FM25W256 256-Kbit (32 K × 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM Datasheet.pdf

FM25W256
256-Kbit (32 K × 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM
64-Kbit (8 K × 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM
Features
Functional Overview
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256-Kbit ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM)
logically organized as 32K × 8
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❐ High-endurance 100 trillion (10 ) read/writes
❐ 151-year data retention (See the Data Retention and
Endurance table)
❐ NoDelay™ writes
❐ Advanced high-reliability ferroelectric process
The FM25W256 is a 256-Kbit nonvolatile memory employing an
advanced ferroelectric process. A ferroelectric random access
memory or F-RAM is nonvolatile and performs reads and writes
similar to a RAM. It provides reliable data retention for 151 years
while eliminating the complexities, overhead, and system level
reliability problems caused by serial flash, EEPROM, and other
nonvolatile memories.
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Very fast serial peripheral interface (SPI)
❐ Up to 20 MHz frequency
❐ Direct hardware replacement for serial flash and EEPROM
❐ Supports SPI mode 0 (0,0) and mode 3 (1,1)
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Sophisticated write protection scheme
❐ Hardware protection using the Write Protect (WP) pin
❐ Software protection using Write Disable instruction
❐ Software block protection for 1/4, 1/2, or entire array
Unlike serial flash and EEPROM, the FM25W256 performs write
operations at bus speed. No write delays are incurred. Data is
written to the memory array immediately after each byte is
successfully transferred to the device. The next bus cycle can
commence without the need for data polling. In addition, the
product offers substantial write endurance compared with other
nonvolatile memories. The FM25W256 is capable of supporting
1014 read/write cycles, or 100 million times more write cycles
than EEPROM.
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Low power consumption
❐ 250 μA active current at 1 MHz
❐ 15 μA (typ) standby current
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Wide voltage operation: VDD = 2.7 V to 5.5 V
■
Industrial temperature: –40 °C to +85 °C
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8-pin small outline integrated circuit (SOIC) package
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Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) compliant
These capabilities make the FM25W256 ideal for nonvolatile
memory applications requiring frequent or rapid writes.
Examples range from data collection, where the number of write
cycles may be critical, to demanding industrial controls where the
long write time of serial flash or EEPROM can cause data loss.
The FM25W256 provides substantial benefits to users of serial
EEPROM or flash as a hardware drop-in replacement. The
FM25W256 uses the high-speed SPI bus, which enhances the
high-speed write capability of F-RAM technology. The device
specifications are guaranteed over an industrial temperature
range of –40 °C to +85 °C.
For a complete list of related documentation, click here.
Logic Block Diagram
WP
CS
HOLD
Instruction Decoder
Clock Generator
Control Logic
Write Protect
SCK
32 K x 8
F-RAM Array
Instruction Register
Address Register
Counter
15
SI
8
Data I/O Register
SO
3
Nonvolatile Status
Register
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Document Number: 001-84506 Rev. *E
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Revised August 11, 2015
FM25W256
Contents
Pinout ................................................................................ 3
Pin Definitions .................................................................. 3
Overview ............................................................................ 4
Memory Architecture ........................................................ 4
Serial Peripheral Interface – SPI Bus .............................. 4
SPI Overview ............................................................... 4
SPI Modes ................................................................... 5
Power Up to First Access ............................................ 6
Command Structure .................................................... 6
WREN - Set Write Enable Latch ................................. 6
WRDI - Reset Write Enable Latch ............................... 6
Status Register and Write Protection ............................. 6
RDSR - Read Status Register ..................................... 7
WRSR - Write Status Register .................................... 7
Memory Operation ............................................................ 8
Write Operation ........................................................... 8
Read Operation ........................................................... 8
HOLD Pin Operation ................................................... 9
Endurance ................................................................. 10
Maximum Ratings ........................................................... 11
Operating Range ............................................................. 11
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DC Electrical Characteristics ........................................ 11
Data Retention and Endurance ..................................... 12
Capacitance .................................................................... 12
Thermal Resistance ........................................................ 12
AC Test Conditions ........................................................ 12
AC Switching Characteristics ....................................... 13
Power Cycle Timing ....................................................... 15
Ordering Information ...................................................... 16
Ordering Code Definitions ......................................... 16
Package Diagram ............................................................ 17
Acronyms ........................................................................ 18
Document Conventions ................................................. 18
Units of Measure ....................................................... 18
Document History Page ................................................. 19
Sales, Solutions, and Legal Information ...................... 20
Worldwide Sales and Design Support ....................... 20
Products .................................................................... 20
PSoC® Solutions ...................................................... 20
Cypress Developer Community ................................. 20
Technical Support ..................................................... 20
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FM25W256
Pinout
Figure 1. 8-pin SOIC pinout
CS
1
SO
2
WP
3
VSS
4
Top View
not to scale
8
VDD
7
HOLD
6
SCK
5
SI
Pin Definitions
Pin Name
I/O Type
Description
CS
Input
Chip Select. This active LOW input activates the device. When HIGH, the device enters
low-power standby mode, ignores other inputs, and tristates the output. When LOW, the device
internally activates the SCK signal. A falling edge on CS must occur before every opcode.
