Data Sheet
©2010 Greenliant Systems, Ltd. S71355-04-000 05/10
www.greenliant.com
FEATURES:
• Industry Standard ATA/IDE Bus Interface
– Host Interface: 16-bit access
– Supports up to PIO Mode-6
– Supports up to Multi-word DMA Mode-4
– Supports up to Ultra DMA Mode-4
• Interface for Standard NAND Flash Media
– Flash Media Interface: Single or Dual 8-bit access
- Supports up to 4 flash media devices per channel
- Supports up to 8 flash media devices directly
- Supports up to 64 flash media devices with
external decoding logic
– Supports Single-Level Cell (SLC) or Multi-Level Cell
(MLC) flash media
- 2 KByte and 4 KByte program page size
• 3.0V Power Supply
• 5.0V or 3.0V Host Interface Through VDDQ Pins
• Low Current Operation:
– Active mode: 25 mA/35 mA (3.0V/5.0V) (typical)
– Sleep mode: 80 µA/100 µA (3.0V/5.0V) (typical)
• Power Management Unit
– Immediate disabling of unused circuitry without host
intervention
– Zero wake-up latency
• Write Protection
– WP#/PD# pin configurable by host for prevention of
data overwrites
• 20-byte Unique ID for Enhanced Security
– Factory Pre-programmed 10-byte Unique ID
– User-Programmable 10-byte ID
• Programmable, Multitasking NAND Interface
• Firmware Storage in Embedded SuperFlash®
• Pre-programmed Embedded Firmware
– Performs self-initialization on first system Power-on
– Executes industry standard ATA/IDE commands
– Implements dynamic wear-leveling
algorithms to substantially increase the longevity
of flash media
– Embedded Flash File System
• Built-in Hardware ECC
– Corrects up to 8 random single-bit errors per
512-byte sector
• Built-in Internal System Clock
• Multi-tasking Technology Enables Fast
Sustained Write Performance (Host to Flash)
– Supports up to 30 MB/sec
• Fast Sustained Read Performance (Flash to Host)
– Up to 30 MB/sec
• Automatic Recognition and Initialization of
Flash Media Devices
– Seamless integration into a standard SMT
manufacturing process
– 5 sec. (typical) for flash drive recognition and setup
• Commercial and Industrial Temperature Ranges
– 0°C to 70°C for commercial operation
– -40°C to +85°C for industrial operation
• Packages Available
– 100-lead TQFP – 14mm x 14mm
– 85-ball VFBGA – 6mm x 6mm
• All non-Pb (lead-free) Devices are RoHS Compliant
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The GLS55VD020 is the heart of a high-performance,
flash media-based data storage system. The NAND Con-
troller recognizes the control, address, and data signals on
the ATA/IDE bus and translates them into memory
accesses for standard NAND-type flash media. Utilizing
both Single-Level Cell (SLC) and Multi-Level Cell
(MLC) flash media, this technology supports solid state
mass storage applications by offering new, expanded
functionality while enabling smaller, lighter designs with
lower power consumption.
The NAND Controller supports standard ATA/IDE protocol
with up to PIO Mode-6, Multi-word DMA Mode-4, and
Ultra DMA Mode-4 interface. The ATA/IDE interface is
widely used in such products as portable and desktop com-
puters, portable media player, music players, handheld
data collection scanners, PDAs, handy terminals, personal
communicators, audio recorders, monitoring devices, and
set-top boxes.
The NAND Controller uses SuperFlash® memory technol-
ogy and is factory pre-programmed with an embedded
flash file system. Upon initial power-on, the GLS55VD020
recognizes attached flash media devices, sets up a bad
block table, executes all necessary handshaking routines
for flash media support, and, finally, performs the low-level
format. This process typically takes about 3 second plus
0.5 seconds per gigabyte of drive capacity, allowing a 4
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