2-Wire Serial 4K-Bit (512 x 8) CMOS Electrically Erasable PROM AM24LC04
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Features
• State- of- the- art architecture
- Non-volatile data storage
- Standard voltage and low voltage operation
(Vcc = 2.7V to 5.5V) for AM24LC04
• 2-wire I2C serial interface
- Provides bi-directional data transfer protocol
• 16-byte page write mode
- Minimizes total write time per word
• Self-timed write-cycle (including auto-erase)
• Durable and Reliable
- 40 years data retention
- Minimum of 1M write/erase cycles per word
- Unlimited read cycles
- ESD protection
• Low standby current
• Packages: PDIP-8L, SOP-8L, TSSOP-8L
Connection Diagram
VCC
WP
SCL
SDA
NC
A1
A2
VSS
PDIP / SOP / TSSOP
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
General Description
The AM24LC04 is a non-volatile, 4096-bit serial
EEPROM with conforms to all specifications in I2C 2
wire protocol. The whole memory can be disabled
(Write Protected) by connecting the WP pin to Vcc.
This section of memory then becomes unalterable
unless WP is switched to Vss. The AM24LC04
communication protocol uses CLOCK(SCL) and
DATA I/O(SDA) lines to synchronously clock data
between the master (for example a
microcomputer)and the slave EEPROM
devices(s) .In addition, the bus structure allows for a
maximum of 16K of EEPROM memory. This
supports the family in 2K, 4K, 8K devices, allowing
the user to configure the memory as the application
requires with any combination of EEPROMs (not to
exceed 16K).
Anachip EEPROMs are designed and tested for
application requiring high endurance, high reliability,
and low power consumption.
Pin Assignments
Name Description
NC No connect
A1, A2 Device address inputs
VSS Ground
SDA Data I/O
SCL Clock input
WP Write protect
VCC Power pin
Ordering Information
Type Package
04 =4K S: SOP-8L
N: PDIP-8L
TS: TSSOP-8L
Temp. grade
AM 24 LC 04 X XX X
Packing
Blank :
C70~C0 oo +
I :
C85~C40 oo +−
V :
C125~C40 oo +−
Blank : Tube
A : Taping
Operating Voltage
LC: 2.7~5.5V, CMOS
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Block Diagrams
START
STOP
LOGIC
CONTROL
LOGIC
SLAVE
ADDRESS
REGISTER
&
COMPARATOR
WORD
ADDRESS
COUNTER
H.V.
GENERATION
TIMING
&
CONTROL
XDEC
EEPROM
ARRAY
32x16x8
YDEC
DATA
REGISTER
DOUT
ACK
WP
SDA
SCL
A2
VCC
VSS
Din
R/W ~ , device
address bit A0
Dout
incload
ck
start cycle
A1
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristics Symbol Values Unit
Storage Temperature TS -65 to + 125 °C
Voltage with Respect to Ground -0.3 to + 6.5 V
Note: These are STRESS rating only. Appropriate conditions for operating these devices given elsewhere may permanently damage the
part. Prolonged exposure to maximum ratings may affect device reliability.
Operating Conditions
Temperature under bias Values Unit
AM24LC04 0 to + 70 °C
AM24LC04I -40 to +85 °C
AM24LC04V -40 to +125 °C
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Electrical Characteristics
DC Electrical Characteristics (Vcc =2.7~5.5V, Ta = 25oC )
AM24LC04
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Max Units
Operating Current (Program) ** ICC1 SCL = 100KHZ CMOS Input Levels — 3 mA
Operating Current (Read) ** ICC2 SCL = 100KHZ CMOS Input Levels — 200 µA
Standby Current ISB1 SCL=SDA=0V, Vcc=5V — 10 µA
Standby Current ISB2 SCL=SDA=0V, Vcc=3V — 1 µA
Input Leakage IIL VIN = 0 V to VCC -1 +1 µA
Output Leakage IOL VOUT = 0 V to Vcc -1 +1 µA
Input Low Voltage** VIL -0.1 Vcc x 0.3 V
Input High Voltage** VIH Vcc x 0.7 VCC+ 0.2 V
Output Low Voltage VOL1 IOL = 2.1mA TTL — 0.4 V
Output Low Voltage VOL2 IOL = 10uA CMOS — 0.2 V
VCC Lockout Voltage VLK Programming Command Can Be
Executed Default — V
Note ** : ICC1, ICC2, VIL min and VIH max are for reference only and are not tested.