SCK
Input
Serial Clock. All I/O activity is synchronized to the serial clock. Inputs are latched on the rising
edge and outputs occur on the falling edge. Because the device is synchronous, the clock
frequency may be any value between 0 and 20 MHz and may be interrupted at any time.
SI[1]
Input
Serial Input. All data is input to the device on this pin. The pin is sampled on the rising edge of
SCK and is ignored at other times. It should always be driven to a valid logic level to meet IDD
specifications.
SO[1]
Output
Serial Output. This is the data output pin. It is driven during a read and remains tristated at all
other times including when HOLD is LOW. Data transitions are driven on the falling edge of the
serial clock.
WP
Input
Write Protect. This active LOW pin prevents write operation to the Status Register when WPEN
is set to ‘1’. This is critical because other write protection features are controlled through the
Status Register. A complete explanation of write protection is provided in Status Register and
Write Protection on page 7. This pin must be tied to VDD if not used.
HOLD
Input
HOLD Pin. The HOLD pin is used when the host CPU must interrupt a memory operation for
another task. When HOLD is LOW, the current operation is suspended. The device ignores any
transition on SCK or CS. All transitions on HOLD must occur while SCK is LOW. This pin must
be tied to VDD if not used.
VSS
Power supply Ground for the device. Must be connected to the ground of the system.
VDD
Power supply Power supply input to the device.
Note
1. SI may be connected to SO for a single pin data interface.
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Overview
edge of SCK starting from the first rising edge after CS goes
active.
The FM25W256 is a serial F-RAM memory. The memory array
is logically organized as 32,768 × 8 bits and is accessed using
an industry standard serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus. The
functional operation of the F-RAM is similar to serial flash and
serial EEPROMs. The major difference between the FM25W256
and a serial flash or EEPROM with the same pinout is the
F-RAM's superior write performance, high endurance, and low
power consumption.
The SPI protocol is controlled by opcodes. These opcodes
specify the commands from the bus master to the slave device.
After CS is activated, the first byte transferred from the bus
master is the opcode. Following the opcode, any addresses and
data are then transferred. The CS must go inactive after an
operation is complete and before a new opcode can be issued.
The commonly used terms in the SPI protocol are as follows:
Memory Architecture
When accessing the FM25W256, the user addresses 32K
locations of eight data bits each. These eight data bits are shifted
in or out serially. The addresses are accessed using the SPI
protocol, which includes a chip select (to permit multiple devices
on the bus), an opcode, and a two-byte address. The upper bit
of the address range is a 'don't care' value. The complete
address of 15 bits specifies each byte address uniquely.
Most functions of the FM25W256 are either controlled by the SPI
interface or handled by on-board circuitry. The access time for
the memory operation is essentially zero, beyond the time
needed for the serial protocol. That is, the memory is read or
written at the speed of the SPI bus. Unlike a serial flash or
EEPROM, it is not necessary to poll the device for a ready
condition because writes occur at bus speed. By the time a new
bus transaction can be shifted into the device, a write operation
is complete. This is explained in more detail in the interface
section.
Note The FM25W256 contains no power management circuits
other than a simple internal power-on reset circuit. It is the user's
responsibility to ensure that VDD is within datasheet tolerances
to prevent incorrect operation. It is recommended that the part is
not powered down with chip enable active.
