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7.7.4 Erase Suspend / Erase Resume Commands
The Erase Suspend command allows the system to interrupt a sector erase operation and then read data from, or program data to,
any sector not selected for erasure. When the Erase Suspend command is written during the sector erase time-out, the device
immediately terminates the time-out period and suspends the erase operation. The bank address is required when writing this
command. This command is valid only during the sector erase operation, including the minimum 80-µs time-out period during the
sector erase command sequence. The Erase Suspend command is ignored if written during the chip erase operation.
When the Erase Suspend command is written after the 80-µs time-out period has expired and during the sector erase operation, the
device takes 20 µs maximum to suspend the erase operation.
After the erase operation has been suspended, the bank enters the erase-suspend-read mode. The system can read data from or
program data to any sector that is not selected for erasure. (The device “erase suspends” all sectors selected for erasure.) Note that
when the device is in the Erase Suspend mode, the Reset command is not required for read operations and is ignored.
Further nesting of erase operation is not permitted. Reading at any address within erase suspended sectors produces status
information on DQ7-DQ0. The system can use DQ6 and DQ2 together, to determine if a sector is actively erasing or is erase-
suspended. Refer to
for information on these status bits.
A read operation from the erase-suspended bank returns polling data during the first 8 µs after the erase suspend command is
issued; read operations thereafter return array data. Read operations from the other bank return array data with no latency.
After an erase-suspended program operation is complete, the bank returns to the erase-suspend read mode. The system can
determine the status of the program operation using the DQ7, DQ6, and/or RY/BY# status bits, just as in the standard program
operation.
To resume the sector erase operation, the system must write the Erase Resume command. The bank address of the erase-
suspended bank is required when writing this command. Further writes of the Resume command are ignored. Another Erase
Suspend command can be written after the chip has resumed erasing.
The following are the allowable operations when Erase Suspend is issued under certain conditions:
For the Busy Sectors, the host system may
Read status
Write the Erase Resume command
For the Non Busy Sectors, the system may
Read data
Program data or write the Suspend/Resume Erase command
7.7.5 Program Suspend/Program Resume Commands
The Program Suspend command allows the system to interrupt an embedded programming operation so that data can read from
any non-suspended sector. When the Program Suspend command is written during a programming process, the device halts the
programming operation and updates the status bits.
After the programming operation has been suspended, the system can read array data from any non-suspended sector. If a read is
needed from the Secured Silicon Sector area, then user must use the proper command sequences to enter and exit this region. The
Sector Erase and Program Resume Command is ignored if the Secured Silicon sector is enabled.
After the Program Resume command is written, the device reverts to programming. The system can determine the status of the
program operation using the DQ7, DQ6, and/or RY/BY# status bits, just as in the standard program operation. See
for more information.
The system must write the Program Resume command in order to exit the Program Suspend mode, and continue the programming
operation. Further writes of the Program Resume command are ignored. Another Program Suspend command can be written after
the device has resumed programming.
The following are the allowable operations when Program Suspend is issued under certain conditions:
For the Busy Sectors, the host system may write the Program Resume command
For the Non Busy Sectors, the system may read data