Switching Characteristics (Under Operating Conditions)
AC Electrical Characteristics (Vcc =2.7~5.5V)
AM24LC04
Parameter Symbol Min Max Units
Clock fre
q
uenc
y
Fscl 0 100 kHz
Clock hi
g
h time Thi
g
h 4000 — ns
Clock low time Tlow 4700 — ns
SDA and SCL rise time** Tr — 1000 ns
SDA and SCL fall time** Tf — 300 ns
START condition hold time Thd:Sta 4000 — ns
START condition setu
p
time Tsu:Sta 4700 — ns
Data in
p
ut hold time Thd:Dat 0 — ns
Data in
p
ut setu
p
time Tsu:Dat 250 — ns
STOP condition setu
p
time Tsu:Sto 4000 — ns
Out
p
ut valid from clock Taa 300 3500 ns
Bus free time ** Tbuf 4700 — ns
Data out hold time Tdh 300 — ns
Write c
y
cle time Twr — 10 ms
5V
,
25ºC
,
B
y
te Mode Endurance** 1M — write c
y
cles
Note **: This parameter is characterized and is not 100% tested.
Pin Capacitance ** ( Ta= 25°C, f=250KHz )
Symbol Parameter Max Units
COUT Output capacitance 5 pF
CIN Input capacitance 5 pF
Note ** : This parameter is characterized and is not 100% tested.
AC. Conditions of Test
Input Pulse Levels Vcc x 0.1 to Vcc x 0.9
Input Rise and Fall times 10 ns
Input and Output Timming level Vcc x 0.5
Output Load 1 TTL Gate and CL = 100pf
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Pin Descriptions
Serial Clock (SCL)
The SCL input is used to clock all data into and out
of the device.
Serial Data (SDA)
SDA is a bidirection pin used to transfer data into
and out of the device.
It is an open drain output and may be wire-ORed
with any number of open drain or open collector
outputs. Thus, the SDA bus requires a pull-up
resistor to Vcc (typical 4.7KΩ for 100KHz)
Device Address Inputs (A0, A1, A2)
The following table (Table A) shows the active pins
across the AM24LCXX device family.
Table A
Device A0 A1 A2
AM24LC02 ADR ADR ADR
AM24LC04 XP ADR ADR
AM24LC08 XP XP ADR
AM24LC16 XP XP XP
ADR indicates the device address pin.
XP indicates that device address pin don’t care but
refers to an internal PAGE BLOCK memory
segment.
Write Protection (WP)
If WP is connected to Vcc, PROGRAM operation
onto the whole memory will not be executed. READ
operations are possible. If WP is connected to Vss,
normal memory operation is enabled, READ/WRITE
over the entire memory is possible.
Functional Description
Applications
ATC’s electrically erasable programmable read only
memories (EEPROMs) write protect function, two
write modes, three read modes, and a wide variety
of memory size. Typical applications for the I2C bus
and AM24LCXX memories are included in
SANs(small-area-networks), stereos, televisions,
automobiles and other scaled-down systems that
don't require tremendous speeds but instead cost
efficiency and design simplicity.
Endurance and Data Retention
The AM24LC04 is designed for applications
requiring up to 1M programming cycles (BYTE
WRITE and PAGE WRITE). It provides 40 years of
secure data retention without power.
Device Operation
The AM24LC04 support a bi-directional bus oriented
protocol. The protocol defines any device that sends
data onto the bus as a transmitter and the receiving
device as the receiver. The device controlling the
transfer is the master and the device that is
controlled is the slave. The master will always
initiate data transfers and provide the clock for both
transmit and receive operations. Therefore, the
AM24LC04 is considered a slave in all applications.
