4 Mbit LPC Flash
SST49LF040B
SST49LF040B4Mb LPC Flash memory
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FEATURES:
• 4 Mbit SuperFlash Memory Array for Code or
Data Storage
– SST49LF040B: 512K x8 (4 Mbit)
• Conforms to Intel LPC Interface Specification
– Supports Single-Byte LPC Memory Cycle
• Flexible Erase Capability
– Uniform 4 KByte sectors
– Uniform 64 KByte overlay blocks
– Chip-Erase for PP Mode Only
• Single 3.0-3.6V Read and Write Operations
• Superior Reliability
– Endurance: 100,000 Cycles (typical)
– Greater than 100 years Data Retention
• Low Power Consumption
– Active Read Current: 6 mA (typical)
– Standby Current: 10 µA (typical)
• Fast Sector-Erase/Byte-Program Operation
– Sector-Erase Time: 18 ms (typical)
– Block-Erase Time: 18 ms (typical)
– Chip-Erase Time: 70 ms (typical)
– Byte-Program Time: 14 µs (typical)
– Chip Rewrite Time: 8 seconds (typical)
– Single-pulse Program or Erase
– Internal timing generation
• Two Operational Modes
– Low Pin Count (LPC) interface mode for
in-system operation
– Parallel Programming (PP) mode for fast
production programming
• LPC Interface Mode
– LPC bus interface supporting byte Read and
Write
– 33 MHz clock frequency operation
– WP# and TBL# pins provide hardware write
protection for entire chip and/or top Boot Block
– Block Locking Registers for individual block
Write-Lock and Lock-Down protection
– JEDEC Standard SDP Command Set
– Data# Polling and Toggle Bit for End-of-Write
detection
– 5 GPI pins for system design flexibility
– 4 ID pins for multi-chip selection
• Parallel Programming (PP) Mode
– 11-pin multiplexed address and 8-pin data
I/O interface
– Supports fast In-System or PROM programming
for manufacturing
• CMOS and PCI I/O Compatibility
• Packages Available
– 32-lead PLCC
– 32-lead TSOP (8mm x 14mm)
• All non-Pb (lead-free) devices are RoHS compliant
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The SST49LF040B flash memory devices are designed to
interface with host controllers (chipsets) that support a low-
pin-count (LPC) interface for BIOS code storage. Two inter-
face modes are supported by the SST49LF040B: LPC
Memory mode for in-system operation compatible with
Intel’s LPC Interface Specification and Parallel Program-
ming (PP) mode to interface with industry-standard pro-
gramming equipment.
The SST49LF040B flash memory devices are manufac-
tured with SST’s proprietary, high-performance SuperFlash
technology. The split-gate cell design and thick-oxide tun-
neling injector attain greater reliability and manufacturability
compared
with
alternative
approaches.
The
SST49LF040B devices significantly improve performance
and reliability, while lowering power consumption. The
SST49LF040B devices write (Program or Erase) with a
single 3.0-3.6V power supply.
The SST49LF040B use less energy during Erase and Pro-
gram than alternative flash memory technologies. The total
energy consumed is a function of the applied voltage, cur-
rent and time of application. Since for any given voltage
range the SuperFlash technology uses less current to pro-
gram and has a shorter erase time, the total energy con-
sumed during any Erase or Program operation is less than
alternative flash memory technologies.
The SuperFlash technology provides fixed Erase and Pro-
gram times, independent of the number of Erase/Program
cycles that have occurred. This means the system software
or hardware does not have to be calibrated or correlated to
the cumulative number of Erase cycles as is necessary
with alternative flash memory technologies, whose Erase
and Program times increase with accumulated Erase/Pro-
gram cycles.
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Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
These specifications are subject to change without notice.
4 Mbit LPC Flash
SST49LF040B
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The SST49LF040B devices provide a maximum Byte-Pro-
gram time of 20 µsec. The entire memory can be erased
and programmed byte-by-byte typically in 8 seconds for the
SST49LF040B device, when using status detection fea-
tures such as Toggle Bit or Data# Polling to indicate the
completion of Program operation. To protect against inad-
vertent writes, the SST49LF040B device employ on-chip
hardware and software data protection (SDP) schemes. It
is offered with a typical endurance of 100,000 cycles. Data
retention is rated at greater than 100 years.
