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Publication# 21138

Rev: E Amendment/0

Issue Date: September 1997

AmMCL00XA

2 or 4 Megabyte 3.0 Volt-only Flash Miniature Card

DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS

s 2 or 4 Mbytes of addressable Flash memory

s 2.7 V to 3.6 V, single power supply operation

— Write and read voltage: 3.0 V –10/+20%

s Fast access time

— 150 ns maximum access time

s CMOS low power consumption

— Typical active read current:

35 mA (word mode)

— Typical active erase/write current:

40 mA (word mode)

— Typical standby current:

10

µA (4 Mbyte); 5 µA (2 Mbyte)

s High write endurance

— Guaranteed minimum 100,000 write/erase

cycles per card

— More than 1,000,000 cycles per card typical

s Uniform sector architecture

— 64K byte individually useable sectors

— Erase Suspend/Resume increases system level

performance

— BUSY# and RESET# signals

s Zero data retention power

— No power required to retain data

s Available in industrial temperature grade

(–40

°C to +85°C)

s Miniature Card standard form factor

— True interchangeability

— 60-pad elastomeric connector

— Supports multiple technologies

— Sonic welded stainless steel case

— PCMCIA Type II adapter available

— Selectable byte- or word-wide configuration

— Small Form Factor (38 mm x 33 mm x 3.5 mm)

s 60 connection bus

— 16-bit data bus

— 25-bit address bus

— Easy system integration

— Low cost implementation

— Low cost cards

s Consumer-friendly mechanicals

— User can easily insert and remove card, upgrade

memory, and add applications

s Voltage level keying

— Does not allow a 3 V card to plug into a 5 V

system and vice versa

— Single power supply design

— System does not need a separate program

voltage supply; only one is necessary to read

and write

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Miniature Card is an expansion card that pro-

vides a low cost, low power, high-performance, small

form factor solution for data and file storage to the

portable, handheld market, which includes audio,

digital film, wireless, and PDA (Portable Digital

Assistant) applications.

Miniature cards can be easily “snapped” into the back

of an electronic system and can be readily removed

and replaced by end users. AMD’s 3 V Flash Miniature

Cards are manufactured using AMD’s industry leading

3.0 volt-only, single-power-supply Am29LV081 Flash

Memory device, ensuring high reliability and excellent

performance. The Miniature Card is less than 30% of

the size of a PCMCIA memory card. Applications

include digital voice recorders, pocket PCs and intelli-

gent organizers, smart cellular telephones, voice and

data messaging pagers, digital still cameras and por-

table instrumentation equipment.

The Miniature Card specification will be defined by

PCMCIA as of October 1997. The participating associ-

ation members include major Flash memory vendors

and leading consumer electronics OEMs. The goal of

the Miniature Card specification is to promote an open,