
Spansion Inc.
Architectural Advantages
Single power supply operation
– Full voltage range: 2.7 to 3.6V read and write operations
Memory architecture
– Uniform 4 kB sectors
– 256-byte page size
Program
– Page Program (up to 256 bytes) in 0.7 ms (typical)
– Program operations are on a page by page basis
– Quad Page Programming
Erase
– Bulk erase function
– Uniform sector erase (4 kB)
– Uniform block erase (32 kB and 64 kB)
– Erase/Program Suspend and Resume
Cycling endurance
– 100,000 erase/program cycles typical
Data retention
– 20-year data retention typical
Process technology
– Manufactured on 0.09 µm process technology
Package option
– Industry Standard Pinouts
– 16-pin SO package (300 mils)
Performance Characteristics
Speed
– Normal READ (Serial): 33 MHz clock rate
– FAST_READ (Serial): 104 MHz clock rate (maximum)
– 104/70 MHz DUAL Output/Quad SPI clocks
– 208/280 MHz equivalent Dual/Quad SPI
– 35 MB/s continuous data transfer rate
Low Power Consumption
– 4 mA active current, 1.5 µA in Deep Power-down mode (typical)
– Industrial temperature range (–40°C to +85°C)
Efficient “Continuous Read Mode”
– Low Instruction overhead
– Continuous Read with 8/16/32/64-Byte Wrap
– As few as 8 clocks to address memory
– Allows true XIP (execute in place) operation
Memory Protection Features
Advanced security features
– Software and Hardware Write-Protect
– Top/Bottom, 4 kB complement array protection
– Power Supply Lock-Down and OTP protection
– 64-Bit Unique ID for each device
– Discoverable Parameters (SFDP) Registers
– 3x 256-Byte Security Registers with OTP locks
– Volatile & Non-volatile Status Register Bits