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Data Sheet
1 Mbit Page-Write EEPROM
SST29EE010
©2009 Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. S71061-13-000 3/09
Read
The Read operations of the SST29EE010 is controlled by
CE# and OE#, both have to be low for the system to obtain
data from the outputs. CE# is used for device selection.
When CE# is high, the chip is deselected and only standby
power is consumed. OE# is the output control and is used
to gate data from the output pins. The data bus is in high
impedance state when either CE# or OE# is high. Refer to
the Read cycle timing diagram for further details (Figure 5).
Write
The Page-Write to the SST29EE010 should always use
the JEDEC Standard Software Data Protection (SDP)
three-byte command sequence. The SST29EE010 con-
tains the optional JEDEC approved Software Data Protec-
tion scheme. SST recommends that SDP always be
enabled, thus, the description of the Write operations will
be given using the SDP enabled format. The three-byte
SDP Enable and SDP Write commands are identical;
therefore, any time a SDP Write command is issued,
Software Data Protection is automatically assured. The
first time the three-byte SDP command is given, the device
becomes SDP enabled. Subsequent issuance of the same
command bypasses the data protection for the page being
written. At the end of the desired Page-Write, the entire
device remains protected. For additional descriptions,
please see the application notes, The Proper Use of
JEDEC Standard Software Data Protection and Protecting
Against Unintentional Writes When Using Single Power
Supply Flash Memories.
The Write operation consists of three steps. Step 1 is the
three-byte load sequence for Software Data Protection.
Step 2 is the byte-load cycle to a page buffer of the
SST29EE010. Steps 1 and 2 use the same timing for both
operations. Step 3 is an internally controlled Write cycle for
writing the data loaded in the page buffer into the memory
array for nonvolatile storage. During both the SDP three-
byte load sequence and the byte-load cycle, the addresses
are latched by the falling edge of either CE# or WE#,
whichever occurs last. The data is latched by the rising
edge of either CE# or WE#, whichever occurs first. The
internal Write cycle is initiated by the TBLCO timer after the
rising edge of WE# or CE#, whichever occurs first. The
Write cycle, once initiated, will continue to completion, typi-
cally within 5 ms. See Figures 6 and 7 for WE# and CE#
controlled Page-Write cycle timing diagrams and Figures
16 and 18 for flowcharts.
The Write operation has three functional cycles: the Soft-
ware Data Protection load sequence, the page-load cycle,
and the internal Write cycle. The Software Data Protection
consists of a specific three-byte load sequence that allows
writing to the selected page and will leave the
SST29EE010 protected at the end of the Page-Write. The
page-load cycle consists of loading 1 to 128 bytes of data
into the page buffer. The internal Write cycle consists of the
TBLCO time-out and the write timer operation. During the
Write operation, the only valid reads are Data# Polling and
Toggle Bit.
The Page-Write operation allows the loading of up to 128
bytes of data into the page buffer of the SST29EE010
before the initiation of the internal Write cycle. During the
internal Write cycle, all the data in the page buffer is written
simultaneously into the memory array. Hence, the Page-
Write feature of SST29EE010 allows the entire memory to
be written in as little as 5 seconds. During the internal Write
cycle, the host is free to perform additional tasks, such as to
fetch data from other locations in the system to set up the
write to the next page. In each Page-Write operation, all the
bytes that are loaded into the page buffer must have the
same page address, i.e. A7 through A16. Any byte not
loaded with user data will be written to FFH.
See Figures 6 and 7 for the Page-Write cycle timing dia-
grams. If after the completion of the three-byte SDP load
sequence or the initial byte-load cycle, the host loads a sec-
ond byte into the page buffer within a byte-load cycle time
(TBLC) of 100 µs, the SST29EE010 will stay in the page-
load cycle. Additional bytes are then loaded consecutively.
The page-load cycle will be terminated if no additional byte
is loaded into the page buffer within 200 µs (TBLCO) from
the last byte-load cycle, i.e., no subsequent WE# or CE#
high-to-low transition after the last rising edge of WE# or
CE#. Data in the page buffer can be changed by a subse-
quent byte-load cycle. The page-load period can continue
indefinitely, as long as the host continues to load the device
within the byte-load cycle time of 100 µs. The page to be
loaded is determined by the page address of the last byte
loaded.
Software Chip-Erase
The SST29EE010 provides a Chip-Erase operation, which
allows the user to simultaneously clear the entire memory
array to the “1” state. This is useful when the entire device
must be quickly erased.
The Software Chip-Erase operation is initiated by using a
specific six-byte load sequence. After the load sequence,
the device enters into an internally timed cycle similar to the
Write cycle. During the Erase operation, the only valid read
is Toggle Bit. See Table 4 for the load sequence, Figure 11
for timing diagram, and Figure 20 for the flowchart.