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• Organization: 2M×8 / 1M×16
• Sector architecture
- One 16K; two 8K; one 32K; and thirty-one 64K byte sectors
- One 8K; two 4K; one 16K; and thirty-one 32K word sectors
- Boot code sector architecture—T (top) or B (bottom)
- Erase any combination of sectors or full chip
• Single 2.7-3.6V power supply for read/write operations
• Sector protection
• High speed 70/80/90/120 ns address access time
• Automated on-chip programming algorithm
- Automatically programs/verifies data at specified address
• Automated on-chip erase algorithm
- Automatically preprograms/erases chip or specified
sectors
• Hardware RESET pin
- Resets internal state machine to read mode
• Low power consumption
- 200 nA typical automatic sleep mode current
- 200 nA typical standby current
- 10 mA typical read current
• JEDEC standard software, packages and pinouts
- 48-pin TSOP
- 44-pin SO (availability TBD)
• CFI (Common Flash Interface) compliant
• Detection of program/erase cycle completion
- DQ7 DATA polling
- DQ6 toggle bit
- RY/BY output
• Erase suspend/resume
- Supports reading data from or programming data to a
sector not being erased
• Low V
CC
write lock-out below 1.5V
• 10 year data retention at 150C
• 100,000 write/erase cycle endurance
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V
CC
V
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RESET
Program/erase
control
Command
register
CE
OE
Program voltage
generator
Chip enable
Output enable
Logic
STB
Data latch
Sector protect/
erase voltage
switches
Erase voltage
generator
DQ0–DQ15 (A-1)
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A15
A14
A13
A12
A11
A10
A9
A8
A19
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WE
RESET
NC
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RY/BY
A18
A17
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
44-pin SO
Reset
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DQ6
DQ13
DQ5
DQ12
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DQ11
DQ3
DQ10
DQ2
DQ9
DQ1
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Maximum chip enable access time
Maximum output enable access time
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The AS29LV160 is a 16 megabit, 3.0 volt Flash memory organized as 2 Megabyte of 8 bits/1 Megabyte of 16 bits each. For
flexible erase and program capability, the 8 megabits of data is divided into thirty-five sectors: one 16K, two 8K, one 32K, and
thirty-one 64k byte sectors; or one 8K, two 4K, one 16K, and thirty-one 32K word sectors. The ×8 data appears on DQ0–DQ7;
the ×16 data appears on DQ0–DQ15. The AS29LV160 is offered in JEDEC standard 48-pin TSOP, 48-pin BGA, and 44-pin SO
(availability TBD) packages. This device is designed to be programmed and erased in-system with a single 3.0V V
CC
supply. The
device can also be reprogrammed in standard EPROM programmers.
The AS29LV160 offers access times of 70/80/90/120 ns, allowing 0-wait state operation of high speed microprocessors. To
eliminate bus contention the device has separate chip enable (CE), write enable (WE), and output enable (OE) controls. Word
mode (×16 output) is selected by BYTE = high. Byte mode (×8 output) is selected by BYTE = low.
The AS29LV160 is fully compatible with the JEDEC single power supply Flash standard. Write commands are sent to the
command register using standard microprocessor write timings. An internal state-machine uses register contents to control the
erase and programming circuitry. Write cycles also internally latch addresses and data needed for the programming and erase
operations. Read data from the device occurs in the same manner as other Flash or EPROM devices. Use the program command
sequence to invoke the automated on-chip programming algorithm that automatically times the program pulse widths and
verifies proper cell margin. Use the erase command sequence to invoke the automated on-chip erase algorithm that preprograms
the sector (if it is not already programmed before executing the erase operation), times the erase pulse widths, and verifies
proper cell margin.
Boot sector architecture enables the system to boot from either the top (AS29LV160T) or the bottom (AS29LV160B) sector.
Sector erase architecture allows specified sectors of memory to be erased and reprogrammed without altering data in other
sectors. A sector typically erases and verifies within 1.0 seconds. Hardware sector protection disables both program and erase
operations in all, or any combination of, the nineteen sectors. The device provides true background erase with Erase Suspend,
which puts erase operations on hold to either read data from, or program data to, a sector that is not being erased. The chip erase
command will automatically erase all unprotected sectors.
A factory shipped AS29LV160 is fully erased (all bits = 1). The programming operation sets bits to 0. Data is programmed into
the array one byte at a time in any sequence and across sector boundaries. A sector must be erased to change bits from 0 to 1.
Erase returns all bytes in a sector to the erased state (all bits = 1). Each sector is erased individually with no effect on other
sectors.
The device features single 3.0V power supply operation for Read, Write, and Erase functions. Internally generated and regulated
voltages are provided for the Program and Erase operations. A low V
CC
detector automatically inhibits write operations during
power transtitions. The RY/BY pin, DATA polling of DQ7, or toggle bit (DQ6) may be used to detect end of program or erase
operations. The device automatically resets to the read mode after program/erase operations are completed. DQ2 indicates which
sectors are being erased.
