S29AL004D
4 Megabit (512 K x 8-Bit/256 K x 16-Bit)
CMOS 3.0 Volt-only Boot Sector Flash Memory
Data Sheet
PRELIMINARY
Notice to Readers:
This document states the current technical specifications
regarding the Spansion product(s) described herein. The Preliminary status of
this document indicates that a product qualification has been completed, and
that initial production has begun. Due to the phases of the manufacturing
process that require maintaining efficiency and quality, this document may be
revised by subsequent versions or modifications due to changes in technical
specifications.
Publication Number
S29AL004D_00
Revision
A
Amendment
2
Issue Date
June 1, 2005
P r e l i m i n a r y
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S29AL004D
4 Megabit (512 K x 8-Bit/256 K x 16-Bit)
CMOS 3.0 Volt-only Boot Sector Flash Memory
Data Sheet
Distinctive Characteristics
Architectural Advantages
Single power supply operation
— 2.7 to 3.6 volt read and write operations for battery-
powered applications
PRELIMINARY
Performance Characteristics
High performance
— Access times as fast as 55 ns
— Extended temperature range (-40°C to +125°C)
Manufactured on 200nm process technology
— Compatible with 0.32µm Am29LV400B and
MBM29LV400T/BC
Ultra low power consumption (typical values
at 5 MHz)
— 200 nA Automatic Sleep mode current
— 200 nA standby mode current
— 9 mA read current
— 20 mA program/erase current
Flexible sector architecture
— One 16 Kbyte, two 8 Kbyte, one 32 Kbyte, and seven
64 Kbyte sectors (byte mode)
— One 8 Kword, two 4 Kword, one 16 Kword, and seven
32 Kword sectors (word mode)
— Supports full chip erase
Unlock Bypass Program Command
— Reduces overall programming time when issuing
multiple program command sequences
Cycling Endurance: 1,000,000 cycles per
sector typical
Data Retention: 20 years typical
Package Options
48-ball FBGA
48-pin TSOP
44-pin SO
Top or bottom boot block configurations
available
Embedded Algorithms
— Embedded Erase algorithm automatically
preprograms and erases the entire chip or any
combination of designated sectors
— Embedded Program algorithm automatically writes
and verifies data at specified addresses
Software Features
Data# Polling and toggle bits
— Provides a software method of detecting program or
erase operation completion
Compatibility with JEDEC standards
— Pinout and software compatible with single-power
supply Flash
— Superior inadvertent write protection
Erase Suspend/Erase Resume
— Suspends an erase operation to read data from, or
program data to, a sector that is not being erased,
then resumes the erase operation
Sector Protection features
— A hardware method of locking a sector to prevent any
program or erase operations within that sector
— Sectors can be locked in-system or via programming
equipment
— Temporary Sector Unprotect feature allows code
changes in previously locked sectors
Hardware Features
Ready/Busy# pin (RY/BY#)
— Provides a hardware method of detecting program or
erase cycle completion
Hardware reset pin (RESET#)
— Hardware method to reset the device to reading array
data
Publication Number
S29AL004D_00
Revision
A
Amendment
2
Issue Date
June 1, 2005
“This document states the current technical specifications regarding the Spansion product(s) described herein. The Preliminary status of this
document indicates that product qualification has been completed, and that initial production has begun. Due to the phases of the manufacturing
process that require maintaining efficiency and quality, this document may be revised by subsequent versions or modifications due to changes
in technical specifications.”
P r e l i m i n a r y
General Description
The S29AL004D is a 4 Mbit, 3.0 volt-only Flash memory organized as 524,288
bytes or 262,144 words. The device is offered in 48-ball FBGA, 44-pin SO, and
48-pin TSOP packages. The word-wide data (x16) appears on DQ15–DQ0; the
byte-wide (x8) data appears on DQ7–DQ0. This device requires only a single, 3.0
volt V
CC
supply to perform read, program, and erase operations. A standard
EPROM programmer can also be used to program and erase the device.
This device is manufactured using Spansion’s 200nm process technology, and of-
fers all the features and benefits of the Am29LV400B and MBM29LV400T/BC,
which were manufactured using 320nm process technology.
The standard device offers access times of 70 and 90ns, allowing high speed mi-
croprocessors to operate without wait states. To eliminate bus contention the
device has separate chip enable (CE#), write enable (WE#) and output enable
(OE#) controls.
The device requires only a
single 3.0 volt power supply
for both read and write
functions. Internally generated and regulated voltages are provided for the pro-
gram and erase operations.
The device is entirely command set compatible with the
JEDEC single-power-
supply Flash standard.
Commands are written to the command register using
standard microprocessor write timings. Register contents serve as input to an in-
ternal state-machine that controls the erase and programming circuitry. Write
cycles also internally latch addresses and data needed for the programming and
erase operations. Reading data out of the device is similar to reading from other
Flash or EPROM devices.
Device programming occurs by executing the program command sequence. This
initiates the
Embedded Program
algorithm—an internal algorithm that auto-
matically times the program pulse widths and verifies proper cell margin. The
Unlock Bypass
mode facilitates faster programming times by requiring only two
write cycles to program data instead of four.
Device erasure occurs by executing the erase command sequence. This initiates
the
Embedded Erase
algorithm—an internal algorithm that automatically
preprograms the array (if it is not already programmed) before executing the
erase operation. During erase, the device automatically times the erase pulse
widths and verifies proper cell margin.
The host system can detect whether a program or erase operation is complete by
observing the RY/BY# pin, or by reading the DQ7 (Data# Polling) and DQ6 (tog-
gle)
status bits.
After a program or erase cycle is completed, the device is ready
to read array data or accept another command.
The
sector erase architecture
allows memory sectors to be erased and repro-
grammed without affecting the data contents of other sectors. The device is fully
erased when shipped from the factory.
Hardware data protection
measures include a low V
CC
detector that automat-
ically inhibits write operations during power transitions. The
hardware sector
protection
feature disables both program and erase operations in any combina-
tion of the sectors of memory. This can be achieved in-system or via
programming equipment.
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The
Erase Suspend
feature enables the user to put erase on hold for any period
of time to read data from, or program data to, any sector that is not selected for
erasure. True background erase can thus be achieved.
The
hardware RESET# pin
terminates any operation in progress and resets the
internal state machine to reading array data. The RESET# pin may be tied to the
system reset circuitry. A system reset would thus also reset the device, enabling
the system microprocessor to read the boot-up firmware from the Flash memory.
The device offers two power-saving features. When addresses are stable for a
specified amount of time, the device enters the
automatic sleep mode.
The
system can also place the device into the
standby mode.
Power consumption is
greatly reduced in both these modes.
Spansion’s Flash technology combines years of Flash memory manufacturing ex-
perience to produce the highest levels of quality, reliability and cost
effectiveness. The device electrically erases all bits within a sector simulta-
neously via Fowler-Nordheim tunneling. The data is programmed using hot
electron injection.
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