Serial Peripheral Interface – SPI Bus
The FM25W256 is a SPI slave device and operates at speeds
up to 20 MHz. This high-speed serial bus provides
high-performance serial communication to a SPI master. Many
common microcontrollers have hardware SPI ports allowing a
direct interface. It is quite simple to emulate the port using
ordinary port pins for microcontrollers that do not. The
FM25W256 operates in SPI Mode 0 and 3.
SPI Overview
The SPI is a four-pin interface with Chip Select (CS), Serial Input
(SI), Serial Output (SO), and Serial Clock (SCK) pins.
The SPI is a synchronous serial interface, which uses clock and
data pins for memory access and supports multiple devices on
the data bus. A device on the SPI bus is activated using the CS
pin.
The relationship between chip select, clock, and data is dictated
by the SPI mode. This device supports SPI modes 0 and 3. In
both of these modes, data is clocked into the F-RAM on the rising
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SPI Master
The SPI master device controls the operations on a SPI bus. An
SPI bus may have only one master with one or more slave
devices. All the slaves share the same SPI bus lines and the
master may select any of the slave devices using the CS pin. All
of the operations must be initiated by the master activating a
slave device by pulling the CS pin of the slave LOW. The master
also generates the SCK and all the data transmission on SI and
SO lines are synchronized with this clock.
SPI Slave
The SPI slave device is activated by the master through the Chip
Select line. A slave device gets the SCK as an input from the SPI
master and all the communication is synchronized with this
clock. An SPI slave never initiates a communication on the SPI
bus and acts only on the instruction from the master.
The FM25W256 operates as an SPI slave and may share the
SPI bus with other SPI slave devices.
Chip Select (CS)
To select any slave device, the master needs to pull down the
corresponding CS pin. Any instruction can be issued to a slave
device only while the CS pin is LOW. When the device is not
selected, data through the SI pin is ignored and the serial output
pin (SO) remains in a high-impedance state.
Note A new instruction must begin with the falling edge of CS.
Therefore, only one opcode can be issued for each active Chip
Select cycle.
Serial Clock (SCK)
The Serial Clock is generated by the SPI master and the
communication is synchronized with this clock after CS goes
LOW.
The FM25W256 enables SPI modes 0 and 3 for data
communication. In both of these modes, the inputs are latched
by the slave device on the rising edge of SCK and outputs are
issued on the falling edge. Therefore, the first rising edge of SCK
signifies the arrival of the first bit (MSB) of a SPI instruction on
the SI pin. Further, all data inputs and outputs are synchronized
with SCK.
Data Transmission (SI/SO)
The SPI data bus consists of two lines, SI and SO, for serial data
communication. SI is also referred to as Master Out Slave In
(MOSI) and SO is referred to as Master In Slave Out (MISO). The
master issues instructions to the slave through the SI pin, while
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FM25W256
the slave responds through the SO pin. Multiple slave devices
may share the SI and SO lines as described earlier.
bit is ‘don’t care’, Cypress recommends that this bit be set to ‘0’
to enable seamless transition to higher memory densities.
The FM25W256 has two separate pins for SI and SO, which can
be connected with the master as shown in Figure 2.
Serial Opcode
After the slave device is selected with CS going LOW, the first
byte received is treated as the opcode for the intended operation.
FM25W256 uses the standard opcodes for memory accesses.
For a microcontroller that has no dedicated SPI bus, a
general-purpose port may be used. To reduce hardware
resources on the controller, it is possible to connect the two data
pins (SI, SO) together and tie off (HIGH) the HOLD and WP pins.
Figure 3 shows such a configuration, which uses only three pins.
Invalid Opcode
If an invalid opcode is received, the opcode is ignored and the
device ignores any additional serial data on the SI pin until the
next falling edge of CS, and the SO pin remains tristated.
Most Significant Bit (MSB)
The SPI protocol requires that the first bit to be transmitted is the
Most Significant Bit (MSB). This is valid for both address and
data transmission.
Status Register
FM25W256 has an 8-bit Status Register. The bits in the Status
Register are used to configure the device. These bits are
described in Table 3 on page 7.
