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DESCRIPTION
The CAT24WC128 is a 128K-bit Serial CMOS E
2
PROM
internally organized as 16384 words of 8 bits each.
Catalyst's advanced CMOS technology substantially
reduces device power requirements. The
Preliminary
* Catalyst Semiconductor is licensed by Philips Corporation to carry the I
2
C Bus Protocol.
s
Write Protect Feature
Entire Array Protected When WP at V
IH
s
100,000 Program/Erase Cycles
s
100 Year Data Retention
s
8-Pin DIP, 8-Pin SOIC or 14-pin TSSOP
CAT24WC128 features a 64-byte page write buffer. The
device operates via the I
2
C bus serial interface and is
available in 8-pin DIP, 8-pin SOIC or 14-pin TSSOP
packages.
PIN CONFIGURATION
BLOCK DIAGRAM
PIN FUNCTIONS
Pin Name
Function
SDA
Serial Data/Address
SCL
Serial Clock
WP
Write Protect
V
CC
+1.8V to +6V Power Supply
V
SS
Ground
24WC128 F02
CAT24WC128
128K-Bit I
2
C Serial CMOS E
2
PROM
s
1MHz I
2
C Bus Compatible*
s
1.8 to 6 Volt Operation
s
Low Power CMOS Technology
s
64-Byte Page Write Buffer
s
Self-Timed Write Cycle with Auto-Clear
s
Commercial, Industrial and Automotive
Temperature Ranges
FEATURES
DIP Package (P)
SOIC Package (J,K)
24WC128 F01
1999 by Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.
Characteristics subject to change without notice
NC
NC
VSS
NC
NC
VCC
WP
SCL
SDA
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
NC
VCC
WP
SCL
SDA
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
VSS
NC
DOUT
ACK
SENSE AMPS
SHIFT REGISTERS
CONTROL
LOGIC
WORD ADDRESS
BUFFERS
START/STOP
LOGIC
STATE COUNTERS
E
2
PROM
256X512
VCC
EXTERNAL LOAD
COLUMN
DECODERS
XDEC
DATA IN STORAGE
HIGH VOLTAGE/
TIMING CONTROL
VSS
WP
SCL
SDA
256
512
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NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
2
3
4
13
12
11
5
6
7
10
9
8
1
14
SDA
WP
NC
NC
NC
SCL
NC
VSS
VCC
TSSOP Package (U14)
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS*
Temperature Under Bias ................. 55
C to +125
C
Storage Temperature ....................... 65
C to +150
C
Voltage on Any Pin with
Respect to Ground
(1)
........... 2.0V to +V
CC
+ 2.0V
V
CC
with Respect to Ground ............... 2.0V to +7.0V
Package Power Dissipation
Capability (Ta = 25
C) ................................... 1.0W
Lead Soldering Temperature (10 secs) ............ 300
C
Output Short Circuit Current
(2)
........................ 100mA
*COMMENT
Stresses above those listed under "Absolute Maximum
Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device.
These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of
the device at these or any other conditions outside of those
listed in the operational sections of this specification is not
implied. Exposure to any absolute maximum rating for
extended periods may affect device performance and
reliability.
RELIABILITY CHARACTERISTICS
Symbol
Parameter
Min.
Max.
Units
Reference Test Method
N
END
(3)
Endurance
100,000
Cycles/Byte
MIL-STD-883, Test Method 1033
T
DR
(3)
Data Retention
100
Years
MIL-STD-883, Test Method 1008
V
ZAP
(3)
ESD Susceptibility
2000
Volts
MIL-STD-883, Test Method 3015
I
LTH
(3)(4)
Latch-up
100
mA
JEDEC Standard 17
CAPACITANCE T
A
= 25
C, f = 1.0 MHz, V
CC
= 5V
Symbol
Test
Max.
Units
Conditions
C
I/O
(3)
Input/Output Capacitance (SDA)
8
pF
V
I/O
= 0V
C
IN
(3)
Input Capacitance (SCL, WP)
6
pF
V
IN
= 0V
Note:
(1) The minimum DC input voltage is 0.5V. During transitions, inputs may undershoot to 2.0V for periods of less than 20 ns. Maximum DC
voltage on output pins is V
CC
+0.5V, which may overshoot to V
CC
+ 2.0V for periods of less than 20ns.
(2) Output shorted for no more than one second. No more than one output shorted at a time.
(3) This parameter is tested initially and after a design or process change that affects the parameter.
(4) Latch-up protection is provided for stresses up to 100 mA on address and data pins from 1V to V
CC
+1V.
(5) Standby current (I
SB
) = 0
A (<900 nA).
