Erase command is issued. The error bits in the Status
Register should be c leared before attempting a
new Program or Erase command.
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Program/Erase Suspend Command. The Pro-
gram/Erase Suspend c ommand is u sed to pause
a Program orErase operation.One bus writecycle
is required t o issue the Program/Erase c ommand
and pause the Program/Erase controller.
During Program/Erase Suspend the Command Interface will accept the Program/Erase Resume,
Read Array, ReadStatus Register,Read Electronic Signature and Read CFI Query commands. Additionally, if the s uspend operation was Erase then
the Program, Block Lock, Block Lock-Down or
Protection Program commands will also be accepted. The block being erased may be protected
by issuing the B lock Protect, BlockLock or Protection Program commands. When the Program/
Erase Resume command is issued the operation
will complete. Only the blocks not being erased
may be read or programmed correctly.
During a Program/Erase Suspend, the device can
be placed in a pseudo-standby mode by taking
Chip Enable to V
Reset turns to V
. Program/Erase i s aborted if
IH
.
IL
See Appendix C, Figure 27, Program or Double
Word P rogram Suspend &Resume Flowchart and
Pseudo Code, and Figure 29, Erase Suspend &
Resume Flowchart and P s eudo Code for flowcharts for using theProgram/Erase Suspend command.
Program/Erase Resume Command. ThePro-
gram/Erase Resume command can be used torestart theProgram/Erase Controller aftera
Program/Erase Suspend operation has paused it.
One Bus Write cycle is required to issue the command. Once the command is issued subsequent
Bus Read operations read the Status Register.
See Appendix C, Figure 27, Program or Double
Word P rogram Suspend &Resume Flowchart and
Pseudo Code, and Figure 29, Erase Suspend &
Resume Flowchart and P s eudo Code for flowcharts for using the Program/Erase Resume command.
Protection Register Program Command. The
Protection Register Program command is used to
Program the 64 bit user One-Time-Programmable
(OTP) segment of the Protection Register. The
segment is programmed 16 bits at a time. When
shipped all bits in the segment are set to ‘1’. The
user can only program the bits to ‘0’.
Two write cycles are required to issue the Protection Register Program command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Protection
Register Program command.
■ Th e secondlatchesthe Addres s andtheData to
be written to the Protection Register and starts
the Program/Erase Controller.
Read operations output the Status Register content after the programming has started.
The segment can beprotected byprogramming bit
1 of the Protection Lock R egister. Bit 1 of t he Protection Lock Register protects bit 2 of t he Protection Lock Re gister. Programming b it 2 of the
Protection Lock Registerwill result in a permanent
protection of the Security Block (see Figure 6,
Flash Security Block Memory Map). Attempting to
program a previously protec t ed Protection Register wil l result in a Status Register error. The protection of the Protection Register and/or the
Security Block is not reversible.
The Protection Register Program cannot be suspended.
Block Lock Command. The Block Lock command is used to lock a block and prevent Pr ogram
or Erase operations from changing the data in it.
All blocks are locked at power-up or reset.
Two Bus Write cycles are required to issue the
Block Lock command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Block Lock
command.
■ The second Bus Write cycle latches the block
address.
The Lock Status can be monitored for each block
using the Read Block Signature command. Table.
9 shows the Lock Status afterissuing a Block Loc k
command.
The Block Lock bits are volatile, once set they remain set u ntil reset or power-down/power-up.
They are c leared by a Blocks Unlock command.
Refer to the section, Block Locking, for a detailed
explanation.
Block Unlock Command. The Blocks Unlock
command is used to unlock a block, allowing the
block to be programmed orerased. Two Bus Write
cycles are required to issue the Blocks Unlock
command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Block Unlock
command.
■ The second Bus Write cycle latches the block
address.
The Lock Status can be monitored for each block
using the Read Block Signature command. Table.
9 shows the Lock Status afterissuing a Block Unlock command. Refer to the section, Block Locking, for a detailed explanation.
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Block Lock-Down Command. A locked block
cannot be Programmed or Erased, or have its
Lock status changed when WP
WP
is high, V
the Lock-Down function is dis-
IH,
is low, VIL. When
abled and thelocked blocks can beindividually unlocked by the Block Unlock command.