The 256-Kbit serial F-RAM requires a 2-byte address for any
read or write operation. Because the address is only 15 bits, the
upper bit which is fed in is ignored by the device. Although this
Figure 2. System Configuration with SPI port
SCK
MOSI
MISO
SCK
SPI
Microcontroller
SI
SO
FM25W256
CS HOLD WP
SCK
SI
SO
FM25W256
CS HOLD WP
CS1
HO LD 1
WP1
CS2
HO LD 2
WP2
Figure 3. System Configuration without SPI port
P1.0
P1.1
SCK
SI
SO
Microcontroller
FM25W256
CS HOLD WP
P1.2
SPI Modes
FM25W256 may be driven by a microcontroller with its SPI
peripheral running in either of the following two modes:
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SPI Mode 0 (CPOL = 0, CPHA = 0)
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SPI Mode 3 (CPOL = 1, CPHA = 1)
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For both these modes, the input data is latched in on the rising
edge of SCK starting from the first rising edge after CS goes
active. If the clock starts from a HIGH state (in mode 3), the first
rising edge after the clock toggles is considered. The output data
is available on the falling edge of SCK.
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FM25W256
The two SPI modes are shown in Figure 4 on page 6 and Figure
5 on page 6. The status of the clock when the bus master is not
transferring data is:
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SCK remains at 0 for Mode 0
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SCK remains at 1 for Mode 3
The device detects the SPI mode from the status of the SCK pin
when the device is selected by bringing the CS pin LOW. If the
SCK pin is LOW when the device is selected, SPI Mode 0 is
assumed and if the SCK pin is HIGH, it works in SPI Mode 3.
Figure 4. SPI Mode 0
CS
0
1
2
3
5
4
6
7
WREN - Set Write Enable Latch
The FM25W256 will power up with writes disabled. The WREN
command must be issued before any write operation. Sending
the WREN opcode allows the user to issue subsequent opcodes
for write operations. These include writing the Status Register
(WRSR) and writing the memory (WRITE).
Sending the WREN opcode causes the internal Write Enable
Latch to be set. A flag bit in the Status Register, called WEL,
indicates the state of the latch. WEL = ’1’ indicates that writes are
permitted. Attempting to write the WEL bit in the Status Register
has no effect on the state of this bit – only the WREN opcode can
set this bit. The WEL bit will be automatically cleared on the rising
edge of CS following a WRDI, a WRSR, or a WRITE operation.
This prevents further writes to the Status Register or the F-RAM
array without another WREN command. Figure 6 illustrates the
WREN command bus configuration.
SCK
Figure 6. WREN Bus Configuration
SI
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
MSB
0
CS
0
LSB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
Figure 5. SPI Mode 3
SI
0
0
0
0
CS
0
1
2
3
5
4
6
1
0
WRDI - Reset Write Enable Latch
SCK
SI
1
HI-Z
SO
7
0
7
6
5
4
3
2
MSB
1
The WRDI command disables all write activity by clearing the
Write Enable Latch. The user can verify that writes are disabled
by reading the WEL bit in the Status Register and verifying that
WEL is equal to ‘0’. Figure 7 illustrates the WRDI command bus
configuration.
0
LSB
Power Up to First Access
The FM25W256 is not accessible for a tPU time after power up.
Users must comply with the timing parameter tPU, which is the
minimum time from VDD (min) to the first CS LOW.
Figure 7. WRDI Bus Configuration
CS
0
Command Structure
There are six commands, called opcodes, that can be issued by
the bus master to the FM25W256. They are listed in Table 1.
These opcodes control the functions performed by the memory.
Table 1. Opcode commands
Name
Description
Opcode
WREN
Set write enable latch
0000 0110b
WRDI
Write disable
0000 0100b
RDSR
Read Status Register
0000 0101b
WRSR
Write Status Register
0000 0001b
READ
Read memory data
0000 0011b
WRITE
Write memory data
0000 0010b
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
SI
SO
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
HI-Z
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Status Register and Write Protection
The write protection features of the FM25W256 are multi-tiered
and are enabled through the status register. The Status Register
is organized as follows. (The default value shipped from the
factory for bits in the Status Register is ‘0’.)
Table 2. Status Register
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
WPEN (0)
X (0)
X (0)
X (0)
BP1 (0)
BP0 (0)
WEL (0)
X (0)
Table 3. Status Register Bit Definition
Bit
Definition
Description
Bit 0
Don’t care
This bit is non-writable and always returns ‘0’ upon read.
Bit 1 (WEL)
Write Enable Latch
WEL indicates if the device is write enabled. This bit defaults to ‘0’ (disabled) on power-up.
WEL = '1' --> Write enabled
WEL = '0' --> Write disabled
Bit 2 (BP0)
Block Protect bit ‘0’
Used for block protection. For details, see Table 4 on page 7.
