a29160 AMIC Technology Corporation, a29160 Datasheet - Page 20

• Manufacturer Part Number: a29160
• Description: 2m X 8 Bit / 1m X 16 Bit Cmos 5.0 Volt-only, Boot Sector Flash Memory
• Manufacturer: AMIC Technology Corporation

Write Operation Status
Several bits, I/O
the A29160 to determine the status of a write operation.
Table 10 and the following subsections describe the
functions of these status bits. I/O
offer a method for determining whether a program or erase
operation is complete or in progress. These three bits are
discussed first.
I/O
The
whether an Embedded Algorithm is in progress or completed,
or whether the device is in Erase Suspend.
valid after the rising edge of the final
program or erase command sequence.
During the Embedded Program algorithm, the device outputs
on I/O
This I/O
Suspend. When the Embedded Program algorithm is
complete, the device outputs the datum programmed to I/O
The system must provide the program address to read valid
status information on I/O
protected sector,
approximately 2μs, then the device returns to reading array
data.
During the Embedded Erase algorithm,
produces a "0" on I/O
is complete, or if the device enters the Erase Suspend mode,
complement/true datum output described for the Embedded
Program algorithm: the erase function changes all the bits in
a sector to "1"; prior to this, the device outputs the
"complement," or "0." The system must provide an address
within any of the sectors selected for erasure to read valid
status information on I/O
After an erase command sequence is written, if all sectors
selected for erasing are protected,
active for approximately 100μs, then the device returns to
reading array data. If not all selected sectors are protected,
the Embedded Erase algorithm erases the unprotected
sectors, and ignores the selected sectors that are protected.
When the system detects I/O
complement to true data, it can read valid data at I/O
on the following read cycles. This is because I/O
change asynchronously with I/O
(
Embedded Algorithms) figure in the "AC Characteristics"
section illustrates this. Table 10 shows the outputs for
Polling on I/O
(April, 2010, Version 0.2)
Data
OE
7
: Data Polling
Data
) is asserted low. The
7
Polling produces a "1" on I/O
the complement of the datum programmed to I/O
7
status also applies to programming during Erase
Polling bit, I/O
7
. Figure 5 shows the
2
, I/O
Data
3
7
, I/O
. When the Embedded Erase algorithm
7
7
.
. If a program address falls within a
5
, I/O
7
Polling on I/O
, indicates to the host system
Data
6
, I/O
0
7
- I/O
7
Data
7
has changed from the
, I/O
.This is analogous to the
7,
Polling Timings (During
Data
RY/
6
while Output Enable
6
Polling algorithm.
BY
WE
and RY/
Polling on I/O
7
Data
are provided in
is active for
Data
pulse in the
Polling is
BY
Polling
7
7
Data
- I/O
each
may
7
is
7
7
0
.
.
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Note :
1. VA = Valid address for programming. During a sector
2. I/O
erase operation, a valid address is an address within any
sector selected for erasure. During chip erase, a valid
address is any non-protected sector address.
I/O
No
7
7
should be rechecked even if I/O
may change simultaneously with I/O
Figure 5. Data Polling Algorithm
Read I/O
Read I/O
Address = VA
Address = VA
I/O
I/O
I/O
START
7
7
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= Data ?
= Data ?
5
= 1?
7
7
-I/O
- I/O
Yes
No
No
0
0
A29160 Series
5
= "1" because
Yes
Yes
5
.
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