Clock and Data Conventions
Data states on the SDA line can change only during
SCL LOW. SDA state changes during SCL HIGH
are reserved for indicating start and stop conditions.
(Shown in Figures 1 and 2)
Start Condition
A HIGH to LOW transition of the SDA line while the
clock (SCL) is HIGH determines a START condition.
All commands must be preceded by a START
condition. (Shown in Figure 2)
Stop Condition
A LOW to HIGH transition of the SDA line while the
clock (SCL) is HIGH determines a STOP condition.
All operations must be ended with a STOP condition.
(Shown in Figure 2)
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Functional Description (Continued)
Acknowledge
Each receiving device, when addressed, is obliged
to generate an acknowledge after the reception of
each byte. The master device must generate an
extra clock pulse which is associated with this
acknowledge bit. The device that acknowledges,
has to pull down the SDA line during the
acknowledge clock pulse in such a way that the
SDA line is stable LOW during the HIGH period of
the acknowledge related clock pulse. Of course,
setup and hold times must be taken into account. A
master must signal an end of data to the slave by
not generating an acknowledge bit on the last byte
that has been clocked out of the slave. In this case,
the slave must leave the data line HIGH to enable
the master to generate the STOP condition. (Shown
in Figure 3)
Devices Addressing
After generating a START condition, the bus master
transmits the slave address consisting of a 4-bit
device code (1010) for the AM24LC04, 3-bit device
address (A2 A1 A0) and 1-bit value indicating the
read or write mode. All I2C EEPROMs use and
internal protocol that defines a PAGE BLOCK size of
4K bits. The eighth bit of slave address determines if
the master device wants to read or write to the
AM24LC04. (Refer to table B).
The AM24LC04 monitor the bus for its
corresponding slave address all the time. It
generates an acknowledge bit if the slave address
was true and it is not in a programming mode.
Table B
Operation Control Code Chip
Select
R/W
Read
Write
1010
1010
A2 A1 A0
A2 A1 A0
1
0
A1, A2 are used to access device address for
AM24LC04; A0 is no connect.
Write Operations
Byte Write
Following the start signal from the master, the slave
address is placed onto the bus by the master
transmitter. This indicates to the addressed slave
receiver that a byte with a word address will follow
after it has generated a acknowledge bit during the
ninth clock cycle.
Therefore the next byte transmitted by the master is
the word address and will be written into the address
pointer of the AM24LC04. After receiving another
acknowledge signal from the AM24LC04 the master
device will transmit the data word to be written into
the addressed memory location. The AM24LC04
acknowledges again and the master generates a
stop condition. This initiates the internal write cycle,
and during this period the AM24LC04 will not
generate acknowledge signals. (Shown in Figure 4)
Page Write
The write control byte, word address and the first
data byte are transmitted to the AM24LC04 in the
same way as in a byte write. But instead of
generating a stop condition the master transmit up
to 16 data bytes to the AM24LC04 which are
temporarily stored in the on-chip page buffer and will
be written into the memory after the master has
transmitted a stop condition. After the receipt of
each byte, the four lower order address pointer bits
are internally incremented by one. The higher order
five bits of the word address remains constant. If the
master should transmit more than 16 bytes prior to
generating the stop condition, the address counter
will roll over and the previously received data will be
overwritten. As with the byte write operation, once
the stop condition is received an internal write cycle
will begin. (Shown in Figure 5).
Acknowledge Polling
Since the device will not acknowledge during a write
cycle, this can be used to determine when the cycle
is complete (this feature can be used to maximize
bus throughout). Once the stop condition for a write
command has been issued from the master, the
device initiates the internally timed write cycle. ACK
polling can be initiated immediately. This involves
the master sending a start condition followed by the
control byte for a write command (R/W = 0). If the
device is still busy with the write cycle , then no ACK
will returned. If the cycle is complete then the device
will return the ACK and the master can then proceed
with the next read or write commands.
