
Mnemon
ic Bit Name Logic
Level Definition Note
P/ECS 7 P/E.C. Status ’1’ Ready Indicates the P/E.C. status, check during Program
or Erase, and on completion before checkingbits
b4 orb5 for Program orErase Success
’0’ Busy
ESS 6 Erase
Suspend
Status
’1’ Suspended On an Erase Suspend instruction P/ECS and
ESS bits are set to ’1’. ESS bit remains ’1’until an
Erase Resume instruction is given.
’0’ In progress or
Completed
ES 5 Erase Status ’1’ Erase Error ES bit is set to ’1’if P/E.C. has appliedthe
maximum number of erase pulses to the block
without achieving an erase verify.
’0’ Erase Success
PS 4 Program
Status
’1’ Program Error PS bit set to ’1’ if the P/E.C. has failed to program
a byte orword.
’0’ Program
Success
VPPS 3 VPP Status ’1’ VPP Low, Abort VPPS bit is set if the VPP voltage is below
VPPH(min) when a Program or Erase instruction
has been executed.
’0’ VPP OK
2 Reserved
1 Reserved
0 Reserved
Notes: Logic level ’1’ is High, ’0’ is Low.
Table 7. Status Register
Instructions and Commands
Eight Instructions are defined to perform Read
Memory Array, Read Status Register, Read Elec-
tronic Signature, Erase, Program, Clear Status
Register, Erase Suspend and Erase Resume. An
internalProgram/EraseController(P/E.C.)handles
alltiming andverificationof the ProgramandErase
instructions and provides status bits to indicateits
operation and exit status. Instructions are com-
posed of a first command write operation followed
by either second command write, to confirm the
commands for programming or erase, or a read
operationtoreaddatafromthearray,theElectronic
Signatureor the StatusRegister.
For added data protection, theinstructionsfor byte
or word program and block erase consist of two
commands that are written to the memory and
which start theautomaticP/E.C. operation.Byte or
wordprogrammingtakestypically9µs, blockerase
typically1 second.Erasureofa memoryblockmay
be suspended in order to read data from another
blockandthenresumed.AStatusRegistermaybe
read atanytime, includingduringthe programming
or erase cycles, to monitor the progress of the
operation.
Power Saving
The M28V430 and M28V440 have a number of
power saving features. Following a Read access
the memory enters a static mode in which the
supply current is typically 2mA. A CMOS standby
mode is entered when the ChipEnable E and the
Reset/PowerDown (RP) signals are at VCC, when
the supply current drops to typically60µA. Adeep
power down mode is enabled when the Re-
set/Power Down (RP) signal is at VSS, when the
supply current drops to typically 0.2µA. The time
requiredto awakefromthedeeppowerdownmode
is 700ns maximum, with instructions to the C.I.
recognised afteronly 580ns.
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M28V430, M28V440