The AS29LV160 resists accidental erasure or spurious programming signals resulting from power transitions. Control register
architecture permits alteration of memory contents only after successful completion of specific command sequences. During
power up, the device is set to read mode with all program/erase commands disabled when V
CC
is less than V
LKO
(lockout
voltage). The command registers are not affected by noise pulses of less than 5 ns on OE, CE, or WE. To initiate write commands,
CE and WE must be logical zero and OE a logical 1.
When the device’s hardware RESET pin is driven low, any program/erase operation in progress is terminated and the internal
state machine is reset to read mode. If the RESET pin is tied to the system reset circuitry and a system reset occurs during an
automated on-chip program/erase algorithm, data in address locations being operated on may become corrupted and requires
rewriting. Resetting the device enables the system’s microprocessor to read boot-up firmware from the Flash memory.
The AS29LV160 uses Fowler-Nordheim tunnelling to electrically erase all bits within a sector simultaneously. Bytes are
programmed one at a time using EPROM programming mechanism of hot electron injection.
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Mode
ID read MFR code
ID read device code
Read
Standby
Output disable
Write
Enable sector protect
Sector unprotect
Temporary sector
unprotect
Verify sector protect
†
Verify sector unprotect
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Hardware Reset
CE
L
L
L
H
L
L
L
L
X
L
L
X
OE
L
L
L
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V
ID
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L
L
X
WE
H
H
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X
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L
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Pulse/L
X
H
H
X
A0
L
H
A0
X
X
A0
L
L
X
L
L
X
A1
L
L
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X
X
A1
H
H
X
H
H
X
A6
L
L
A6
X
X
A6
L
H
X
L
H
X
A9
V
ID
V
ID
A9
X
X
A9
V
ID
V
ID
X
V
ID
V
ID
X
RESET
H
H
H
H
H
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H
L
DQ
Code
Code
D
OUT
High Z
High Z
D
IN
X
X
X
Code
Code
High Z
L = Low (<V
IL
) = logic 0; H = High (>V
IH
) = logic 1; V
ID
= 10.0 ± 1.0V; X = don’t care.
In ×16 mode, BYTE = V
IH
. In ×8 mode, BYTE = V
IL
with DQ8-DQ14 in high Z and DQ15 = A-1.
†
Verification of sector protect/unprotect during A9 = V
ID.
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Item
ID MFR code,
device code
Read mode
Description
Selected by A9 = V
ID
(9.5V–10.5V), CE = OE = A1 = A6 = L, enabling outputs.
When A0 is low (V
IL
) the output data = 52h, a unique Mfr. code for Alliance Semiconductor Flash products.
When A0 is high (V
IH
), D
OUT
represents the device code for the AS29LV160.
Selected with CE = OE = L, WE = H. Data is valid in t
ACC
time after addresses are stable, t
CE
after CE is low
and t
OE
after OE is low.
Selected with CE = H. Part is powered down, and I
CC
reduced to <1.0 µA when CE = V
CC
± 0.3V = RESET. If
activated during an automated on-chip algorithm, the device completes the operation before entering
standby.
Part remains powered up; but outputs tri-stated with OE pulled high.
Selected with CE = WE = L, OE = H. Accomplish all Flash erasure and programming through the command
register. Contents of command register serve as inputs to the internal state machine. Address latching occurs
on the falling edge of WE or CE, whichever occurs later. Data latching occurs on the rising edge WE or CE,
whichever occurs first. Filters on WE prevent spurious noise events from appearing as write commands.
Hardware protection circuitry implemented with external programming equipment causes the device to
disable program and erase operations for specified sectors. For in-system sector protection, refer to Sector
protect algorithm on page 15.
Standby
Output disable
Write
Enable
sector protect
Disables sector protection for all sectors using external programming equipment. All sectors must be
Sector unprotect protected prior to sector unprotection. For in-system sector unprotection, refer to Sector unprotect
algorithm on page 15.
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Verify sector
protect/
unprotect
Description
Verifies write protection for sector. Sectors are protected from program/erase operations on commercial
programming equipment. Determine if sector protection exists in a system by writing the ID read command
sequence and reading location XXX02h, where address bits A12–18 select the defined sector addresses. A
logical 1 on DQ0 indicates a protected sector; a logical 0 indicates an unprotected sector.
Temporarily disables sector protection for in-system data changes to protected sectors. Apply +10V to RESET
Temporary
to activate temporary sector unprotect mode. During temporary sector unprotect mode, program protected
sector unprotect sectors by selecting the appropriate sector address. All protected sectors revert to protected state on removal
of +10V from RESET.