Bit 3 (BP1)
Block Protect bit ‘1’
Used for block protection. For details, see Table 4 on page 7.
Bit 4-6
Don’t care
These bits are non-writable and always return ‘0’ upon read.
Bit 7 (WPEN)
Write Protect Enable bit Used to enable the function of Write Protect Pin (WP). For details, see Table 5 on page 7.
Bits 0 and 4-6 are fixed at ‘0’; none of these bits can be modified.
Note that bit 0 (“Ready or Write in progress” bit in serial flash and
EEPROM) is unnecessary, as the F-RAM writes in real-time and
is never busy, so it reads out as a ‘0’. The BP1 and BP0 control
the software write-protection features and are nonvolatile bits.
The WEL flag indicates the state of the Write Enable Latch.
Attempting to directly write the WEL bit in the Status Register has
no effect on its state. This bit is internally set and cleared via the
WREN and WRDI commands, respectively.
BP1 and BP0 are memory block write protection bits. They
specify portions of memory that are write-protected as shown in
Table 4.
Table 4. Block Memory Write Protection
BP1
BP0
Protected Address Range
0
0
None
0
1
6000h to 7FFFh (upper 1/4)
1
0
4000h to 7FFFh (upper 1/2)
1
1
0000h to 7FFFh (all)
The BP1 and BP0 bits and the Write Enable Latch are the only
mechanisms that protect the memory from writes. The remaining
write protection features protect inadvertent changes to the block
protect bits.
The write protect enable bit (WPEN) in the Status Register
controls the effect of the hardware write protect (WP) pin. When
the WPEN bit is set to '0', the status of the WP pin is ignored.
When the WPEN bit is set to '1', a LOW on the WP pin inhibits a
Table 5 summarizes the write protection conditions.
Table 5. Write Protection
WEL WPEN WP
Protected Unprotected
Blocks
Blocks
Status
Register
0
X
X
Protected
Protected
Protected
1
0
X
Protected
Unprotected
Unprotected
1
1
0
Protected
Unprotected
Protected
1
1
1
Protected
Unprotected
Unprotected
RDSR - Read Status Register
The RDSR command allows the bus master to verify the
contents of the Status Register. Reading the status register
provides information about the current state of the
write-protection features. Following the RDSR opcode, the
FM25W256 will return one byte with the contents of the Status
Register.
WRSR - Write Status Register
The WRSR command allows the SPI bus master to write into the
Status Register and change the write protect configuration by
setting the WPEN, BP0 and BP1 bits as required. Before issuing
a WRSR command, the WP pin must be HIGH or inactive. Note
that on the FM25W256, WP only prevents writing to the Status
Register, not the memory array. Before sending the WRSR
command, the user must send a WREN command to enable
writes. Executing a WRSR command is a write operation and
therefore, clears the Write Enable Latch.
write to the Status Register. Thus the Status Register is
write-protected only when WPEN = '1' and WP = '0'.
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Figure 8. RDSR Bus Configuration
CS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
Opcode
SI
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Data
HI-Z
SO
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
MSB
LSB
Figure 9. WRSR Bus Configuration (WREN not shown)
CS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
Data
Opcode
SI
0
SO
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 D7 X
MSB
X
X D3 D2 X
X
LSB
HI-Z
Memory Operation
The SPI interface, which is capable of a high clock frequency,
highlights the fast write capability of the F-RAM technology.
Unlike serial flash and EEPROMs, the FM25W256 can perform
sequential writes at bus speed. No page register is needed and
any number of sequential writes may be performed.
Write Operation
All writes to the memory begin with a WREN opcode. The WRITE
opcode is followed by a two-byte address containing the 15-bit
address (A14-A0) of the first data byte to be written into the
memory. The upper bit of the two-byte address is ignored.
Subsequent bytes are data bytes, which are written sequentially.
Addresses are incremented internally as long as the bus master
continues to issue clocks and keeps CS LOW. If the last address
of 7FFFh is reached, the counter will roll over to 0000h. Data is
written MSB first. The rising edge of CS terminates a write
operation. A write operation is shown in Figure 10.
Note When a burst write reaches a protected block address, the
automatic address increment stops and all the subsequent data
bytes received for write will be ignored by the device.
operations. F-RAM memories do not have page buffers because
each byte is written to the F-RAM array immediately after it is
clocked in (after the eighth clock). This allows any number of
bytes to be written without page buffer delays.