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Write Operations (Continued)
Write Protection
Programming will not take place if the WP pin of the
AM24LC04 is connected to Vcc. The AM24LC04 will
accept slave and byte addresses. But if the memory
accessed is write protected by the WP pin, the
AM24LC04 will not generate an acknowledge after
the first byte of data has been received, and thus the
programming cycle will not be started when the stop
condition is asserted.
Read Operations
Read operations are initiated in the same way as
write operations with the exception that the R/W bit
of the slave address is set to one. There are three
basic types of read operations: current address read,
random read, and sequential read.
Current Address Read
The AM24LC04 contains an address counter that
maintains the address of the last accessed word,
internally incremented by one. Therefore if the
previous access (either a read or write operation )
was to address n, the next current address read
operation would access data from address n + 1.
Upon receipt of the slave address with R/W bit set to
one, the AM24LC04 issues an acknowledge and
transmits the eight bit data word. The master will not
acknowledge the transfer but does generate a stop
condition and the AM24LC04 discontinues
transmission. (Shown in Figure 6)
Random Read
Random read operations allow the master to access
any memory location in a random manner. To
perform this type of read operation, first the word
address must be set. This is done by sending the
word address to the AM24LC04 as part of a write
operation. After the word address is sent, the master
generates a start condition following the
acknowledge. This terminates the write operation,
but not before the internal address pointer is set.
Then the master issues the control byte again but
with R/W bit set to a one. The AM24LC04 will then
issue an acknowledge and transmit the eight bit data
word. The master will not acknowledge the transfer
but does generate a stop condition and the
AM24LC04 discontinues transmission. (Shown in
Figure 7)
Sequential Read
Sequential reads are initiated by either a current
address read or a random read. After the master
receives a data word, it responds with an
acknowledge. As long as the E2PROM receives an
acknowledge, it will continue to increment the data
words. When the memory address limit is reached,
the data word address will “roll over” and the
sequential read will continue. The sequential read
operation is terminated when the master does not
respond with a zero but does generate a following
stop condition.
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Timing Diagram
Bus Timing
SCL
Figure 1. Data Validity
SDA
IN
Tf
Thd:Sta
Thd:Dat Tsu:Dat
Tbuf
Tlow
Thigh
Tlow
Tr
Tsu:StaTsu:Sta
SDA
OUT
Tdh
Taa
SDA
SCL
DATA STABLE DATA
CHANGE
Figure 2. Definition of Start and Stop
SDA
BITSTOPSTART BIT
SCL
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81 9
ACKNOWLEDGE
START
Figure 3. Acknowledge Response from Receiver
SCL FROM MASTER
DATA OUTPUT FROM
TRANSMITTER
DATA OUTPUT FROM
RECEIVER
DATA n
BYTE
ADDRESS
SLAVE
ADDRESS
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
BUS ACTIVITY
SLAVE
SDA
LINE
BUS ACTIVITY
MASTER
Figure 4. Byte Write for Data
S P
STOP
START
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
Figure 5. Page Write for Data
S P
BUS ACTIVITY
SLAVE
SDA
LINE
BUS ACTIVITY
MASTER
DATA n
BYTE
ADDRESS n
SLAVE
ADDRESS STOP
START DATA n+15
DATA
P
A
C
K
Figure 6. Current Address Read for Data
s
BUS ACTIVITY
SLAVE
SDA
LINE
BUS ACTIVITY
MASTER
SLAVE
ADDRESS STOP
START
A
C
K
NO
PSS
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
KDATA n
Figure 7. Random Read for Data
BYTE
ADDRESS n
SLAVE
ADDRESS STOP
START SLAVE
ADDRESS
START
BUS ACTIVITY
SLAVE
SDA
LINE
BUS ACTIVITY
MASTER
A
C
K
NO
S
A
C
KDATA n
A
C
K
DATA n+1
A
C
K
DATA n+x
P
Figure 8. Sequential Read for Data
BUS ACTIVITY
SLAVE
SDA
LINE
BUS ACTIVITY
MASTER
SLAVE
ADDRESS
START
STOP
A
C
K
NO
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Package Information
(1)Package Type: PDIP-8L
E1
D
7(4X)
AL
A2A1
B2
B1
B
e
S
15 (4X)
E
C
eB
E-PIN O0.118 inch
PIN #1 INDENT O0.025 DEEP 0.006-0.008 inch
Dimensions in millimeters Dimensions in inches
Symbol Min. Nom. Max. Min. Nom. Max.
