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Am29F040B
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D A T A  S H E E T
Autoselect Mode
The autoselect mode provides manufacturer and de-
vice identification, and sector protection verification, 
through identifier codes output on DQ7–DQ0. This 
mode is primarily intended for programming equipment 
to automatically match a device to be programmed with 
its corresponding programming algorithm. However, 
the autoselect codes can also be accessed in-system 
through the command register.
When using programming equipment, the autoselect 
mode requires V
ID
 (11.5 V to 12.5 V) on address pin 
A9. Address pins A6, A1, and A0 must be as shown in 
Autoselect Codes (High Voltage Method) table. In addi-
tion, when verifying sector protection, the sector 
address must appear on the appropriate highest order 
address bits. Refer to the corresponding Sector Ad-
dress Tables. The Command Definitions table shows 
the remaining address bits that are don’t care. When all 
necessary bits have been set as required, the program-
ming equipment may then read the corresponding 
identifier code on DQ7–DQ0.
To access the autoselect codes in-system, the host 
system can issue the autoselect command via the 
command register, as shown in the Command Defini-
tions table. This method does not require V
ID
. See 
“Command Definitions”
 for details on using the autose-
lect mode.
Table 3. Am29F040B Autoselect Codes (High Voltage Method)
Sector Protection/Unprotection
The hardware sector protection feature disables both 
program and erase operations in any sector. The hard-
ware sector unprotection feature re-enables both 
program and erase operations in previously protected 
sectors. 
Sector protection/unprotection must be implemented 
using programming equipment. The procedure re-
quires a high voltage (V
ID
) on address pin A9 and the 
control pins. Details on this method are provided in a 
supplement, publication number 19957. Contact an 
AMD representative to obtain a copy of the appropriate 
document. 
The device is shipped with all sectors unprotected. 
AMD offers the option of programming and protecting 
sectors at its factory prior to shipping the device 
through AMD’s ExpressFlash Service. Contact an 
AMD representative for details.
It is possible to determine whether a sector is protected 
or unprotected. See 
“Autoselect Mode”
 for details.
Hardware Data Protection
The command sequence requirement of unlock cycles 
for programming or erasing provides data protection 
against inadvertent writes (refer to the Command Defi-
nitions table). In addition, the following hardware data 
protection measures prevent accidental erasure or pro-
gramming, which might otherwise be caused by 
spurious system level signals during V
CC
 power-up and 
power-down transitions, or from system noise.
Low V
CC
 Write Inhibit
When V
CC
 is less than V
LKO
, the device does not ac-
cept any write cycles. This protects data during V
CC 
power-up and power-down. The command register and 
all internal program/erase circuits are disabled, and the 
device resets. Subsequent writes are ignored until V
CC
is greater than V
LKO
. The system must provide the 
proper signals to the control pins to prevent uninten-
tional writes when V
CC
 is greater than V
LKO
.
Write Pulse “Glitch” Protection
Noise pulses of less than 5 ns (typical) on OE#, CE# or 
WE# do not initiate a write cycle.
Logical Inhibit
Write cycles are inhibited by holding any one of OE# = 
V
IL
, CE# = V
IH
 or WE# = V
IH
. To initiate a write cycle, 
CE# and WE# must be a logical zero while OE# is a 
logical one.
Power-Up Write Inhibit
If WE# = CE# = V
IL
 and OE# = V
IH
 during power up, the 
device does not accept commands on the rising edge 
of WE#. The internal state machine is automatically 
reset to reading array data on power-up.
Description
A18–A16
A15–A10
A9
A8–A7
A6
A5–A2
A1
A0
Identifier Code on 
DQ7-DQ0
Manufacturer ID
: 
AMD
X
X
V
ID
X
V
IL
X
V
IL
V
IL
01h
Device ID: Am29F040B
X
X
V
ID
X
V
IL
X
V
IL
V
IH
A4h
Sector Protection 
Verification
Sector 
Address
X
V
ID
X
V
IL
X
V
IH
V
IL
01h (protected)
00h (unprotected)