Note If the power is lost in the middle of the write operation, only
the last completed byte will be written.
Read Operation
After the falling edge of CS, the bus master can issue a READ
opcode. Following the READ command is a two-byte address
containing the 15-bit address (A14-A0) of the first byte of the
read operation. The upper bit of the address is ignored. After the
opcode and address are issued, the device drives out the read
data on the next eight clocks. The SI input is ignored during read
data bytes. Subsequent bytes are data bytes, which are read out
sequentially. Addresses are incremented internally as long as
the bus master continues to issue clocks and CS is LOW. If the
last address of 7FFFh is reached, the counter will roll over to
0000h. Data is read MSB first. The rising edge of CS terminates
a read operation and tristates the SO pin. A read operation is
shown in Figure 11.
EEPROMs use page buffers to increase their write throughput.
This compensates for the technology's inherently slow write
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Figure 10. Memory Write (WREN not shown)
CS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
Opcode
SI
0
0
0
0
0
~
~ ~
~
0
12 13 14 15 0
1
1
0
X A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8
MSB
3
4
5
6
7
Data
15-bit Address
0
2
A3 A2 A1 A0 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
LSB MSB
LSB
HI-Z
SO
Figure 11. Memory Read
CS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
SCK
Opcode
SI
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
7
~
~ ~
~
0
12 13 14 15 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
15-bit Address
0
1
1
X A14 A13 A12 A11 A10 A9 A8
MSB
A3 A2 A1 A0
LSB
Data
HI-Z
SO
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
MSB
HOLD Pin Operation
The HOLD pin can be used to interrupt a serial operation without
aborting it. If the bus master pulls the HOLD pin LOW while SCK
is LOW, the current operation will pause. Taking the HOLD pin
LSB
HIGH while SCK is LOW will resume an operation. The
transitions of HOLD must occur while SCK is LOW, but the SCK
and CS pin can toggle during a hold state.
~
~
Figure 12. HOLD Operation[2]
~
~
CS
SI
VALID IN
SO
VALID IN
~
~
HOLD
~
~
~
~
SCK
Note
2. Figure shows HOLD operation for input mode and output mode.
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Endurance
The FM25W256 devices are capable of being accessed at least
1014 times, reads or writes. An F-RAM memory operates with a
read and restore mechanism. Therefore, an endurance cycle is
applied on a row basis for each access (read or write) to the
memory array. The F-RAM architecture is based on an array of
rows and columns of 4K rows of 64-bits each. The entire row is
internally accessed once whether a single byte or all eight bytes
are read or written. Each byte in the row is counted only once in
an endurance calculation. Table 6 shows endurance calculations
for a 64-byte repeating loop, which includes an opcode, a starting
address, and a sequential 64-byte data stream. This causes
each byte to experience one endurance cycle through the loop.
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F-RAM read and write endurance is virtually unlimited even at a
20 MHz clock rate.
Table 6. Time to Reach Endurance Limit for Repeating
64-byte Loop
SCK Freq
(MHz)
Endurance
Cycles/sec
Endurance
Cycles/year
Years to Reach
Limit
20
37,310
1.18 × 1012
85.1
18,660
5.88 × 10
11
170.2
2.94 × 10
11
340.3
10
5
9,330
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FM25W256
Maximum Ratings
Exceeding maximum ratings may shorten the useful life of the
device. These user guidelines are not tested.
