
Publication Number
S71AL016M_M0
Revision
A
Amendment
0
Issue Date
February 23, 2005
ADVANCE
INFORMATION
S29AL016M
16 Megabit (M x 16-Bit)
3.0 Volt-only Boot Sector Flash Memory
Featuring MirrorBit
TM
Technology
MCP Flash Module
Distinctive Characteristics
Architectural Advantages
Single power supply operation
— 3 V for read, erase, and program operations
Manufactured on 0.23 μm MirrorBit
TM
process
technology
SecSi
TM
(Secured Silicon) Sector region
— 128-word sector for permanent, secure identification
through an 8-word random Electronic Serial Number,
accessible through a command sequence
— May be programmed and locked at the factory or by
the customer
Flexible sector architecture
— One 8 Kword, two 4 Kword, one 16 Kword, and thirty-
one 32 Kword sectors (word mode)
Compatibility with JEDEC standards
— Provides pinout and software compatibility for single-
power supply flash, and superior inadvertent write
protection
Top or bottom boot block configurations available
100,000 erase cycle typical per sector
20-year typical data retention
Performance Characteristics
High performance
— 90/100 ns access time
— 0.7 s typical sector erase time
Low 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
Software Features
— Program Suspend & Resume: read other sectors
before programming operation is completed
— Erase Suspend & Resume: read/program other
sectors before an erase operation is completed
— Data# polling & toggle bits provide status
— Unlock Bypass Program command reduces overall
multiple-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
erase cycle completion