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S29NS-J
S29NS-J_00_A10  March 22, 2006
D a t a  S h e e t
The device enters the CMOS standby mode when the CE# and RESET# inputs are both held at 
V
CC
 ±  0.2 V. The device requires standard access time (t
CE
) for read access when the device is in 
either of these standby modes, before it is ready to read data.
If the device is deselected during erasure or programming, the device draws active current until 
the operation is completed.
I
CC3
 in the 
DC Characteristics
 table represents the standby current specification. 
Automatic Sleep Mode
The automatic sleep mode minimizes Flash device energy consumption. The device automatically 
enters this mode when addresses remain stable for t
ACC
 +  60 ns. The automatic sleep mode is 
independent of the CE#, WE#, and OE# control signals. Standard address access timings provide 
new data when addresses are changed. While in sleep mode, output data is latched and always 
available to the system. I
CC4
 in the 
DC Characteristics
 table represents the automatic sleep mode 
current specification.
RESET#: Hardware Reset Input
The RESET# input provides a hardware method of resetting the device to reading array data. 
When RESET# is driven low for at least a period of t
RP
, the device immediately terminates any 
operation in progress, tristates all outputs, and ignores all read/write commands for the duration 
of the RESET# pulse. The device also resets the internal state machine to reading array data. The 
operation that was interrupted should be reinitiated once the device is ready to accept another 
command sequence, to ensure data integrity.
Current is reduced for the duration of the RESET# pulse. When RESET# is held at V
SS
± 0.2 V, the 
device draws CMOS standby current (I
CC4
). If RESET# is held at V
IL
 but not within V
SS
± 0.2 V, the 
standby current will be greater.
RESET# may be tied to the system reset circuitry. A system reset would thus also reset the Flash 
memory, enabling the system to read the boot-up firmware from the Flash memory.
If RESET# is asserted during a program or erase operation, the device requires a time of t
READYW
(during Embedded Algorithms) before the device is ready to read data again. If RESET# is as-
serted when a program or erase operation is not executing, the reset operation is completed 
within a time of t
READY
 (not during Embedded Algorithms). The system can read data t
RH
 after 
RESET# returns to V
IH
.
Refer to the 
AC Characteristics
 tables for RESET# parameters and to 14 for the timing diagram.
V
CC
 Pow er-up and Pow er-dow n Sequencing
The device imposes no restrictions on V
CC
 power-up or power-down sequencing. Asserting RE-
SET# to V
IL
 is required during the entire V
CC
 power sequence until the respective supplies reach 
their operating voltages. Once V
CC
 attains its operating voltage, de-assertion of RESET# to V
IH
 is 
permitted.
Output Disable Mode
When the OE# input is at V
IH
, output from the device is disabled. The outputs are placed in the 
high impedance state.
Hardware Data Protection
The command sequence requirement of unlock cycles for programming or erasing provides data 
protection against inadvertent writes (refer to 
Table 18
 for command definitions). 
The device offers three types of data protection at the sector level: