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An 'EEPROM' (also called an 'E2PROM') or 'E'lectrically 'E'rasable 'P'rogrammable 'R'ead-'O'nly 'M'emory, is a non-volatile storage chip used in computers and other devices to store small amounts of volatile (configuration) data. When larger amounts of more static data are to be stored (such as in USB flash drives) other memory types like flash memory are more economical.
In 1983, Greek American George Perlegos at Intel developed the Intel 2816, which built on earlier EPROM technology, but used a thin gate oxide layer so that the chip could erase its own bits without requiring a UV source. Perlegos and others later left Intel to form Seeq Technology, which used on-device charge pumps to supply the high voltages necessary for programming EEPROMs.[1]
There are different types of electrical interfaces to EEPROM devices. Main categories of these interface types are :
★ Serial bus
★ Parallel bus
How the device is operated depends on the electrical interface.
Most common serial interface types are SPI, I²C and 1-Wire. These three interfaces require between 2 and 4 controls signals for operation, resulting in a memory device in an 8 pin (or less) package.
The serial EEPROM typically operates in three phases: OP-Code Phase, Address Phase and Data Phase. The OP-Code is usually the first 8-bits input to the serial input pin of the EEPROM device, followed by 16 to 24 bits of addressing depending on the depth of the device.
Each EEPROM device typically has its own set of OP-Code instructions to map to different functions. Some of the common operations on SPI EEPROM devices are:
★ Write Enable (WREN)
★ Write Disable (WRDI)
★ Read Status Register (RDSR)
★ Write Status Register (WRSR)
★ Read Data (READ)
★ Write Data (WRITE)
Other operations supported by some EEPROM devices are:
★ Program
★ Sector Erase
★ Chip Erase commands
The final phase of operation is typically the data phase. In case of WRITE, the controller needs to supply data until the chip select is low. In case of read, the controller needs to sample the data every serial clock edge until the chip select is low.
Parallel EEPROM devices typically have an 8-bit data bus and an address bus wide enough to cover the complete memory. Most devices have chip select and write protect pins. Some microcontrollers also have integrated parallel EEPROM.
Operation of a parallel EEPROM is simple and fast when compared to serial EEPROM, but these devices are larger due to the higher pin count (up to 32 pins or more) and have been decreasing in popularity in favor of Serial EEPROM or Flash.
Flash memory is a later form of EEPROM. In the industry, there is a convention to reserve the term EEPROM to byte-wise writeable memories compared to block-wise writable flash memories. EEPROM takes more die area than flash memory for the same capacity because each cell usually needs both a read, write and erase transistor, while in flash memory the erase circuits are shared by large blocks of cells (often 512×8).
Newer non-volatile memory technologies such as FeRAM and MRAM are slowly replacing EEPROMs in some applications, but are expected to remain a small fraction of the EEPROM market for the forseeable future.
The difference between EPROM and EEPROM lies in the way that the memory programs and erases. EEPROM can be programmed and erased electrically using field emission (more commonly known in the industry as "Fowler-Nordheim tunneling").
EPROMs can't be erased electrically, and are programmed via hot carrier injection onto the floating gate. Erase is via an ultraviolet light source, although in practice many EPROMs are encapsulated in plastic that is opaque to UV light, and are "one-time programmable".
Most NOR Flash memory is a hybrid style—programming is through Hot carrier injection and erase is through Fowler-Nordheim tunneling.
★ Aplus Flash Technology
★ Atmel
★ Hitachi
★ Infineon
★ Maxwell Technologies
★ Microchip Technology
★ Philips
★ Renesas Technology
★ Samsung Electronics
★ STMicroelectronics
★ Seiko Instruments
★ Winbond
★ NVRAM
★ Flash memory
★ DataFlash
1. Remembering the PROM knights of Intel, , George, Rostky, EE Times,
★ EEPROM vs. Other Memory Types
An 'EEPROM' (also called an 'E2PROM') or 'E'lectrically 'E'rasable 'P'rogrammable 'R'ead-'O'nly 'M'emory, is a non-volatile storage chip used in computers and other devices to store small amounts of volatile (configuration) data. When larger amounts of more static data are to be stored (such as in USB flash drives) other memory types like flash memory are more economical.
| Contents |
| History |
| Operation |
| Serial bus devices |
| Parallel bus devices |
| Related types |
| Comparison with EPROM and EEPROM/Flash |
| EEPROM manufacturers |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
History
In 1983, Greek American George Perlegos at Intel developed the Intel 2816, which built on earlier EPROM technology, but used a thin gate oxide layer so that the chip could erase its own bits without requiring a UV source. Perlegos and others later left Intel to form Seeq Technology, which used on-device charge pumps to supply the high voltages necessary for programming EEPROMs.[1]
Operation
There are different types of electrical interfaces to EEPROM devices. Main categories of these interface types are :
★ Serial bus
★ Parallel bus
How the device is operated depends on the electrical interface.
Serial bus devices
Most common serial interface types are SPI, I²C and 1-Wire. These three interfaces require between 2 and 4 controls signals for operation, resulting in a memory device in an 8 pin (or less) package.
The serial EEPROM typically operates in three phases: OP-Code Phase, Address Phase and Data Phase. The OP-Code is usually the first 8-bits input to the serial input pin of the EEPROM device, followed by 16 to 24 bits of addressing depending on the depth of the device.
Each EEPROM device typically has its own set of OP-Code instructions to map to different functions. Some of the common operations on SPI EEPROM devices are:
★ Write Enable (WREN)
★ Write Disable (WRDI)
★ Read Status Register (RDSR)
★ Write Status Register (WRSR)
★ Read Data (READ)
★ Write Data (WRITE)
Other operations supported by some EEPROM devices are:
★ Program
★ Sector Erase
★ Chip Erase commands
The final phase of operation is typically the data phase. In case of WRITE, the controller needs to supply data until the chip select is low. In case of read, the controller needs to sample the data every serial clock edge until the chip select is low.
Parallel bus devices
Parallel EEPROM devices typically have an 8-bit data bus and an address bus wide enough to cover the complete memory. Most devices have chip select and write protect pins. Some microcontrollers also have integrated parallel EEPROM.
Operation of a parallel EEPROM is simple and fast when compared to serial EEPROM, but these devices are larger due to the higher pin count (up to 32 pins or more) and have been decreasing in popularity in favor of Serial EEPROM or Flash.
Related types
Flash memory is a later form of EEPROM. In the industry, there is a convention to reserve the term EEPROM to byte-wise writeable memories compared to block-wise writable flash memories. EEPROM takes more die area than flash memory for the same capacity because each cell usually needs both a read, write and erase transistor, while in flash memory the erase circuits are shared by large blocks of cells (often 512×8).
Newer non-volatile memory technologies such as FeRAM and MRAM are slowly replacing EEPROMs in some applications, but are expected to remain a small fraction of the EEPROM market for the forseeable future.
Comparison with EPROM and EEPROM/Flash
The difference between EPROM and EEPROM lies in the way that the memory programs and erases. EEPROM can be programmed and erased electrically using field emission (more commonly known in the industry as "Fowler-Nordheim tunneling").
EPROMs can't be erased electrically, and are programmed via hot carrier injection onto the floating gate. Erase is via an ultraviolet light source, although in practice many EPROMs are encapsulated in plastic that is opaque to UV light, and are "one-time programmable".
Most NOR Flash memory is a hybrid style—programming is through Hot carrier injection and erase is through Fowler-Nordheim tunneling.
EEPROM manufacturers
★ Aplus Flash Technology
★ Atmel
★ Hitachi
★ Infineon
★ Maxwell Technologies
★ Microchip Technology
★ Philips
★ Renesas Technology
★ Samsung Electronics
★ STMicroelectronics
★ Seiko Instruments
★ Winbond
See also
★ NVRAM
★ Flash memory
★ DataFlash
References
1. Remembering the PROM knights of Intel, , George, Rostky, EE Times,
External links
★ EEPROM vs. Other Memory Types
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