General Description

The NM25C160 is a 16,384-bit CMOS EEPROM with an SPI compatible serial interface. The NM25C160 is designed for data storage in applications requiring both non-volatile memory and insystem data updates.

Features

■ 2.1 MHz clock rate @ 2.7V to 5.5V

■ 16,384 bits organized as 2,048 x 8

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

■ Self-timed programming cycle

■ Simultaneous programming of 1 to 16 bytes at a time

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

■ Write Protect (WP) pin and write disable instruction for both 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, 8-pin SO, or 8-pin TSSOP