AT5FC008

Features:

· Single Power Supply
        Read and Write Voltage, 5 V ± 5%
· High Performance
        200 ns Maximum Access Time
        6 ms Typical Sector Write
· CMOS Low Power Consumption
        25 mA Typical Active Current (Byte Mode)
        400 mA Typical Standby Current
· Fully MS-DOS Compatible Flash Driver and Formatter
        Virtual-Disk Flash Driver with 512 Bytes/Sector
        Random Read/Write to any Sector
        No Erase Operation Required Prior to any Write
· Zero Data Retention Power
        Batteries not Required for Data Storage
· PCMCIA/JEIDA 68-Pin Standard
        Selectable Byte- or Word-Wide Configuration
· High Re-programmable Endurance
        Built-in Redundancy for Sector Replacement
        Minimum 100,000 Write Cycles
· Five Levels of Write Protection
        Prevent Accidental Data Loss


Pinout




Specifications

Storage Temperature....................... -30°C to +70°C Ambient Temperature with Power Applied................................... -10°C to +70°C Voltage with Respect to Ground, All pins(1)............. -2.0 V to +7.0 V VCC(1).................................................. -2.0 V to +7.0 V Output Short Circuit Current (2) ..................... -200 mA

Description

Atmel's Flash Memory Card provides the highest system level performance for data and file storage solutions to the portable PC market segment. Data files and applications programs can be stored on the AT5FC008. This allows OEM manufacturers of portable system to eliminate the weight, power consumption and reliability issues associated with electro-mechanical disk-based systems. The AT5FC 008 requires a single voltage power supply for total system operation. No batteries are needed for data retention due to its Flash-based technology. Since no high voltage (12 V) is required to perform any write operation, the AT5FC008 is suitable for the emerging "mobile" personal systems.

The AT5FC008 is compatible with the 68-pin PCMCIA/JEIDA international standard. Atmel's Flash Memory Cards can be read in either a byte-wide or word-wide mode which allows for flexible integration into various system platforms. It can be read like any typical PCMCIA SRAM or ROM card. The Card Information Structure (CIS) can be written by the OEM or by Atmel at the attribute memory address space using a format utility. The CIS appears at the beginning of the card's attribute memory space and defines the low-level organization of data on the PC card. The AT5FC008 contains a separate 2K byte EEPROM memory for the card's attribute memory space.

The third party software solutions such as AWARD Software's CardWare system and the SCM's Flash File System (FFS), enables Atmel's Flash Memory Card to emulate the function of essentially all the major brand personal computers that are DOS/Windows compatible.For some unique portable computers, such as the AT5FC008 series, the software Driver and Formatter are also available. The Atmel Driver and Formatter utilizes a selfcontained spare sector replacement algorithm, enabled by Atmel's small 512-byte sectors, to achieve long term card reliability and endurance.