
STK14C88-3
November 2003
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Document Control # ML0015 rev 0.3
The STK14C88-3 has two separate modes of opera-
tion: 
SRAM
 mode and nonvolatile mode. In 
SRAM
mode, the memory operates as a standard fast
static 
RAM
. In nonvolatile mode, data is transferred
from 
SRAM
 to nonvolatile elements (the 
STORE
operation) or from nonvolatile elements to 
SRAM
(the 
RECALL
 operation). In this mode 
SRAM
 func-
tions are disabled.
NOISE CONSIDERATIONS
The STK14C88-3 is a high-speed memory and so
must have a high-frequency bypass capacitor of
approximately 0.1
μ
F connected between V
CAP
 and
V
SS
, using leads and traces that are as short as pos-
sible. As with all high-speed 
CMOS
 ICs, normal care-
ful routing of power, ground and signals will help
prevent noise problems.
SRAM READ
The STK14C88-3 performs a 
READ
 cycle whenever
E and G are low and W and HSB are high. The
address specified on pins A
0-14
 determines which of
the 32,768 data bytes will be accessed. When the
READ
 is initiated by an address transition, the out-
puts will be valid after a delay of t
AVQV
 (
READ
 cycle
#1). If the 
READ
 is initiated by E or G, the outputs will
be valid at t
ELQV
 or at t
GLQV
, whichever is later (
READ
cycle #2).  The data outputs will repeatedly respond
to address changes within the t
AVQV
 access time with-
out the need for transitions on any control input pins,
and will remain valid until another address change or
until E or G is brought high, or W or HSB is brought
low.
SRAM WRITE
A 
WRITE
 cycle is performed whenever E and W are
low and HSB is high. The address inputs must be
stable prior to entering the 
WRITE
 cycle and must
remain stable until either E or W goes high at the
end of the cycle. The data on the common I/O pins
DQ
0-7
 will be written into the memory if it is valid t
DVWH
before the end of a W controlled 
WRITE
 or t
DVEH
before the end of an E controlled 
WRITE
. 
It is recommended that G be kept high during the
entire 
WRITE
 cycle to avoid data bus contention on
common I/O lines. If G is left low, internal circuitry
will turn off the output buffers t
WLQZ
 after W goes low.
POWER-UP 
RECALL
During power up, or after any low-power condition
(V
CAP
 < V
RESET
), an internal 
RECALL
 request will be
latched. When V
CAP
 once again exceeds the sense
voltage of V
SWITCH
, a 
RECALL
 cycle will automatically
be initiated and will take t
RESTORE
 to complete.
If the STK14C88-3 is in a 
WRITE
 state at the end of
power-up 
RECALL
, the 
SRAM
 data will be corrupted.
To help avoid this situation, a 10K Ohm resistor
should be connected either between W and system
V
CC
 or between E and system V
CC
.
SOFTWARE NONVOLATILE 
STORE
The STK14C88-3 software 
STORE
 cycle is initiated
by executing sequential 
E 
controlled
 READ
 cycles
from six specific address locations. During the
STORE
 cycle an erase of the previous nonvolatile
data is first performed, followed by a program of the
nonvolatile elements. The program operation copies
the 
SRAM
 data into nonvolatile memory. Once a
STORE
 cycle is initiated, further input and output are
disabled until the cycle is completed.
Because a sequence of 
READ
s from specific
addresses is used for 
STORE
 initiation, it is impor-
tant that no other 
READ
 or 
WRITE
 accesses inter-
vene in the sequence, or the sequence will be
aborted and no 
STORE
 or 
RECALL
 will take place.
To initiate the software 
STORE
 cycle, the following
READ
 sequence must be performed:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Read address
Read address
Read address
Read address
Read address
Read address
0E38 (hex)
31C7 (hex)
03E0 (hex)
3C1F (hex)
303F (hex)
0FC0 (hex)
Valid READ
Valid READ
Valid READ
Valid READ
Valid READ
Initiate 
STORE
 cycle
The software sequence must be clocked with E con-
trolled 
READ
s. 
Once the sixth address in the sequence has been
entered, the 
STORE
 cycle will commence and the
chip will be disabled. It is important that 
READ
 cycles
and not 
WRITE
 cycles be used in the sequence,
although it is not necessary that G be low for the
sequence to be valid. After the t
STORE
 cycle time has
been fulfilled, the 
SRAM
 will again be activated for
READ
 and 
WRITE
 operation.
DEVICE OPERATION