RESET
Deep
power down
Resets the interal state machine to read mode. If device is programming or erasing when RESET = L, data
may be corrupted.
Hold RESET low to enter deep power down mode (
<
1 µA). Recovery time to start of first read cycle is 50ns.
Enabled automatically when addresses remain stable for 300ns. Typical current draw is 1 µA with no current
Automatic sleep drawn by the external devices from teh output pin. Existing data is available to the system during this mode.
mode
If an address is changed, automatic sleep mode is disabled and new data is returned within standard access
times.
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Bottom boot sector architecture (AS29LV160B)
Sector
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
×8
000000-003FFF
004000-005FFF
006000-007FFF
008000-00FFFF
010000-01FFFF
020000-02FFFF
030000-03FFFF
040000-04FFFF
050000-05FFFF
060000-06FFFF
070000-07FFFF
080000-08FFFF
090000-09FFFF
0A0000-0AFFFF
0B0000-0BFFFF
0C0000-0CFFFF
0D0000-0DFFFF
0E0000-0EFFFF
0F0000-0FFFFF
×16
00000-01FFF
02000-02FFF
03000-03FFF
04000-07FFF
08000-0FFFF
10000-17FFF
18000-1FFFF
20000-27FFF
28000-2FFFF
30000-37FFF
38000-3FFFF
40000-47FFF
48000-4FFFF
50000-57FFF
58000-5FFFF
60000-67FFF
68000-6FFFF
70000-77FFF
78000-7FFFF
Size
(Kbytes)
16
8
8
32
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
Top boot sector architecture (AS29LV160T)
×8
000000-00FFFF
010000-01FFFF
020000-02FFFF
030000-03FFFF
040000-04FFFF
050000-05FFFF
060000-06FFFF
070000-07FFFF
080000-08FFFF
090000-09FFFF
0A0000-0AFFFF
0B0000-0BFFFF
0C0000-0CFFFF
0D0000-0DFFFF
0E0000-0EFFFF
0F0000-0FFFFF
100000-10FFFF
110000-11FFFF
120000-12FFFF
×16
00000-07FFF
08000-0FFFF
10000-17FFF
18000-1FFFF
20000-27FFF
28000-2FFFF
30000-37FFF
38000-3FFFF
40000-47FFF
48000-4FFFF
50000-57FFF
58000-5FFFF
60000-67FFF
68000-6FFFF
70000-77FFF
78000-7FFFF
80000-87FFF
88000-8FFFF
90000-97FFF
Size
(Kbytes)
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
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Bottom boot sector architecture (AS29LV160B)
Sector
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
×8
100000-10FFFF
110000-11FFFF
120000-12FFFF
130000-13FFFF
140000-14FFFF
150000-15FFFF
160000-16FFFF
170000-17FFFF
180000-18FFFF
190000-19FFFF
1A0000-1AFFFF
1B0000-1BFFFF
1C0000-1CFFFF
1D0000-1DFFFF
1E0000-1EFFFF
1F0000-1FFFFF
×16
80000-87FFF
88000-8FFFF
90000-97FFF
98000-9FFFF
A0000-A7FFF
A8000-AFFFF
B0000-B7FFF
B8000-BFFFF
C0000-C7FFF
C8000-CFFFF
D0000-D7FFF
D8000-DFFFF
E0000-E7FFF
E8000-EFFFF
F0000-F7FFF
F8000-FFFFF
Size
(Kbytes)
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
Top boot sector architecture (AS29LV160T)
×8
130000-13FFFF
140000-14FFFF
150000-15FFFF
160000-16FFFF
170000-17FFFF
180000-18FFFF
190000-19FFFF
1A0000-1AFFFF
1B0000-1BFFFF
1C0000-1CFFFF
1D0000-1DFFFF
1E0000-1EFFFF
1F0000-1F7FFF
1F8000-1F9FFF
1FA000-1FBFFF
1FC000-1FFFFF
×16
98000-9FFFF
A0000-A7FFF
A8000-AFFFF
B0000-B7FFF
B8000-BFFFF
C0000-C7FFF
C8000-CFFFF
D0000-D7FFF
D8000-DFFFF
E0000-E7FFF
E8000-EFFFF
F0000-F7FFF
F8000-FBFFF
FC000-FCFFF
FD000-FDFFF
FE000-FFFFF
Size
(Kbytes)
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
32
8
8
16
In word mode, there are one 8K word, two 4K word, one 16K word, and fifteen 32K word sectors. Address range is A19–A-1 if BYTE = V
IL
; address range is
A19–A0 if BYTE = V
IH
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Bottom boot sector architecture
Sector
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
(AS29LV160B)
A19 A18 A17 A16
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
A15
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
A14
0
0
0
1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A13
0
1
1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A12
X
0
1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Top boot sector architecture
(AS29LV160T)
A17
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
A16
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
A15
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
A14
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A13
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A12
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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