
Retired Product
DS05-20907-4E_July 31, 2007
MBM29PL32TM/BM90/10
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Word/Byte Configuration
BYTE pin selects the byte (8-bit) mode or word (16-bit) mode for the device. When this pin is driven high, the
device operates in the word (16-bit) mode. Data is read and programmed at DQ15 to DQ0. When this pin is driven
low, the device operates in byte (8-bit) mode. In this mode, DQ15/A-1 pin becomes the lowest address bit, and
DQ14 to DQ8 bits are tri-stated. However, the command bus cycle is always an 8-bit operation and hence
commands are written at DQ7 to DQ0 and DQ15 to DQ8 bits are ignored.
Data Protection
The device is designed to offer protection against accidental erasure or programming caused by spurious system
level signals that may exist during power transitions. During power up the device automatically reset the internal
state machine in Read mode. Also, with its control register architecture, alteration of memory contents only
occurs after successful completion of specific multi-bus cycle command sequences.
The device also incorporates several features to prevent inadvertent write cycles resulting form VCC power-up
and power-down transitions or system noise.
(1) Low VCC Write Inhibit
To avoid initiation of a write cycle during VCC power-up and power-down, a write cycle is locked out for VCC less
than VLKO. If VCC < VLKO, the command register is disabled and all internal program/erase circuits are disabled.
Under this condition, the device will reset to the read mode. Subsequent writes will be ignored until the VCC level
is greater than VLKO. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the control pins are logically correct to prevent
unintentional writes when VCC is above VLKO.
If Embedded Erase Algorithm is interrupted, the intervened erasing sector(s) is(are) not valid.
(2) Write Pulse “Glitch” Protection
Noise pulses of less than 3 ns (typical) on OE, CE, or WE will not initiate a write cycle.
(3) Logical Inhibit
Writing is inhibited by holding any one of OE = VIL, CE = VIH, or WE = VIH. To initiate a write, CE and WE must
be a logical zero while OE is a logical one.
(4) Power-up Write Inhibit
Power-up of the devices with WE = CE = VIL and OE = VIH will not accept commands on the rising edge of WE.
The internal state machine is automatically reset to read mode on power-up.
(5) Sector Protection
Device user is able to protect each sector group individually to store and protect data. Protection circuit voids
both write and erase commands that are addressed to protected sectors.
Any commands to write or erase addressed to protected sector are ignored .