K5D5657DCM-F015 Datasheet, PDF (26/74 Pages) Samsung semiconductor – MCP Specification of 256Mb NAND and 256Mb Mobile SDRAM

K5D5657DCM-F015
Preliminary
MCP MEMORY
PAGE PROGRAM
The device is programmed basically on a page basis, but it does allow multiple partial page programing of a byte or consecutive bytes
up to 528, in a single page program cycle. The number of consecutive partial page programming operation within the same page with-
out an intervening erase operation should not exceed 2 for main array and 3 for spare array. The addressing may be done in any ran-
dom order in a block. A page program cycle consists of a serial data loading period in which up to 528 bytes of data may be loaded
into the page register, followed by a non-volatile programming period where the loaded data is programmed into the appropriate cell.
About the pointer operation, please refer to the attached technical notes.
The serial data loading period begins by inputting the Serial Data Input command(80h), followed by the three cycle address input and
then serial data loading. The words other than those to be programmed do not need to be loaded.The Page Program confirm com-
mand(10h) initiates the programming process. Writing 10h alone without previously entering the serial data will not initiate the pro-
gramming process. The internal write controller automatically executes the algorithms and timings necessary for program and verify,
thereby freeing the system controller for other tasks. Once the program process starts, the Read Status Register command may be
entered, with RE and CE low, to read the status register. The system controller can detect the completion of a program cycle by mon-
itoring the R/B output, or the Status bit(I/O 6) of the Status Register. Only the Read Status command and Reset command are valid
while programming is in progress. When the Page Program is complete, the Write Status Bit(I/O 0) may be checked(Figure 8). The
internal write verify detects only errors for "1"s that are not successfully programmed to "0"s. The command register remains in Read
Status command mode until another valid command is written to the command register.
Figure 8. Program Operation
tPROG
R/B
I/Ox
80h
Address & Data Input
10h
70h
I/O0
Pass
Fail
COPY-BACK PROGRAM
The copy-back program is configured to quickly and efficiently rewrite data stored in one page within the array to another page within
the same array without utilizing an external memory. Since the time-consuming sequently-reading and its re-loading cycles are
removed, the system performance is improved. The benefit is especially obvious when a portion of a block is updated and the rest of
the block also need to be copied to the newly assigned free block. The operation for performing a copy-back is a sequential execution
of page-read without burst-reading cycle and copying-program with the address of destination page. A normal read operation with
"00h" command with the address of the source page moves the whole 528bytes data into the internal buffer. As soon as the Flash
returns to Ready state, copy-back programming command "8Ah" may be given with three address cycles of target page followed. The
data stored in the internal buffer is then programmed directly into the memory cells of the destination page. Once the Copy-Back Pro-
gram is finished, any additional partial page programming into the copied pages is prohibited before erase. Since the memory array is
internally partitioned into two different planes, copy-back program is allowed only within the same memory plane. Thus, A14, the
plane address, of source and destination page address must be the same.
Figure 9. Copy-Back Program Operation
tR
tPROG
R/B
I/Ox
00h
Add.(3Cycles)
Source Address
8Ah
Add.(3Cycles)
Destination Address
70h
I/O0
Fail
Pass
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