Limits
Symbol Parameter
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units Test Conditions
I
CC1
Power Supply Current - Read
1
mA
f
SCL
= 100 KHz
V
CC
=5V
I
CC2
Power Supply Current - Write
3
mA
f
SCL
= 100 KHz
V
CC
=5V
I
SB
(5)
Standby Current
0
A
V
IN
= GND or V
CC
V
CC
=5V
I
LI
Input Leakage Current
3
A
V
IN
= GND to V
CC
I
LO
Output Leakage Current
3
A
V
OUT
= GND to V
CC
V
IL
Input Low Voltage
1
V
CC
x 0.3
V
V
IH
Input High Voltage
V
CC
x 0.7
V
CC
+ 0.5
V
V
OL1
Output Low Voltage (V
CC
= +3.0V)
0.4
V
I
OL
= 3.0 mA
V
OL2
Output Low Voltage (V
CC
= +1.8V)
0.5
V
I
OL
= 1.5 mA
D.C. OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
V
CC
= +1.8V to +6.0V, unless otherwise specified.
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The write cycle time is the time from a valid stop condition of a write sequence to the end of the internal program/erase cycle. During
the write cycle, the bus interface circuits are disabled, SDA is allowed to remain high, and the device does not respond to its slave
address.
Power-Up Timing
(1)(2)
Symbol
Parameter
Max.
Units
t
PUR
Power-Up to Read Operation
1
ms
t
PUW
Power-Up to Write Operation
1
ms
Note:
(1) This parameter is tested initially and after a design or process change that affects the parameter.
(2) t
PUR
and t
PUW
are the delays required from the time V
CC
is stable until the specified operation can be initiated.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The CAT24WC128 supports the I
2
C Bus data transmis-
sion protocol. This Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus protocol
defines any device that sends data to the bus to be a
transmitter and any device receiving data to be a re-
ceiver. The transfer is controlled by the Master device
which generates the serial clock and all START and
A.C. CHARACTERISTICS
V
CC
= +1.8V to +6V, unless otherwise specified
Output Load is 1 TTL Gate and 100pF
Read & Write Cycle Limits
Symbol
Parameter
V
CC
=1.8V - 6.0V
V
CC
=2.5V - 6.0V
V
CC
=3.0V - 5.5V
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Units
F
SCL
Clock Frequency
100
400
1000
kHz
t
AA
SCL Low to SDA Data Out
0.1
3.5
0.05
0.9
0.05
0.55
s
and ACK Out
t
BUF
(1)
Time the Bus Must be Free Before
4.7
1.2
0.5
s
a New Transmission Can Start
t
HD:STA
Start Condition Hold Time
4.0
0.6
0.25
s
t
LOW
Clock Low Period
4.7
1.2
0.6
s
t
HIGH
Clock High Period
4.0
0.6
0.4
s
t
SU:STA
Start Condition Setup Time
4.0
0.6
0.25
s
(for a Repeated Start Condition)
t
HD:DAT
Data In Hold Time
0
0
0
ns
t
SU:DAT
Data In Setup Time
100
100
100
ns
t
R
(1)
SDA and SCL Rise Time
1.0
0.3
0.3
s
t
F
(1)
SDA and SCL Fall Time
300
300
100
ns
t
SU:STO
Stop Condition Setup Time
4.7
0.6
0.25
s
t
DH
Data Out Hold Time
100
50
50
ns
t
WR
Write Cycle Time
10
10
10
ms
STOP conditions for bus access. The CAT24WC128
operates as a Slave device. Both the Master device and
Slave device can operate as either transmitter or re-
ceiver, but the Master device controls which mode is
activated.
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WP: Write Protect
This input, when tied to GND, allows write operations to
the entire memory. When this pin is tied to Vcc, the
entire memory is write protected. When left floating,
memory is unprotected.
5020 FHD F05
Figure 3. Start/Stop Timing
Figure 2. Write Cycle Timing
Figure 1. Bus Timing
START BIT
SDA
STOP BIT
SCL
5020 FHD F04
tWR
STOP
CONDITION
START
CONDITION
ADDRESS
ACK
8TH BIT
BYTE n
SCL
SDA
5020 FHD F03
tHIGH
SCL
SDA IN
SDA OUT
tLOW
tF
tLOW
tR
tBUF
tSU:STO
tSU:DAT
tHD:DAT
tHD:STA
tSU:STA
tAA
tDH
I
2
C BUS PROTOCOL
The features of the I
2
C bus protocol are defined as
follows:
(1) Data transfer may be initiated only when the bus
is not busy.
(2) During a data transfer, the data line must remain
stable whenever the clock line is high. Any changes
in the data line while the clock line is high will be
interpreted as a START or STOP condition.
