W49F020
Publication Release Date: April 14, 2005
- 3 - Revision A4
6. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Read Mode
The read operation of the W49F020 is controlled by #CE and #OE, both of which have to be low for the
host to obtain data from the outputs. #CE is used for device selection. When #CE is high, the chip is
de-selected and only standby power will be 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 timing waveforms for further details.
Reset Operation
The #RESET pin provides a hardware method of resetting the device to reading array data. When the
system drives the #RESET pin low for at least a period of tRSTP, the device immediately terminates any
operation in progress and ignores all attempts for the duration of the #RESET pulse. The device also
resets the internal state machine to reading array data. The operation that was interrupted should be
reinitiated once the device is ready to accept another command sequence, to ensure data integrity.
Current is reduced for the duration of the #RESET pulse. When #RESET is held at VIL, the device enters
the TTL standby mode; if #RESET is held at Vss, the device enters the CMOS standby mode.
The #RESET pin may be tied to the system reset circuitry. A system reset would thus also reset the
Flash memory, enabling the system to read the boot-up firmware from the Flash memory.
Boot Block Operation
There is an 8K-byte boot block in this device, which can be used to store boot code. The boot block
locates in the first 8K bytes of the memory with the address range from 0000(hex) to 1FFF(hex). For the
specific code, please see Command Codes for Boot Block Lockout Enable.
When the boot block is enabled, data for the designated block cannot be erased or programmed
(programming lockout); other memory locations can be changed by the regular programming method.
When the boot block programming lockout feature is activated, the chip erase function cannot erase the
boot block any longer.
In order to detect whether the boot block feature is set on the 8K-bytes block or not, users can perform
software command sequence to check it. First, enter the product identification mode (see Command
Codes for Identification/Boot Block Lockout Detection for specific code), and then read from address
"0002 hex". If the output data is "1," the boot block programming lockout feature is activated; if the
output data is "0," the lockout feature is inactivated and the block can be erased/programmed.
To return to normal operation, perform a three-byte command sequence (or an alternate single-word
command) to exit the identification mode. For the specific code, see Command Codes for
Identification/Boot Block Lockout Detection.
Chip Erase Operation
The chip-erase mode can be initiated by a six-word command sequence. After the command loading
cycle, the device enters the internal chip erase mode, which is automatically timed and will be completed
in a fast 100 mS (typical). The host system is not required to provide any control or timing during this
operation. If the boot block programming lockout is activated, only the data in the main memory blocks
will be erased to FF(hex), and the data in the boot block will not be erased (remains same as before the
chip erase operation). The entire memory array will be erased to FF hex by the chip erase operation if
the boot block programming lockout feature is not activated. Once the boot block lockout feature is
activated, the chip erase function erase the main memory block but not the boot block. The device will