Two Bus Write cycles are required to issue the
Block Lock command.
■ Th e first bus cycle sets up the Block Lock
■ The second Bus Write cycle latches the block
address.
The Lock Status can be monitored for each block
using the Read B lock Signature command.
Locked blocks revert to the protected (and not
locked) state w hen the device is reset on powerdown. Table. 9shows the LockStatus af terissuing
a Block Lock-Down comma nd. Refer to the section, Block Locking, for a detailed explanation.
command.
Table 3. Commands
Bus Write Operations
(2)
No. of
Cycles
3WriteX30hWriteAddr 1Data InputWriteAddr 2
2WriteXC0hWrite
Commands
Read Memory Array1+WriteXFFh
Read StatusRegister1+WriteX70hReadX
Read Electronic Signature1+WriteX90hRead
Read CFI Query1+Write55h98hReadCFI AddrQuery
Erase2WriteX20hWrite
Program2WriteX
Double Word Program
Clear Status Register1WriteX50h
Program/Erase Suspend1WriteXB0h
Program/Erase Resume1WriteXD0h
Block Lock2WriteX60hWrite
Block Unlock2WriteX60hWrite
Block Lock-Down2WriteX60hWrite
Protection Register
Program
Note: X = Don't Care.
1. The signature addresses are listed in Tables 4, 5 and 6.
2. Addr 1 and Addr 2 must be consecutive Addresses differing only for A0.
0Don't Care Don't Carexxh88h
0Don't Care Don't Carexxh88h
Table 5. Read Block Signature
Block StatusEF
Locked Block
Unlocked Block
Locked-Down
Block
Note: 1. A Locked Block can be protected "DQ0 = 1" or unprotected "DQ0 = 0"; see Block Locking section.
GFWFA0A1A2-A7A8-A20A12-A20DQ0 DQ1 DQ2-DQ15
V
ILVILVIHVILVIH
VILVILV
V
ILVILVIHVILVIH
IHVILVIH
0Don't Care Block Address1000h
0Don't Care Block Address0000h
0Don't Care Block Address
Table 6. Read Protection Register and Lock Register
WordEF
Lock
Unique ID 0
Unique ID 1
Unique ID 2
Unique ID 3
OTP 0
OTP 1
OTP 2
OTP 3
GFWF A0-A7A8-A20DQ0DQ1DQ2DQ3-DQ7 DQ8-DQ15
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
VILVILV
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
V
ILVILVIH
80hDon't Care0
OTP Prot.
data
81hDon't CareID dataID dataID dataID dataID data
82hDon't CareID dataID dataID dataID dataID data
IH
83hDon't CareID dataID dataID dataID dataID data
84hDon't CareID dataID dataID dataID dataID data
85hDon't CareOTP dataOTP dataOTP dataOTP data OTP data
86hDon't CareOTP dataOTP dataOTP dataOTP data OTP data
87hDon't CareOTP dataOTP dataOTP dataOTP data OTP data
88hDon't CareOTP dataOTP dataOTP dataOTP data OTP data
Security
prot. data
(1)
X
00h00h
100h
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Table 7. Program, Erase Times and Program/Erase Endurance Cycles
ParameterTest Conditions
Word Program
Double Word Program
Main Block Program
Parameter Block Program
Main Block Erase
Parameter Block Erase
Program/Erase Cycles (per Block)100,000cycles
V
PPF=VDDF
V
= 12V ±5%
PPF
= 12V ±5%
V
PPF
V
PPF=VDDF
V
= 12V ±5%
PPF
V
PPF=VDDF
= 12V ±5%
V
PPF
V
PPF=VDDF
V
= 12V ±5%
PPF
V
PPF=VDDF
Flash Memory
Unit
MinTypMax
10200µs
10200µs
0.165s
0.325s
0.024s
0.044s
110 s
110 s
0.810s
0.810s
Flash Block Locking
The Flash Memory features an instant, individual
block locking scheme that allows any block to be
lockedorunlockedwithnolatency.Thislocking
scheme has three levels of protection.
