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SST49LF004B
SST49LF002B / 003B / 004B4Mb Firmware Hub
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FEATURES:
• 4 Mbit SuperFlash memory array for code/data
storage
– SST49LF004B: 512K x8 (4 Mbit)
• Conforms to Intel LPC Interface Specification
– Supports Single-Byte Firmware Memory
Cycle Type
• 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
• CMOS and PCI I/O Compatibility
• Two Operational Modes
– Low Pin Count (LPC) interface mode for
in-system operation
– Parallel Programming (PP) mode for fast
production programming
• Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface Mode
– LPC bus interface supporting byte Read and
Write
– 33 MHz clock frequency operation
– WP# and TBL# pins provide hardware write
protect 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
• Packages Available
– 32-lead PLCC
– 32-lead TSOP (8mm x 14mm)
• All non-Pb (lead-free) devices are RoHS compliant
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The SST49LF004B flash memory devices are designed to
interface with host controllers (chipsets) that support a low-
pin-count (LPC) interface for BIOS applications. The
SST49LF004B devices comply with Intel’s LPC Interface
Specification, supporting single-byte Firmware Memory
cycle type.
The SST49LF004B devices are backward compatible to
the SST49LF004A Firmware Hub. In this document, FWH
mode in the SST49LF004A specification is referenced as
the Firmware Memory Read/Write cycle. Two interface
modes are supported by the SST49LF004B: LPC mode
(Firmware Memory cycle types) for in-system operations
and Parallel Programming (PP) mode to interface with pro-
gramming equipment.
The SST49LF004B 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
SST49LF004B devices significantly improve performance
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and reliability, while lowering power consumption. The
SST49LF004B devices write (Program or Erase) with a
single 3.0-3.6V power supply.
The SST49LF004B 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.
The SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
These specifications are subject to change without notice.
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The SST49LF004B 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
SST49LF004B 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 SST49LF004B 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
SST49LF004B is offered in both 32-lead PLCC and 32-
lead TSOP packages. In addition, SST provides lead-free
(non-Pb) package options to address the growing need for
non-Pb solutions in electronic components. Non-Pb pack-
age version can be obtained by ordering products with a
package code suffix of “E” as the environmental attribute in
the product part number. See Figures 1 and 2 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
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LPC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Device Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Firmware Memory Read Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Firmware Memory Write Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Abort Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Response to Invalid Fields for Firmware Memory Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multiple Device Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Write Operation Status Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PARALLEL PROGRAMMING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Device Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Write Operation Status Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Data Protection (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SOFTWARE COMMAND SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AC Characteristics (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
AC Characteristics (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PACKAGING DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: Pin Assignments for 32-lead PLCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FIGURE 2: Pin Assignments for 32-lead TSOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FIGURE 3: Device Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FIGURE 4: Firmware Memory Read Cycle Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FIGURE 5: Firmware Memory Write Cycle Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FIGURE 6: LCLK Waveform (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
FIGURE 7: Output Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FIGURE 8: Input Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FIGURE 9: Reset Timing Diagram (LPC MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FIGURE 10: Reset Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FIGURE 11: Read Cycle Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
FIGURE 12: Write Cycle Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
FIGURE 13: Data# Polling Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
FIGURE 14: Toggle Bit Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
FIGURE 15: Byte-Program Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIGURE 16: Sector-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIGURE 17: Block-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FIGURE 18: Chip-Erase Timing Diagram (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FIGURE 19: Software ID Entry and Read (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FIGURE 20: Software ID Exit (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FIGURE 21: AC Input/Output Reference Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FIGURE 22: A Test Load Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: Pin Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TABLE 2: Product Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TABLE 3: Firmware Memory Cycles START Field Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
TABLE 4: Firmware Memory Read Cycle Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TABLE 5: Firmware Memory Write Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TABLE 6: Firmware Memory Multiple Device Selection Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TABLE 7: Block Locking Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TABLE 8: Block Locking Register Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TABLE 9: Operation Modes Selection (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TABLE 10: Software Command Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TABLE 11: DC Operating Characteristics (All Interfaces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TABLE 12: Recommended System Power-up Timings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TABLE 13: Pin Capacitance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TABLE 14: Reliability Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TABLE 15: Clock Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TABLE 16: Read/Write Cycle Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TABLE 17: AC Input/Output Specifications (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TABLE 18: Interface Measurement Condition Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TABLE 19: Reset Timing Parameters (LPC Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TABLE 20: Reset Timing Parameters (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TABLE 21: Read Cycle Timing Parameters (PP Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
TABLE 22: Program/Erase Cycle Timing Parameters (PP Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
TABLE 23: Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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