Preliminary
FM24C04B
4Kb Serial 5V F-RAM Memory
Features
4K bit Ferroelectric Nonvolatile RAM
Low Power Operation
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5V operation
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Organized as 512 x 8 bits
100 µA Active Current (100 kHz)
4 µA (typ.) Standby Current
High Endurance 1012 Read/Writes
38 Year Data Retention
NoDelay™ Writes
Advanced High-Reliability Ferroelectric Process
Industry Standard Configuration
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Industrial Temperature -40° C to +85° C
8-pin “Green”/RoHS SOIC (-G)
Fast Two-wire Serial Interface
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Up to 1 MHz maximum bus frequency
Direct hardware replacement for EEPROM
Supports legacy timing for 100 kHz & 400 kHz
Description
Pin Configuration
The FM24C04B is a 4-kilobit nonvolatile memory
employing an advanced ferroelectric process. A
ferroelectric random access memory or FRAM is
nonvolatile and performs reads and writes like a
RAM. It provides reliable data retention for 38 years
while eliminating the complexities, overhead, and
system level reliability problems caused by EEPROM
and other nonvolatile memories.
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5
NC
A1
A2
VSS
VDD
WP
SCL
SDA
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3
4
The FM24C04B performs write operations at bus
speed. No write delays are incurred. Data is written to
the memory array in the cycle after it has been
successfully transferred to the device. The next bus
cycle may commence immediately without the need
for data polling. The FM24C04B is capable of
supporting 1012 read/write cycles, or a million times
more write cycles than EEPROM.
Pin Names
A1-A2
SDA
Function
Device Select Address 1 and 2
Serial Data/Address
Serial Clock
SCL
WP
Write Protect
These capabilities make the FM24C04B ideal for
nonvolatile memory applications requiring frequent
or rapid writes. Examples range from data collection
where the number of write cycles may be critical, to
demanding industrial controls where the long write
time of EEPROM can cause data loss. The
combination of features allows more frequent data
writing with less overhead for the system.
VSS
Ground
VDD
Supply Voltage
Ordering Information
FM24C04B-G
“Green”/RoHS 8-pin SOIC
“Green”/RoHS 8-pin SOIC,
Tape & Reel
FM24C04B-GTR
The FM24C04B provides substantial benefits to users
of serial EEPROM, yet these benefits are available in
a hardware drop-in replacement. The FM24C04B is
available in an industry standard 8-pin SOIC package
and uses
a
familiar two-wire protocol. The
specifications are guaranteed over the industrial
temperature range from -40°C to +85°C.
This is a product that has fixed target specifications but are subject
to change pending characterization results.
Ramtron International Corporation
1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(800) 545-FRAM, (719) 481-7000
www.ramtron.com
Rev. 1.3
Feb. 2011
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