■ Lock/Unlock - this first level allows softwa r e-
only control of block locking.
■ Lock-Down - this second level requires
hardware interaction before locking can be
changed.
■ V
PPF
≤ V
- the third level offers a comp let e
PPLK
hardware protection againstprogram and erase
on all blocks.
The locking status of each block can be set to
Locked, Unlocked, and Lock-Down. The following
sections explain t he operation of the locking system. Table 7, defines all of the poss ible loc king
states (WP
, DQ1, DQ0), and Appendix C, Figure
30, shows a flowchart for the locking operations.
Locked State. The default status of all blocks on
power-up or reset is Locked (states (0,0,1) or
(1,0,1)). L oc ked blocks are fully protected from
any prog ram or erase. Any program or erase operations attempted on a locked block will return an
error in the Status Register. The Status of a
Locked block can be chang ed to Unlocked or
Lock-Down using the appropriate software commands.An Unlockedblockcan beLockedby issuing the Lock command.
Unlocked State. Unlocked blocks (states (0,0,0),
(1,0,0) (1,1,0)), can be programmed or erased. All
unlocked blocks return to the Locked state when
the device is reset or powered-dow n. The status of
an unlocked bloc k can be changed to Locked or
Locked-Down using the appropriate s oftware
commands. A locked block can be unlocked by issuing the Unlock command.
Lock-Down State. Blocks that are Locked-Down
(state (0,1,1))are protected from program and
erase operations (as for Locked blocks) but their
Lock status cannot be changed using software
commands alone. A Lockedor U nlock ed block can
be Locked-Down by issuing the Lock-Down command. Locked-Down bloc ks revert to the Locked
state when the device is reset or powered-down.
The Lock- Down function is dependent on the WPF
input pin. When WPF=0 (VIL), the blocks in the
Lock-Down state (0, 1,1) are protected from program, erase and lock status changes. When
=1 (VIH) the Lock- Down f unc t ion is disabled
WPF
(1,1,1) and Locked-Down blocks can be individually unlocked to t he (1,1,0) state by issuing the
software command , wherethey canbe erased and
programmed. These blocks can then be re-locked
(1,1,1) and unlocked (1,1,0) as desired while WPF
remains high. When WPF is low, blocks that were
previously Locked-Down return to the Lock-Down
state (0, 1,1) regardless of any changes made
while WPF
was high. Device reset or pow er-down
resets all blocks, includingthose in Lock-Down, to
the Locked state.
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Reading a Block’s Lock Status. The lock status
of every block can be read in the R ead Electronic
Signature mode of the device. To enter this mode
write90h tothe device. Subsequent reads atBlock
Address 00002h wil l output the lo ck status of that
block. The lock status is represented by DQ0 and
DQ1. DQ0 indicates the Block Lock/Unlock status
and is set by the Lock command and cleared by
the Unlock command. it is also automatically set
when entering Loc k -Down. DQ1 indicates the
Lock-Down status and is s et by the Lock-Down
command. It c annot b e cleared by software, only
by a device reset or power-down.
Locking Operations During Erase Suspend.
Changes to block lock status c an be performed
during an erase suspend by using the standard
locking command sequences to unlock, lock or
lock-down a block. This is useful in the case when
To change block locking d uring an erase operation, first write the Erase Suspend command, then
check the status register un til it indicates that the
erase operation has been suspended. Next write
the desired Lock command sequenc e to a block
and the lockstatus will be changed. After com pleting any desired lock, read, or program operations,
resume the erase operation w ith the Eras e Resume command.
If a blockis locked or locked-down during an erase
suspend of the same block, the locking status bits
will be changed immediately, but when the erase
is resumed, the erase operation will complete.
Locking operations cannot be performed during a
program suspend. Refer to Appendix D, Command Interface and Program/E ras e Controller
State, for detailed inform ation on which commands are valid during erase suspend.
another block needs to be updated whi le an erase
operation is in progress.
Table 8. Block Lock Status
ItemAddressData
Block Lock Configurationxx002LOCK
Block is UnlockedDQ0=0
Block is LockedDQ0=1
Block is Locked-DownDQ1=1