START Condition
The START Condition precedes all commands to the
device, and is defined as a HIGH to LOW transition of
SDA when SCL is HIGH. The CAT24WC128 monitors
the SDA and SCL lines and will not respond until this
condition is met.
STOP Condition
A LOW to HIGH transition of SDA when SCL is HIGH
determines the STOP condition. All operations must
end with a STOP condition.
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
SCL: Serial Clock
The serial clock input clocks all data transferred into or
out of the device.
SDA: Serial Data/Address
The bidirectional serial data/address pin is used to
transfer all data into and out of the device. The SDA pin
is an open drain output and can be wire-ORed with
other open drain or open collector outputs.
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1
0
1
0
A2
A1
A0
R/W
DEVICE ADDRESSING
The bus Master begins a transmission by sending a
START condition. The Master sends the address of the
particular slave device it is requesting. The seven most
significant bits of the 8-bit slave address are fixed as
1010XXX (Fig. 5), where X can be a 0 or 1. The last bit
of the slave address specifies whether a Read or Write
operation is to be performed. When this bit is set to 1, a
Read operation is selected, and when set to 0, a Write
operation is selected.
After the Master sends a START condition and the slave
address byte, the CAT24WC128 monitors the bus and
responds with an acknowledge (on the SDA line) when
its address matches the transmitted slave address. The
CAT24WC128 then performs a Read or Write operation
depending on the state of the R/
W
bit.
Acknowledge
After a successful data transfer, each receiving device is
required to generate an acknowledge. The Acknowledg-
ing device pulls down the SDA line during the ninth clock
cycle, signaling that it received the 8 bits of data.
The CAT24WC128 responds with an acknowledge after
receiving a START condition and its slave address. If the
device has been selected along with a write operation,
it responds with an acknowledge after receiving each 8-
bit byte.
When the CAT24WC128 begins a READ mode it trans-
mits 8 bits of data, releases the SDA line, and monitors
the line for an acknowledge. Once it receives this ac-
Figure 4. Acknowledge Timing
5027 FHD F07
Figure 5. Slave Address Bits
5020 FHD F06
ACKNOWLEDGE
1
START
SCL FROM
MASTER
8
9
DATA OUTPUT
FROM TRANSMITTER
DATA OUTPUT
FROM RECEIVER
knowledge, the CAT24WC128 will continue to transmit
data. If no acknowledge is sent by the Master, the device
terminates data transmission and waits for a STOP
condition.
WRITE OPERATIONS
Byte Write
In the Byte Write mode, the Master device sends the
START condition and the slave address information
(with the R/
W
bit set to zero) to the Slave device. After
the Slave generates an acknowledge, the Master sends
two 8-bit address words that are to be written into the
address pointers of the CAT24WC128. After receiving
another acknowledge from the Slave, the Master device
transmits the data to be written into the addressed
memory location. The CAT24WC128 acknowledges
once more and the Master generates the STOP condi-
tion. At this time, the device begins an internal program-
ming cycle to nonvolatile memory. While the cycle is in
progress, the device will not respond to any request from
the Master device.
Page Write
The CAT24WC128 writes up to 64 bytes of data, in a
single write cycle, using the Page Write operation. The
page write operation is initiated in the same manner as
the byte write operation, however instead of terminating
after the initial byte is transmitted, the Master is allowed
to send up to 63 additional bytes. After each byte has
been transmitted, CAT24WC128 will respond with an
X
X
X
X is Don't Care, can be a '0' or a '1'.
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acknowledge, and internally increment the six low order
address bits by one. The high order bits remain un-
changed.
If the Master transmits more than 64 bytes before sending
the STOP condition, the address counter `wraps around',
and previously transmitted data will be overwritten.
When all 64 bytes are received, and the STOP condition
has been sent by the Master, the internal programming
cycle begins. At this point, all received data is written to
the CAT24WC128 in a single write cycle.
Acknowledge Polling
Disabling of the inputs can be used to take advantage of
the typical write cycle time. Once the stop condition is
issued to indicate the end of the host's write operation,
CAT24WC128 initiates the internal write cycle. ACK
polling can be initiated immediately. This involves issu-
ing the start condition followed by the slave address for
a write operation. If CAT24WC128 is still busy with the
write operation, no ACK will be returned. If
CAT24WC128 has completed the write operation, an
ACK will be returned and the host can then proceed with
the next read or write operation.
WRITE PROTECTION
The Write Protection feature allows the user to protect
against inadvertent programming of the memory array.
If the WP pin is tied to V
CC
, the entire memory array is
protected and becomes read only. The CAT24WC128
will accept both slave and byte addresses, but the
memory location accessed is protected from program-
ming by the device's failure to send an acknowledge
after the first byte of data is received.
