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GD25Q32CxIGx 3.3V Uniform Sector Dual and Quad Serial Flash

7.17. Sector Erase (SE) (20H)

The Sector Erase (SE) command is used to erase all the data of the chosen sector. A Write Enable (WREN)

command must previously have been executed to set the Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit. The Sector Erase (SE)

command is entered by driving CS# low, followed by the command code, and 3-address byte on SI. Any address

inside the sector is a valid address for the Sector Erase (SE) command. CS# must be driven low for the entire

duration of the sequence.

The Sector Erase command sequence: CS# goes low → sending Sector Erase command → 3-byte address on

SI → CS# goes high. The command sequence is shown in Figure21. CS# must be driven high after the eighth bit

of the last address byte has been latched in; otherwise the Sector Erase (SE) command is not executed. As soon

as CS# is driven high, the self-timed Sector Erase cycle (whose duration is tSE) is initiated. While the Sector

Erase cycle is in progress, the Status Register may be read to check the value of the Write In Progress (WIP) bit.

The Write In Progress (WIP) bit is 1 during the self-timed Sector Erase cycle, and is 0 when it is completed. At

some unspecified time before the cycle is completed, the Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit is reset. A Sector Erase

(SE) command applied to a sector which is protected by the Block Protect (BP4, BP3, BP2, BP1 and BP0) bit (see

Table1 & Table1.1.) is not executed.

Page Program cycle is in progress, the Status Register may be read to check the value of the Write In Progress

(WIP) bit. The Write In Progress (WIP) bit is 1 during the self-timed Page Program cycle, and is 0 when it is

completed. At some unspecified time before the cycle is completed, the Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit is reset.

A Fast Page Program (FPP) command is not executed when it is applied to a page protected by the Block

Protect (BP4, BP3, BP2, BP1, BP0).

Figure 20. Fast Page Program Sequence Diagram

Figure 21. Sector Erase Sequence Diagram

Command

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

20H

CS#

SCLK

8 9

29 30 31

MSB

2 1 0

24 Bits Address

23 22

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