S29PL-N MirrorBit™ Flash Family
29PL256N, S29PL127N, S29PL129N,
256/128/128 Mb (16/8/8 M x 16-Bit) CMOS, 3.0 Volt-only
Simultaneous Read/Write, Page-Mode Flash Memory
Data Sheet
PRELIMINARY
Notice to Readers:
This document indicates 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
S29PL-N_00
Revision
A
Amendment
4
Issue Date
November 23, 2005
P r e l i m i n a r y
Notice On Data Sheet Designations
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IO
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Questions regarding these document designations may be directed to your local AMD or Fujitsu
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S29PL-N MirrorBit™ Flash Family
S29PL-N_00_A4 November 23, 2005
S29PL-N MirrorBit™ Flash Family
S29PL256N, S29PL127N, S29PL129N,
256/128/128 Mb (16/8/8 M x 16-Bit) CMOS, 3.0 Volt-only
Simultaneous Read/Write, Page-Mode Flash Memory
Data Sheet
PRELIMINARY
General Description
The Spansion S29PL-N is the latest generation 3.0-Volt page mode read family fabricated using the 110 nm Mirrorbit
TM
Flash process technology. These 8-word page-mode Flash devices are capable of performing simultaneous read and write
operations with zero latency on two separate banks. These devices offer fast page access times of 25 to 30 ns, with
corresponding random access times of 65 ns, 70 ns, and 80 ns respectively, allowing high speed microprocessors to op-
erate without wait states. The S29PL129N device offers the additional feature of dual chip enable inputs (CE1# and
CE2#) that allow each half of the memory space to be controlled separately.
Distinctive Characteristics
Architectural Advantages
32-Word Write Buffer
Dual Chip Enable Inputs (only for S29PL129N)
— Two CE# inputs control selection of each half of the
memory space
Single Power Supply Operation
— Full Voltage range of 2.7 – 3.6 V read, erase, and
program operations for battery-powered applications
— Voltage range of 2.7 – 3.1 V valid for PL-N MCP
products
Simultaneous Read/Write Operation
— Data can be continuously read from one bank while
executing erase/program functions in another bank
— Zero latency switching from write to read operations
4-Bank Sector Architecture with Top and Bottom
Boot Blocks
256-Word Secured Silicon Sector Region
— Up to 128 factory-locked words
— Up to 128 customer-lockable words
Manufactured on 0.11 µm Process Technology
Data Retention of 20 years Typical
Cycling Endurance of 100,000 Cycles per Sector
Typical
Hardware Features
WP#/ACC (Write Protect/Acceleration) Input
— At V
IL
, hardware level protection for the first and last
two 32 Kword sectors.
— At V
IH
, allows the use of DYB/PPB sector protection
— At V
HH
, provides accelerated programming in a
factory setting
Dual Boot and No Boot Options
Low V
CC
Write Inhibit
Security Features
Persistent Sector Protection
— A command sector protection method to lock
combinations of individual sectors to prevent
program or erase operations within that sector
— Sectors can be locked and unlocked in-system at V
CC
level
Password Sector Protection
— A sophisticated sector protection method locks
combinations of individual sectors to prevent program
or erase operations within that sector using a user
defined 64-bit password
Performance Characteristics
Read Access Times (@ 30 pF, Industrial Temp.)
Random Access Time, ns (t
ACC
)
Page Access Time, ns (t
PACC
)
Max CE# Access Time, ns (t
CE
)
Max OE# Access Time, ns (t
OE
)
65
25
65
25
70
30
70
30
80
30
80
30
Typical Program & Erase Times (typical values) (See Note)
Typical Word
Typical Effective Word (32 words in buffer)
Accelerated Write Buffer Program
Typical Sector Erase Time (32-Kword Sector)
Typical Sector Erase Time (128-Kword Sector)
40 µs
9.4 µs
6 µs
300 ms
1.6 s
Note:
:
Typical program and erase times assume the following
Current Consumption (typical values)
8-Word Page Read
Simultaneous Read/Write
Program/Erase
Standby
6 mA
65 mA
25 mA
20 µA
S29PL-N
256
129
127
Package Options
VBH064
VBH084
8.0 x 11.6 mm,
8.0 x 11.6 mm,
64-ball
84-ball
conditions: 25°C, 3.0 V V
CC
, 10,000 cycles; checkerboard data pattern.
LAA064
11 x 13 mm, 64-ball
Fortified BGA
Publication Number
S29PL-N_00
Revision
A
Amendment
4
Issue Date
November 23, 2005
P r e l i m i n a r y
Contents
1
2
3
4
Ordering Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Input/Output Descriptions and Logic Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connection Diagrams/Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Special Handling Instructions for FBGA Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.2 VBH084, 8.0 x 11.6 mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.2.1 Connection Diagram – S29PL256N MCP Compatible Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.2.2 Physical Dimensions – VBH084, 8.0 x 11.6 mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 VBH064, 8 x 11.6 mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3.1 Connection Diagram – S29PL127N MCP Compatible Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3.2 Connection Diagram – S29PL129N MCP Compatible Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.3.3 Physical Dimensions – VBH064, 8 x 11.6 mm – S29PL-N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3.4 Connection Diagram – S29PL-N Fortified Ball Grid Array Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3.5 Physical Dimensions – LAA064, 11 x 13 mm – S29PL-N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4 MCP Look-Ahead Connection Diagram/Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4.1 For All Page Mode MCPs Comprised of Code Flash + (p)SRAM + Data Flash . . . . . . 16
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.1 Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Device Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Device Operation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1.1 Dual Chip Enable Device Description and Operation (PL129N Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2 Asynchronous Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
7.2.1 Non-Page Random Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
7.2.2 Page Mode Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
7.3 Autoselect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
7.4 Program/Erase Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
7.4.1 Single Word Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
7.4.2 Write Buffer Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
7.4.3 Sector Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
7.4.4 Chip Erase Command Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
7.4.5 Erase Suspend/Erase Resume Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.4.6 Program Suspend/Program Resume Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
7.4.7 Accelerated Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.4.8 Unlock Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
7.4.9 Write Operation Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.5 Simultaneous Read/Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
7.6 Writing Commands/Command Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
7.7 Hardware Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
7.8 Software Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Advanced Sector Protection/Unprotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.1 Lock Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
8.2 Persistent Protection Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
8.3 Dynamic Protection Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
8.4 Persistent Protection Bit Lock Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
8.5 Password Protection Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.6 Advanced Sector Protection Software Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.7 Hardware Data Protection Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.7.1 WP# Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
8.7.2 Low V
CC
Write Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.7.3 Write Pulse
Glitch Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.7.4 Power-Up Write Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Power Conservation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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9.1 Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
9.2 Automatic Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
9.3 Hardware RESET# Input Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
9.4 Output Disable (OE#). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Secured Silicon Sector Flash Memory Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10.1 Factory Secured Silicon Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
10.2 Customer Secured Silicon Sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
10.3 Secured Silicon Sector Entry and Exit Command Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
11.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
11.2 Operating Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11.3 Test Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11.4 Key to Switching Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11.5 Switching Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
11.6 V
CC
Power Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
11.7 DC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
11.7.1 DC Characteristics (V
CC
= 2.7 V to 3.6 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
11.7.2 DC Characteristics (V
CC
= 2.7 V to 3.1 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
11.8 AC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
11.8.1 Read Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
11.8.2 Read Operation Timing Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
11.8.3 Hardware Reset (RESET#) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
11.8.4 Erase/Program Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
11.8.5 Erase and Programming Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
11.8.6 BGA Ball Capacitance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
12.1 Common Flash Memory Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Commonly Used Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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