Storage temperature ................................ –55 °C to +125 °C
Maximum accumulated storage time
At 125 °C ambient temperature ................................. 1000 h
At 85 °C ambient temperature ................................ 10 Years
Ambient temperature
with power applied ................................... –55 °C to +125 °C
Package power dissipation
capability (TA = 25 °C) ................................................. 1.0 W
Surface mount lead soldering
temperature (3 seconds) ......................................... +260 °C
DC output current (1 output at a time, 1s duration) .... 15 mA
Electrostatic Discharge Voltage
Human Body Model (AEC-Q100-002 Rev. E) ................... 4 kV
Charged Device Model (AEC-Q100-011 Rev. B) ........... 1.25 kV
Machine Model (AEC-Q100-003 Rev. E) .......................... 250 V
Supply voltage on VDD relative to VSS .........–1.0 V to +7.0 V
Latch up current ..................................................... > 140 mA
Input voltage ............. –1.0 V to +7.0 V and VIN < VDD+1.0 V
Operating Range
DC voltage applied to outputs
in High Z state .................................... –0.5 V to VDD + 0.5 V
Transient voltage (< 20 ns) on
any pin to ground potential ................. –2.0 V to VDD + 2.0 V
Range
Ambient Temperature (TA)
VDD
–40 °C to +85 °C
2.7 V to 5.5 V
Industrial
DC Electrical Characteristics
Over the Operating Range
Parameter
Description
VDD
Power supply
IDD
VDD supply current
Min
Typ [3]
Max
Unit
2.7
3.3
5.5
V
fSCK = 1 MHz
–
–
0.25
mA
fSCK = 20 MHz
–
–
2
mA
Test Conditions
SCK toggling between VDD –
0.3 V and VSS, other inputs
VSS or VDD – 0.3 V. SO = Open.
ISB
VDD standby current
CS = VDD. All other inputs VSS or VDD.
–
15
30
μA
ILI
Input leakage current
VSS < VIN < VDD
–
–
±1
μA
ILO
Output leakage current
VSS < VOUT < VDD
–
–
±1
μA
VIH
Input HIGH voltage
0.7 × VDD
–
VDD + 0.5
V
VIL
Input LOW voltage
– 0.3
–
0.3 × VDD
V
VOH
Output HIGH voltage
IOH = –2 mA
VDD – 0.8
–
–
V
VOL
Output LOW voltage
IOL = 2 mA
–
–
0.4
V
Note
3. Typical values are at 25 °C, VDD = VDD(typ). Not 100% tested.
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FM25W256
Data Retention and Endurance
Parameter
TDR
NVC
Description
Data retention
Endurance
Test condition
TA = 85 °C
Min
Max
Unit
10
–
Years
TA = 75 °C
38
–
TA = 65 °C
151
–
Over operating temperature
1014
–
Cycles
Capacitance
Parameter [4]
Description
CO
Output pin capacitance (SO)
CI
Input pin capacitance
Test Conditions
Max
Unit
8
pF
6
pF
Test Conditions
8-pin SOIC
Unit
Test conditions follow standard test methods and procedures for measuring thermal impedance, per EIA /
JESD51.
141
°C/W
43
°C/W
TA = 25 °C, f = 1 MHz, VDD = VDD(typ)
Thermal Resistance
Parameter
ΘJA
ΘJC
Description
Thermal resistance
(junction to ambient)
Thermal resistance
(junction to case)
AC Test Conditions
Input pulse levels .................................10% and 90% of VDD
Input rise and fall times ...................................................5 ns
Input and output timing reference levels ................0.5 × VDD
Output load capacitance .............................................. 30 pF
Note
4. This parameter is characterized but not 100% tested.
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FM25W256
AC Switching Characteristics
Over the Operating Range
Parameters [5]
Cypress
Parameter
Description
Alt. Parameter
Min
Max
Unit
fSCK
–
SCK Clock frequency
0
20
MHz
tCH
–
Clock HIGH time
22
–
ns
tCL
–
Clock LOW time
22
–
ns
tCSU
tCSS
Chip select setup
10
–
ns
tCSH
tCSH
Chip select hold
10
–
ns
tHZCS
Output disable time
–
20
ns
tODV
tCO
Output data valid time
–
20
ns
tOH
–
Output hold time
0
–
ns
tD
tOD
[6, 7]
–
Deselect time
60
–
ns
[8, 9]
–
Data in rise time
–
50
ns
tF[8, 9]
–
Data in fall time
–
50
ns
tSU
tSD
Data setup time
5
–
ns
tH
tHD
Data hold time
5
–
ns
tHS
tSH
HOLD setup time
10
–
ns
tHH
tHH
HOLD hold time
10
–
ns
tHZ[6, 7]
tLZ[7]
tHHZ
HOLD LOW to HI-Z
–
25
ns
tHLZ
HOLD HIGH to data active
–
20
ns
tR
Notes
5. Test conditions assume a signal transition time of 5 ns or less, timing reference levels of 0.5 × VDD, input pulse levels of 10% to 90% of VDD, and output loading of
the specified IOL/IOH and 30 pF load capacitance shown in AC Test Conditions on page 12.
