Am29LV400B KGD
Data Sheet
July 2003
The following document specifies Spansion memory products that are now offered by both Advanced
Micro Devices and Fujitsu. Although the document is marked with the name of the company that orig-
inally developed the specification, these products will be offered to customers of both AMD and
Fujitsu.
Continuity of Specifications
There is no change to this datasheet as a result of offering the device as a Spansion product. Any
changes that have been made are the result of normal datasheet improvement and are noted in the
document revision summary, where supported. Future routine revisions will occur when appropriate,
and changes will be noted in a revision summary.
Continuity of Ordering Part Numbers
AMD and Fujitsu continue to support existing part numbers beginning with “Am” and “MBM”. To order
these products, please use only the Ordering Part Numbers listed in this document.
For More Information
Please contact your local AMD or Fujitsu sales office for additional information about Spansion
memory solutions.
Publication Number
23427
Revision
C
Amendment
0
Issue Date
October 15, 2003
SUPPLEMENT
Am29LV400B Known Good Die
4 Megabit (512 K x 8-Bit/256 K x 16-Bit)
CMOS 3.0 Volt-only, Boot Sector Flash Memory
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
■
Single power supply operation
— 2.7 to 3.6 V for read, program, and erase
operations
— Ideal for battery-powered applications
■
Manufactured on 0.32 µm process technology
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High performance
— 60R, 70, 80, 90, or 120 ns access time
■
Low power consumption (typical values at
5 MHz)
— 200 nA Automatic Sleep mode current
— 200 nA standby mode current
— 7 mA read current
— 15 mA program/erase current
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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
— 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
■
Unlock Bypass Program Command
— Reduces overall programming time when issuing
multiple program command sequences
■
Top or bottom boot block configurations
available
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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
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Minimum 1,000,000 write cycle guarantee
per sector
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Compatibility with JEDEC standards
— Pinout and software compatible with single-
power supply Flash
— Superior inadvertent write protection
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Data# Polling and toggle bits
— Provides a software method of detecting program
or erase operation completion
■
Ready/Busy# pin (RY/BY#)
— Provides a hardware method of detecting
program or erase cycle completion
■
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
■
Hardware reset pin (RESET#)
— Hardware method to reset the device to reading
array data
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20-year data retention at 125°C
■
Tested to datasheet specifications at
temperature
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Quality and reliability levels equivalent to
standard packaged components
Publication#
23427
Rev:
C
Amendment/0
Issue Date:
October 15, 2003
S U P P L E M E N T
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Am29LV400B in Known Good Die (KGD) form is
an 4 Mbit, 3.0 volt-only Flash memory. AMD defines
KGD as standard product in die form, tested for function-
ality and speed. AMD KGD products have the same reli-
ability and quality as AMD products in packaged form.
Hardware data protection
measures include a low
V
CC
detector that automatically inhibits write opera-
tions during power transitions. The
hardware sector
protection
feature disables both program and erase
operations in any combination of the sectors of
memory. This can be achieved in-system or via pro-
gramming equipment.
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#
terminates any operation in
progress and resets the internal state machine to
reading array data. The RESET# 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 have been 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.
AMD’s Flash technology combines years of Flash
memory manufacturing experience to produce the
highest levels of quality, reliability and cost effective-
ness. The device electrically erases all bits within
a sector simultaneously via Fowler-Nordheim tun-
neling. The data is programmed using hot electron injec-
tion.
Am29LV400B Features
The Am29LV400B is an 4 Mbit, 3.0 volt-only Flash
memory organized as 524,288 bytes or 262,144 words.
The word-wide data (x16) appears on DQ15–DQ0; the
byte-wide (x8) data appears on DQ7–DQ0. To elimi-
nate 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
program and erase operations. No V
PP
is required for
program or erase operations.
The device is entirely command set compatible with the
JEDEC single-power-supply Flash standard.
Com-
mands are written to the command register using stan-
dard microprocessor write timings. Register contents
serve as input to an internal state-machine that con-
trols 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 facili-
tates 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 automati-
cally preprograms the array (if it is not already pro-
grammed) 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
(toggle)
status bits.
After a program or erase cycle has
been completed, the device is ready to read array data
or accept another command.
The
sector erase architecture
allows memory sectors
to be erased and reprogrammed without affecting the
data contents of other sectors. The device is fully
erased when shipped from the factory.
Electrical Specifications
Refer to the Am29LV400B data sheet, publication
number 21523, for full electrical specifications on the
Am29LV400B in KGD form.
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