A - -
5.33 - - 0.210
A1 0.38 - - 0.015 - -
A2 3.1 3.30 3.5 0.122 0.130 0.138
B 0.36 0.46 0.56 0.014 0.018 0.022
B1 1.4 1.52 1.65 0.055 0.060 0.065
B2 0.81 0.99 1.14 0.032 0.039 0.045
C 0.20 0.25 0.36 0.008 0.010 0.014
D 9.02 9.27 9.53 0.355 0.365 0.375
E 7.62 7.94 8.26 0.300 0.313 0.325
E1 6.15 6.35 6.55 0.242 0.250 0.258
e - 2.54 - - 0.100 -
L 2.92 3.3 3.81 0.115 0.130 0.150
eB 8.38 8.89 9.40 0.330 0.350 0.370
S 0.71 0.84 0.97 0.028 0.033 0.038
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(2)Package Type: SOP-8L
VIEW "A"
L
C
VIEW "A"
H
E
A
A2
A1
B
e
D
7(4X) 0.015x45 7(4X)
y
Dimensions In Millimeters Dimensions In Inches
Symbol Min. Nom. Max. Min. Nom. Max.
A 1.40 1.60 1.75 0.055 0.063 0.069
A1 0.10 - 0.25 0.040 - 0.100
A2 1.30 1.45 1.50 0.051 0.057 0.059
B 0.33 0.41 0.51 0.013 0.016 0.020
C 0.19 0.20 0.25 0.0075 0.008 0.010
D 4.80 5.05 5.30 0.189 0.199 0.209
E 3.70 3.90 4.10 0.146 0.154 0.161
e - 1.27 - - 0.050 -
H 5.79 5.99 6.20 0.228 0.236 0.244
L 0.38 0.71 1.27 0.015 0.028 0.050
y - - 0.10 - - 0.004
θ 0O - 8O 0
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(3)Package Type: TSSOP-8L
A
E
E1
b
y
e
C
DETAIL A
DETAIL A
L 1
L
E1 L1
A2
A1
D
PIN 1 INDICATOR
ψ
0.70 mm
SURFACE POLISHED
Dimensions In Millimeters Dimensions In Inches
Symbol Min. Nom. Max. Min. Nom. Max.
A 1.05 1.10 1.20 0.041 0.043 0.047
A1 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.002 0.004 0.006
A2 - 1.00 1.05 - 0.039 0.041
b 0.20 0.25 0.28 0.008 0.01 0.011
C - 0.13 - - 0.005 -
D 2.90 3.05 3.10 0.114 0.12 0.122
E 6.20 6.40 6.60 0.244 0.252 0.26
E1 4.30 4.40 4.50 0.169 0.173 0.177
e - 0.65 - - 0.026 -
L 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.02 0.024 0.028
L1 0.90 1.00 1.10 0.035 0.039 0.043
y - - 0.10 - - 0.004
θ 0O 4
O 8
O 0
O 4
O 8
O
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Marking Information
(1) PDIP /SOP
ATC
24LC04 X
Part Number & grade
Logo
ID code: internal
Year:
Top view
"02" = 2002
"01" = 2001
XX XX X
Nth week: 01~52
)C125~40(
V
~40(I
)C70~0(BlankX
o
o
+-=
+-=
+=
)C85
o
PDIP/SOP
(2) TSSOP-8L
ATC
24LC04 X
Part Number & Temp.grade
Logo
ID code: internal
Year:
Top view
"02" = 2002
"01" = 2001
XX XX X
Nth week: 01~52
)C125~40(
V
~40(I
)C70~0(BlankX
o
o
+-=
+-=
+=
)C85
o
