DATASHEET
S29AL016M
16 Megabit (2 M x 8-Bit/1 M x 16-Bit)
3.0 Volt-only Boot Sector Flash Memory
featuring MirrorBit
TM
technology
Data Sheet
Distinctive Characteristics
Architectural Advantages
Single power supply operation
— 3 V for read, erase, and program operations
Manuf
actured on 0.23 µm MirrorBit
TM
process
technology
Se
cSi
TM
(Secured Silicon) Sector region
— 128-word/256-byte sector for permanent, secure
id
entification through an 8-word/16-byte random
Electronic Serial Number, accessible through a
command sequence
— May be programmed and locked at the factory or by
th
e customer
Fle
xible sector architecture
— One 16 Kbyte, two 8 Kbyte, one 32 Kbyte, and thirty-
o
ne 64 Kbyte sectors (byte mode)
— One 8 Kword, two 4 Kword, one 16 Kword, and thirty-
on
e 32 Kword sectors (word mode)
C
ompatibility with JEDEC standards
— Provides pinout and software compatibility for single-
po
wer supply flash, and superior inadvertent write
protection
Top o
r bottom boot block configurations available
100,
000 erase cycle typical per sector
20-year t
ypical data retention
Performance Characteristics
High performance
— 90 ns access time
— 0.7 s typical sector erase time
Lo
w power consumption (typical values at 5 MHz)
— 400 nA standby mode current
— 15 mA read current
— 40 mA program/erase current
— 400 nA Automatic Sleep mode current
Pack
age options
— 48-ball Fine-pitch BGA
— 64-ball Fortified BGA
— 48-pin TSOP
Software Features
— Program Suspend & Resume: read other sectors
before programming operation is completed
— Erase Suspend & Resume: read/program other
se
ctors before an erase operation is completed
— Data# polling & toggle bits provide status
— Unlock Bypass Program command reduces overall
mult
iple-word programming time
— CFI (Common Flash Interface
) compliant: allows host
system to identify and accommodate multiple flash
devices
Hardware Features
— Sector Protection: hardware-level method of
preventing write operations within a sector
— Temporary Sector Unprotect: V
ID
-level method of
changing code in locked sectors
— Hardware reset input (RESET#) resets device
— Ready/Busy# output (RY/BY#) indicates program or
er
ase cycle completion
MS-8