GD25LQ80EE2GR

GD25LQ80EE2GR is an 8-Mbit serial flash memory from GigaDevice (GD25LQ80 family). It provides SPI-compatible non-volatile storage for firmware and data.
Key points
- Capacity: 8,388,608 bits (1,048,576 bytes)
- Interface: SPI, with optional Quad/SPI modes on supported packages
- Voltage: 2.7–3.6 V
- Organization and timing: 256-byte pages; erase in 4 KB sectors, 32 KB/64 KB blocks; chip erase supported; fast read up to high-speed clock (typical: up to 104 MHz)
- Programming/erase: page program in a few microseconds; typical endurance ~100k P/E cycles; data retention ~20 years
- Features: write protection (WP#), hold, reset, status register, security/lock options; low-power modes with deep power-down
- Package: 8-pin (RoHS-compliant; common SOP8/US8 variants)
Applications
- Firmware storage for microcontrollers and embedded systems
- Code shadowing and data buffers
For exact electrical specs, timings, commands, and package options, see the latest GD25LQ80EE2GR datasheet.

Equivalent 8 Mbit SPI flash memories from other vendors:
- Winbond W25Q80BV / W25Q80DV
- Macronix MX25L80 (MX25L80A)
- Micron N25Q80A
- ISSI IS25LP080D
These offer the same capacity and SPI interface; verify timing, voltage, and package to ensure full compatibility.

Here are the key features of GD25LQ80EE2GR (8 Mbit serial NOR flash):
- Density: 8 Mbit (1 MB) serial flash memory
- Supply voltage: 2.7–3.6 V
- Interface: SPI serial with support for standard SPI and higher-speed Quad/ Dual I/O modes (QPI/DUAL-SPI in some modes)
- Organization: 8 Mbit organized in 1,048,576 × 8 bits
- Page/Erase: 256-byte page programming; 4 KB sectors; 64 KB blocks; chip erase option
- Addressing: 3-byte addressing (suitable for 8 Mbit devices)
- Read speed: Fast read up to high MHz ranges (typical high-speed SPI performance)
- Protection: Hardware write protection and block protection features
- Power: Deep power-down and low-power standby modes
- Endurance/Retention: Typical endurance ~100k P/E cycles; data retention ~20 years
- Operating temp: -40°C to 85°C (industrial grade)
- Package: 8-pin small-outline package (GR suffix indicates RoHS-compliant)
Useful for code storage and small firmware updates in microcontroller-based designs.

Pin count: 8 pins (8-pin package, SOP/SOIC).
Function: Serial flash memory (GD25LQ80E family) with SPI interface. Pins include VCC, GND, CS, SCK, SI (MOSI), SO (MISO), WP#, and HOLD#. Used to store firmware/data.

- Manufacturer: GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. (GigaDevice).
- Company type: A fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets flash memory (NOR/NAND) and microcontroller products, providing memory solutions for embedded and consumer applications.

GD25LQ80EE2GR is an 8 Mbit SPI/quad-SPI flash. Common application areas include:
- Microcontroller boot and code storage (XIP) and firmware updates via SPI/QPI
- Data logging and sensor/peripheral data storage
- Configuration, calibration, and parameter storage
- Storage of UI assets (fonts, icons, images) and lookup tables
- High-speed external flash for IoT gateways, consumer electronics, and industrial controllers (grade and temperature range permitting automotive use)
In short: reliable external flash for code, firmware, data, and assets in embedded systems across consumer, industrial, and automotive-oriented applications (where supported by specifications).

It comes in an 8-pin SOP (SOIC) package, RoHS-compliant.