A25L010 AMICC [AMIC Technology], A25L010 Datasheet - Page 15

• Manufacturer Part Number: A25L010
• Description: 16Mbit Low Voltage, Serial Flash Memory With 100MHz Uniform 4KB Sectors
• Manufacturer: AMICC [AMIC Technology]

Table 5. Protection Modes
Note: 1. As defined by the values in the Block Protect (TB, BP2, BP1, BP0) bits of the Status Register, as shown in Table 1.
The protection features of the device are summarized in Table
5.
When the Status Register Write Disable (SRWD) bit of the
Status Register is 0 (its initial delivery state), it is possible to
write to the Status Register provided that the Write Enable
Latch (WEL) bit has previously been set by a Write Enable
(WREN) instruction, regardless of the whether Write Protect
(
When the Status Register Write Disable (SRWD) bit of the
Status Register is set to 1, two cases need to be considered,
depending on the state of Write Protect (
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W
Signal
W
If Write Protect (
to the Status Register provided that the Write Enable
Latch (WEL) bit has previously been set by a Write
Enable (WREN) instruction.
If Write Protect (W) is driven Low, it is not possible to
write to the Status Register even if the Write Enable Latch
(WEL) bit has previously been set by a Write Enable
(WREN) instruction. (Attempts to write to the Status
1
0
1
0
) is driven High or Low.
SRWD
Bit
0
0
1
1
W
Protected
Hardware
Protected
Software
(SPM)
(HPM)
Mode
) is driven High, it is possible to write
Status Register is Writable (if the
WREN instruction has set the
WEL bit) The values in the
SRWD, TB, BP2, BP1, and BP0
bits can be changed
Status Register is Hardware write
protected The values in the
SRWD, TB, BP2, BP1, and BP0
bits cannot be changed
Write Protection of the
W
Status Register
):
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Regardless of the order of the two events, the Hardware
Protected Mode (HPM) can be entered:
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The only way to exit the Hardware Protected Mode (HPM)
once entered is to pull Write Protect (
If Write Protect (
Protected Mode (HPM) can never be activated, and only the
Software Protected Mode (SPM), using the Block Protect
(BP2, BP1, BP0) bits of the Status Register, can be used.
Register are rejected, and are not accepted for execution).
As a consequence, all the data bytes in the memory area
that are software protected (SPM) by the Block Protect
(BP2, BP1, BP0) bits of the Status Register, are also
hardware protected against data modification.
by setting the Status Register Write Disable (SRWD) bit
after driving Write Protect (
or by driving Write Protect (
Status Register Write Disable (SRWD) bit.
Protected against Page
Program, Dual Input Fast
Program, Sector Erase,
Block Erase, and Chip
Erase
Protected against Page
Program, Dual Input Fast
Program, Sector Erase,
Block Erase, and Chip
Erase
Protected Area
W
) is permanently tied High, the Hardware
Memory Content
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W
Ready to accept Page
Program, Dual Input Fast
Program, Sector Erase,
and Block Erase
instructions
Ready to accept Page
Program, Dual Input Fast
Program, Sector Erase,
and Block Erase
instructions
) Low
W
A25L016 Series
) Low after setting the
Unprotected Area
W
) High.
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