General Description

The NM25C041 is a 4096-bit MODE 1 SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) CMOS EEPROM which is designed for high-reliability non-volatile data storage applications. The SPI interface features a byte-wide format (all data is transferred in 8-bit words) to interface with the Motorola 68HC11 microprocessor, or equivalent, at a 2.1MHz clock transfer rate. (This interface is considered the fastest serial communication method.) This 4-wire SPI interface allows the end user full EEPROM functionality while keeping pin count and space requirements low for maximum PC board space utilization.

Features

■ 2.1 MHz clock rate @ 2.7V to 5.5V

■ 4096 bits organized as 512 x 8

■ Multiple chips on the same 3 wire bus with separate chip select lines

■ Self-timed programming cycle

■ Simultaneous programming of 1 to 4 bytes at a time

■ Status register can be polled during programming to monitor RDY/BUSY

■ Both the Write Protect (WP) pin and auto-write disable after programming provides hardware and software write protection

■ Block write protect feature to protect against accidental writes

■ Endurance: 1,000,000 data changes

■ Data retention greater than 40 years

■ Packages available: 8-pin DIP and 8-pin SO