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NM24C02U Datasheet, PDF (1/13 Pages) Fairchild Semiconductor – 2K-Bit Serial EEPROM 2-Wire Bus Interface
August 1999
NM24C02U/NM24C03U
2K-Bit Serial EEPROM
2-Wire Bus Interface
General Description
The NM24C02U/NM24C03U are 2K (2,048) bit serial interface
CMOS EEPROMs (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-
Only Memory). These devices fully conform to the Standard I2C™
2-wire protocol which uses Clock (SCL) and Data I/O (SDA) pins
to synchronously clock data between the "master" (for example a
microprocessor) and the "slave" (the EEPROM device). In addi-
tion, the serial interface allows a minimal pin count packaging
designed to simplify PC board layout requirements and offers the
designer a variety of low voltage and low power options.
NM24C03U incorporates a hardware "Write Protect" feature, by
which, the upper half of the memory can be disabled against
programming by connecting the WP pin to VCC. This section of
memory then effectively becomes a ROM (Read-Only Memory)
and can no longer be programmed as long as WP pin is connected
to VCC.
Fairchild EEPROMs are designed and tested for applications requir-
ing high endurance, high reliability and low power consumption for a
continuously reliable non-volatile solution for all markets.
Functions
I I2C™ compatible interface
I 2,048 bits organized as 256 x 8
I Extended 2.7V – 5.5V operating voltage
I 100 KHz or 400 KHz operation
I Self timed programming cycle (6ms typical)
I "Programming complete" indicated by ACK polling
I NM24C03U: Memory "Upper Block" Write Protect pin
Features
I The I2C™ interface allows the smallest I/O pincount of any
EEPROM interface
I 16 byte page write mode to minimize total write time per byte
I Typical 200µA active current (ICCA)
I Typical 1µA standby current (ISB) for "L" devices and 0.1µA
standby current for "LZ" devices
I Endurance: Up to 1,000,000 data changes
I Data retention greater than 40 years
Block Diagram
VCC
VSS
WP
SDA
SCL
A2
A1
A0
START
STOP
LOGIC
SLAVE ADDRESS
REGISTER &
COMPARATOR
CONTROL
LOGIC
WORD
ADDRESS
COUNTER
R/W
XDEC
H.V. GENERATION
TIMING &CONTROL
E2PROM
ARRAY
YDEC
CK
DIN
DATA REGISTER
DOUT
I2C™ is a registered trademark of Philips Electronics N.V.
© 1998 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
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