APPLICATION NOTE
A V A I L A B L E
AN61
Recommended System Management
Alternative: X5163
16K
2K x 8 Bit
X25170
SPI Serial EEPROM with Block Lock™ Protection
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
• 5MHz clock rate
• SPI modes (0,0 & 1,1)
• 2K X 8 bits
—32-byte page mode
• Low power CMOS
—<1µA standby current
—<5mA active current
• 2.5V To 5.5V power supply
• Block lock protection
The X25170 is a CMOS 16384-bit serial EEPROM,
internally organized as 2K x 8. The X25170 features a
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and software protocol,
allowing operation on a simple three-wire bus. The bus
signals are a clock input (SCK) plus separate data in
(SI) and data out (SO) lines. Access to the device is
controlled through a chip select (CS) input, allowing
any number of devices to share the same bus.
The X25170 also features two additional inputs that
provide the end user with added flexibility. By asserting
the HOLD input, the X25170 will ignore transitions on
its inputs, thus allowing the host to service higher pri-
ority interrupts. The WP input can be used as a hard-
wire input to the X25170 (disabling all write attempts to
the status register), thus providing a mechanism for
limiting end user capability of altering 0, 1/4, 1/2 or all
of the memory.
—Protect 1/4, 1/2 or all of EEPROM array
• Built-in inadvertent write protection
—Power-up/power-down protection circuitry
—Write enable latch
—Write protect pin
• Self-timed write cycle
—5ms write cycle time (typical)
• High reliability
—Endurance: 1,000,000 cycles
—Data retention: 100Years
—ESD protection: 2000V on all pins
• 8-lead SOIC package
The X25170 utilizes Xicor’s proprietary Direct Write™
cell, providing a minimum endurance of 1,000,000
cycles and a minimum data retention of 100 years.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Write
Protect
Logic
Status
Register
X Decode
Logic
2K Byte
Array
16
16
16 X 256
16 X 256
SO
SI
SCK
CS
Command
Decode
and
Control
Logic
HOLD
32
32 X 256
Write
Control
and
Timing
WP
Logic
32
8
Y Decode
Data Register
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