6. tOD and tHZ are specified with a load capacitance of 5 pF. Transition is measured when the outputs enter a high impedance state.
7. This parameter is characterized but not 100% tested.
8. Rise and fall times measured between 10% and 90% of waveform.
9. These parameters are guaranteed by design and are not tested.
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FM25W256
Figure 13. Synchronous Data Timing (Mode 0)
tD
CS
tCSU
tCH
tCL
tCSH
SCK
tSU
SI
tH
VALID IN
VALID IN
VALID IN
tOH
tODV
SO
HI-Z
tOD
HI-Z
CS
SCK
tHH
~
~
~
~
Figure 14. HOLD Timing
tHS
~
~
tHS
VALID IN
tHZ
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VALID IN
tLZ
~
~
SO
tSU
~
~
HOLD
SI
tHH
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FM25W256
Power Cycle Timing
Over the Operating Range
Parameter
Description
Min
Max
Unit
tPU
Power-up VDD(min) to first access (CS LOW)
1
–
ms
tPD
Last access (CS HIGH) to power-down (VDD(min))
0
–
µs
tVR [10]
VDD power-up ramp rate
30
–
µs/V
tVF [10]
VDD power-down ramp rate
30
–
µs/V
VDD
~
~
Figure 15. Power Cycle Timing
VDD(min)
tVR
CS
tVF
tPD
~
~
tPU
VDD(min)
Note
10. Slope measured at any point on VDD waveform.
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FM25W256
Ordering Information
Ordering Code
Package
Diagram
Package Type
FM25W256-G
51-85066 8-pin SOIC
FM25W256-GTR
51-85066 8-pin SOIC
Operating
Range
Industrial
All these parts are Pb-free. Contact your local Cypress sales representative for availability of these parts.
Ordering Code Definitions
FM 25 W 256 - G TR
Option:
blank = Standard; TR = Tape and Reel
Package Type:
G = 8-pin SOIC
Density: 256 = 256-Kbit
Voltage: W = 2.7 V to 5.5 V
SPI F-RAM
Cypress
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FM25W256
Package Diagram
Figure 16. 8-pin SOIC (150 Mils) Package Outline, 51-85066
51-85066 *G
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FM25W256
Acronyms
Acronym
Document Conventions
Description
Units of Measure
AEC
Automotive Electronics Council
CPHA
Clock Phase
°C
degree Celsius
CPOL
Clock Polarity
Hz
hertz
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
Memory
kHz
kilohertz
KΩ
kilohm
Kbit
kilobit
kV
kilovolt
MHz
megahertz
μA
microampere
μs
microsecond
mA
milliampere
ms
millisecond
ns
nanosecond
Ω
ohm
%
percent
pF
picofarad
V
volt
W
watt
EIA
Electronic Industries Alliance
I/O
Input/Output
JEDEC
Joint Electron Devices Engineering Council
JESD
JEDEC Standards
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB
Most Significant Bit
F-RAM
Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SOIC
Small Outline Integrated Circuit
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Symbol
Unit of Measure
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FM25W256
Document History Page
Document Title: FM25W256, 256-Kbit (32 K × 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM
Document Number: 001-84506
Rev.
ECN No.
Orig. of
Change
Submission
Date
**
3912930
GVCH
02/25/2013
New spec
*A
3994285
GVCH
05/14/2013
Added Appendix A - Errata for FM25W256
*B
4045438
GVCH
06/30/2013
All errata items are fixed and the errata is removed.
*C
4226165
GVCH
01/24/2014
Converted to Cypress standard format
Updated Maximum Ratings table
- Removed Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)
- Added junction temperature and latch up current
Updated Data Retention and Endurance table
- Added data retention value at 65 °C and 75 °C temperature
Added Thermal Resistance table
Removed Package Marking Scheme (top mark)
Removed Ramtron revision history
Completing Sunset Review.
*D
4563141
GVCH
11/06/2014
Added related documentation hyperlink in page 1.
*E
4879819
ZSK / PSR
08/11/2015
Updated Maximum Ratings:
Removed “Maximum junction temperature”.
Added “Maximum accumulated storage time”.
Added “Ambient temperature with power applied”.
Updated Package Diagram:
spec 51-85066 – Changed revision from *F to *G.
Updated to new template.
Document Number: 001-84506 Rev. *E
Description of Change
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