Please note that Cypress is an Infineon Technologies Company. The document following this cover page is marked as Cypress document as this is the company that originally developed the product. Please note that Infineon will continue to offer the product to new and existing customers as part of the Infineon product portfolio. Continuity of document content The fact that Infineon offers the following product as part of the Infineon product portfolio does not lead to any changes to this document. Future revisions will occur when appropriate, and any changes will be set out on the document history page. Continuity of ordering part numbers Infineon continues to support existing part numbers. Please continue to use the ordering part numbers listed in the datasheet for ordering. www.infineon.comFM25W256 256-Kbit (32K 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM 256-Kbit (32K 8) Serial (SPI) F-RAM Features Functional Description 256-Kbit ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) The FM25W256 is a 256-Kbit nonvolatile memory employing an logically organized as 32K 8 advanced ferroelectric process. A ferroelectric random access 14 High-endurance 100 trillion (10 ) read/writes memory or F-RAM is nonvolatile and performs reads and writes similar to a RAM. It provides reliable data retention for 151 years 151-year data retention (See Data Retention and Endurance on page 12) while eliminating the complexities, overhead, and system level reliability problems caused by serial flash, EEPROM, and other NoDelay writes nonvolatile memories. Advanced high-reliability ferroelectric process Unlike serial flash and EEPROM, the FM25W256 performs write Very fast serial peripheral interface (SPI) operations at bus speed. No write delays are incurred. Data is Up to 20 MHz frequency written to the memory array immediately after each byte is Direct hardware replacement for serial flash and EEPROM successfully transferred to the device. The next bus cycle can Supports SPI mode 0 (0, 0) and mode 3 (1, 1) commence without the need for data polling. In addition, the Sophisticated write protection scheme product offers substantial write endurance compared with other Hardware protection using the Write Protect (WP) pin nonvolatile memories. The FM25W256 is capable of supporting 14 Software protection using Write Disable instruction 10 read/write cycles, or 100 million times more write cycles than EEPROM. Software block protection for 1/4, 1/2, or entire array These capabilities make the FM25W256 ideal for nonvolatile Low power consumption memory applications requiring frequent or rapid writes. 250 A active current at 1 MHz Examples range from data collection, where the number of write 15 A (typ) standby current cycles may be critical, to demanding industrial controls where the Wide voltage operation: V = 2.7 V to 5.5 V DD long write time of serial flash or EEPROM can cause data loss. Industrial temperature: 40 C to +85 C The FM25W256 provides substantial benefits to users of serial EEPROM or flash as a hardware drop-in replacement. The 8-pin small outline integrated circuit (SOIC) package FM25W256 uses the high-speed SPI bus, which enhances the Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) compliant high-speed write capability of F-RAM technology. The device specifications are guaranteed over an industrial temperature range of 40 C to +85 C. For a complete list of related documentation, click here. Logic Block Diagram WP Instruction Decoder CS Clock Generator Control Logic HOLD Write Protect SCK 32 K x 8 F-RAM Array Instruction Register 15 8 Address Register Counter SI SO Data OI/ Register 3 Nonvolatile Status Register Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 198 Champion Court San Jose, CA 95134-1709 408-943-2600 Document Number: 001-84506 Rev. *H Revised December 27, 2018