S25FSxx Sector Erase interrupted by power-loss - impact on other sectors?

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KBA223960 gives a good overview how an erase operation in a Cypress NOR flash is working.

However it is not precise about the effects of the power-loss on OTHER sectors.

Depending on the phase of the erase operation interrupted it seems to be possible that over-erased cells are generated in problematic sector.

If the same bit-lines/columns are used for multiple sectors (which I don't know), this could result in a situation that the read operation in other sectors is affected.

So the first question is: Are bit-lines/columns are actually shared between different sectors (256 kByte)?
If yes, then the second question is whether there is a influence of the over-erased cells in one sector to the other sector is possible?

          (and on which sectors - are there sector-groups?)

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SudheeshK
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Hi,

Please find the answer for your queries below.

  1. Over erased cells in one sector will not affect the data in other sectors.
  2. Power interruption during an erase operation in a sector will not affect data in other sectors.

Thanks and Regards,

Sudheesh

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SudheeshK
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Hi,

Please find the answer for your queries below.

  1. Over erased cells in one sector will not affect the data in other sectors.
  2. Power interruption during an erase operation in a sector will not affect data in other sectors.

Thanks and Regards,

Sudheesh

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Thanks for this clarification.

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