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Status register
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Electronic signature
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Chip Enable 'don't care'
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Security features
o OTP area
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Serial number (unique ID) option
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Hardware data protection
o Program/erase locked during power transitions
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Data integrity
o 100,000 program/erase cycles (with ECC)
o 10 years data retention
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RoHS compliant packages
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Development tools
o Error correction code models
o Bad blocks management and wear leveling algorithms
12.3 Pinning