To meet high density, surface mount requirements, the
SST49LF040B devices are offered in 32-lead PLCC and a
32-lead TSOP package. In addition, SST is providing lead-
free (non-Pb) package options to address the growing
need for non-Pb solutions in electronic components. Non-
Pb package versions can be obtained by ordering products
with a package code suffix of “E” as the environmental
attribute in the product part number. See Figures 2 and 3
for pin assignments and Table 1 for pin descriptions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LIST OF TABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PIN ASSIGNMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PIN DESCRIPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Input/Output Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Input Communication Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interface Mode Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Identification Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General Purpose Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Write Protect / Top Block Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Row / Column Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Output Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Write Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
No Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DEVICE MEMORY MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MODE SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LPC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Device Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LPC Memory Read Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LPC Memory Write Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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4 Mbit LPC Flash
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Abort Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Response to Invalid Fields for LPC Memory Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multiple Device Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Write Operation Status Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PARALLEL PROGRAMMING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Device Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Write Operation Status Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Data Protection (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SOFTWARE COMMAND SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AC Characteristics (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AC Characteristics (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
PACKAGING DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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4 Mbit LPC Flash
SST49LF040B
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: Functional Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FIGURE 2: Pin Assignments for 32-lead PLCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FIGURE 3: Pin Assignments for 32-lead TSOP (8mm x 14mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FIGURE 4: Device Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FIGURE 5: LPC Memory Read Cycle Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FIGURE 6: LPC Memory Write Cycle Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FIGURE 7: LCLK Waveform (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FIGURE 8: Output Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FIGURE 9: Input Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FIGURE 10: Reset Timing Diagram (LPC MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FIGURE 11: Reset Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FIGURE 12: Read Cycle Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
FIGURE 13: Write Cycle Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
FIGURE 14: Data# Polling Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIGURE 15: Toggle Bit Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIGURE 16: Byte-Program Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FIGURE 17: Sector-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FIGURE 18: Block-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FIGURE 19: Chip-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FIGURE 20: Software ID Entry and Read (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FIGURE 21: Software ID Exit (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FIGURE 22: AC Input/Output Reference Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FIGURE 23: A Test Load Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FIGURE 24: 32-lead Plastic Lead Chip Carrier (PLCC) SST Package Code: NH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FIGURE 25: 32-lead Thin Small Outline Package (TSOP) 8mm x 14mm SST Package Code: WH . . . . . . 37
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4 Mbit LPC Flash
SST49LF040B
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: Pin Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TABLE 2: Product Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TABLE 3: LPC Memory Read Cycle Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TABLE 4: LPC Memory Write Cycle Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TABLE 5: LPC Memory Address Decoding Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TABLE 6: LPC Memory Address bits definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TABLE 7: LPC Memory Multiple Device Selection Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TABLE 8: Block Locking Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TABLE 9: Block Locking Register Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TABLE 10: Operation Modes Selection (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TABLE 11: Software Command Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TABLE 12: DC Operating Characteristics (All Interfaces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TABLE 13: Recommended System Power-up Timings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TABLE 14: Pin Capacitance (VDD=3.3V, TA=25 °C, f=1 Mhz, other pins open). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TABLE 15: Reliability Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TABLE 16: Clock Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TABLE 17: Read/Write Cycle Timing Parameters, V
DD
=3.0-3.6V (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
TABLE 18: AC Input/Output Specifications (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
TABLE 19: Interface Measurement Condition Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TABLE 20: Reset Timing Parameters, V
DD
=3.0-3.6V (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TABLE 21: Reset Timing Parameters, V
DD
=3.0-3.6V (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
TABLE 22: Read Cycle Timing Parameters, V
DD
=3.0-3.6V (PP Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TABLE 23: Program/Erase Cycle Timing Parameters, V
DD
=3.0-3.6V (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TABLE 24: Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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