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Am29LV200B
21521D6  October 10, 2006
  DA T A  S HE E T
DQ7, DQ6, or RY/BY#. See “Write Operation Status” 
for information on these status bits. 
Any commands written to the device during the 
Embedded Program Algorithm are ignored. Note that a 
hardware reset
 immediately terminates the program-
ming operation. The Byte Program command 
sequence should be reinitiated once the device has 
reset to reading array data, to ensure data integrity.
Programming is allowed in any sequence and across 
sector boundaries. 
A bit cannot be programmed 
from a “0” back to a “1”. 
Attempting to do so may halt 
the operation and set DQ5 to “1”, or cause the Data# 
Polling algorithm to indicate the operation was suc-
cessful. However, a succeeding read will show that the 
data is still “0”. Only erase operations can convert a “0” 
to a “1”.
Unlock Bypass Command Sequence
The unlock bypass feature allows the system to 
program bytes or words to the device faster than using 
the standard program command sequence. The unlock 
bypass command sequence is initiated by first writing 
two unlock cycles. This is followed by a third write cycle 
containing the unlock bypass command, 20h. The 
device then enters the unlock bypass mode. A two-
cycle unlock bypass program command sequence is all 
that is required to program in this mode. The first cycle 
in this sequence contains the unlock bypass program 
command, A0h; the second cycle contains the program 
address and data. Additional data is programmed in 
the same manner. This mode dispenses with the initial 
two unlock cycles required in the standard program 
command sequence, resulting in faster total program-
ming time. Table 5 shows the requirements for the 
command sequence.
During the unlock bypass mode, only the Unlock 
Bypass Program and Unlock Bypass Reset commands 
are valid. To exit the unlock bypass mode, the system 
must issue the two-cycle unlock bypass reset 
command sequence. The first cycle must contain the 
program address and the data 90h. The second cycle 
need only contain the data 00h. The device then 
returns to reading array data.
Figure 3 illustrates the algorithm for the program oper-
ation. See the Erase/Program Operations table in “AC 
Characteristics” for parameters, and to Figure 17 for 
timing diagrams.
Note:
 See Table 5 for program command sequence.
Figure 3. Program Operation
Chip Erase Command Sequence
Chip erase is a six bus cycle operation. The chip erase 
command sequence is initiated by writing two unlock 
cycles, followed by a set-up command. Two additional 
unlock write cycles are then followed by the chip erase 
command, which in turn invokes the Embedded Erase 
algorithm. The device does 
not
 require the system to 
preprogram prior to erase. The Embedded Erase algo-
rithm automatically preprograms and verifies the entire 
memory for an all zero data pattern prior to electrical 
erase. The system is not required to provide any con-
trols or timings during these operations. Table 5 shows 
the address and data requirements for the chip erase 
command sequence.
Any commands written to the chip during the 
Embedded Erase algorithm are ignored. Note that a 
hardware reset
 during the chip erase operation imme-
diately terminates the operation. The Chip Erase 
command sequence should be reinitiated once the 
START
Write Program
Command Sequence
Data Poll 
from System
Verify Data
No
Yes
Last Address
No
Yes
Programming
 Completed
Increment Address
Embedded
Program
algorithm
 in progress