READ OPERATIONS
The READ operation for the CAT24WC128 is initiated in
the same manner as the write operation with one excep-
tion, that R/
W
bit is set to one. Three different READ
operations are possible: Immediate/Current Address
READ, Selective/Random READ and Sequential READ.
Immediate/Current Address Read
The CAT24WC128's address counter contains the ad-
dress of the last byte accessed, incremented by one. In
other words, if the last READ or WRITE access was to
address N, the READ immediately following would ac-
cess data from address N+1. If N=E (where E=16383),
then the counter will `wrap around' to address 0 and
continue to clock out data. After the CAT24WC128
receives its slave address information (with the R/
W
bit
set to one), it issues an acknowledge, then transmits the
8 bit byte requested. The master device does not send
an acknowledge, but will generate a STOP condition.
Selective/Random Read
Selective/Random READ operations allow the Master
device to select at random any memory location for a
24WC128 F09
Figure 7. Page Write Timing
Figure 6. Byte Write Timing
24WC128 F08
A15A8
SLAVE
ADDRESS
S
A
C
K
A
C
K
DATA
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
P
BUS ACTIVITY:
MASTER
SDA LINE
S
T
A
R
T
A7A0
BYTE ADDRESS
A
C
K
*
*
A15A8
SLAVE
ADDRESS
S
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
BUS ACTIVITY:
MASTER
SDA LINE
S
T
A
R
T
A7A0
BYTE ADDRESS
DATA n+63
DATA
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
A
C
K
DATA n
A
C
K
P
A
C
K
*
*
*
=Don't Care Bit
*
=Don't Care Bit
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READ operation. The Master device first performs a
`dummy' write operation by sending the START condi-
tion, slave address and byte addresses of the location it
wishes to read. After CAT24WC128 acknowledges, the
Master device sends the START condition and the slave
address again, this time with the R/
W
bit set to one. The
CAT24WC128 then responds with its acknowledge and
sends the 8-bit byte requested. The master device does
not send an acknowledge but will generate a STOP
condition.
Sequential Read
The Sequential READ operation can be initiated by
either the Immediate Address READ or Selective READ
operations. After the CAT24WC128 sends the initial 8-
bit byte requested, the Master will respond with an
acknowledge which tells the device it requires more
Figure 8. Immediate Address Read Timing
24WC128 F10
SCL
SDA
8TH BIT
STOP
NO ACK
DATA OUT
8
9
SLAVE
ADDRESS
S
A
C
K
BUS ACTIVITY:
MASTER
SDA LINE
S
T
A
R
T
N
O
A
C
K
DATA
S
T
O
P
P
data. The CAT24WC128 will continue to output an 8-bit
byte for each acknowledge sent by the Master. The
operation will terminate when the Master fails to re-
spond with an acknowledge, thus sending the STOP
condition.
The data being transmitted from CAT24WC128 is out-
putted sequentially with data from address N followed
by data from address N+1. The READ operation ad-
dress counter increments all of the CAT24WC128 ad-
dress bits so that the entire memory array can be read
during one operation. If more than E (where E=16383)
bytes are read out, the counter will `wrap around' and
continue to clock out data bytes.
Figure 9. Selective Read Timing
24WC128 F11
*
=Don't Care Bit
A15A8
SLAVE
ADDRESS
S
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
BUS ACTIVITY:
MASTER
SDA LINE
S
T
A
R
T
A7A0
BYTE ADDRESS
SLAVE
ADDRESS
S
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
S
T
A
R
T
DATA
P
S
T
O
P
*
*
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Notes:
(1) The device used in the above example is a 24WC128KI-1.8TE13 (SOIC, Industrial Temperature, 1.8 Volt to 6 Volt Operating
Voltage, Tape & Reel)
Figure 10. Sequential Read Timing
5020 FHD F12
BUS ACTIVITY:
MASTER
SDA LINE
DATA n+x
DATA n
A
C
K
A
C
K
DATA n+1
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
N
O
A
C
K
DATA n+2
A
C
K
P
SLAVE
ADDRESS
24WC128 FIG.13
Temperature Range
Blank = Commercial (0 - 70C)
I = Industrial (-40 - 85C)
A = Automotive (-40 - 105C)*
* -40 to +125C is available upon request
Prefix
Device #
Suffix
24WC128
K
I
TE13
Product
Number
Tape & Reel
TE13: 2000/Reel
Package
P: PDIP
K: SOIC (EIAJ)
J: SOIC (JEDEC)
Operating Voltage
Blank: 2.5V - 6.0V
1.8: 1.8V - 6.0V
-1.8
CA
T
Optional
Company ID
U14: 14 pin TSSOP
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