Memory

Ramtron International has expanded its line of +125 degreesC FRAM memory automotive devices. The FM25L04-GA , a 4Kb, 3 volt, serial peripheral interface (SPI) FRAM, is now Grade 1 AEC-Q100-specified to operate over the automotive temperature range of -40ºC to +125ºC and is guaranteed to retain data for 9,000 hours at that extreme temperature.

Ramtron International has announced that German-based embedded hardware and software provider, fimicro, has integrated non-volatile FRAM memory into its new active104 series of PC/104-compliant single board computer (SBC) and smart I/O extension modules.

Ramtron International has extended its family of high density FRAM devices with a 2-megabit parallel memory device. The FM21L16 is a 2Mb, 3-volt, parallel non-volatile FRAM in a 44-pin TSOP-II package that features fast access, NoDelay writes, virtually unlimited read/write cycles, and low power consumption. Pin-compatible with asynchronous static RAM (SRAM), the FM21L16 targets SRAM-based industrial control, metering, medical, automotive, milit...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has reinforced its line-up of SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards with three new cards, including the world’s first 32-gigabyte (GB) memory card in this high density. Alongside the 32GB SDHC card, Toshiba also announced a 16GB SDHC card and an 8GB microSDHC card. All the new cards meet the Class 4 specification in the SD Speed Class, ensuring they deliver the high level performance and functionality essential for advanced m...

STMicroelectronics has announced the availability of the new M25PX32, a 32-Mbit device that is the first of the sector, sub-sector erase Serial Flash family to be offered with Dual I/O. Whereas existing M25PE family devices features high granularity, the new M25PX family stands out thanks to its guaranteed high-speed performance.

Ramtron International has announced that Daesung-Eltec Co. Ltd. of Korea has designed FRAM memory into its new digital signal processing (DSP)-based car audio platform. Daesung-Eltec selected the FM24C64 - a 64-kilobit FRAM with 2-wire serial interface – to enable sophisticated memory functions such as storing audio, channel and favourite artist/song settings, as well as the resume play and the favourite artist/song alert features. FRAM’s n...

Addressing the performance, compatibility, functionality and reliability needs of solid state mass storage solutions, SST (Silicon Storage Technology) has announced that it is expanding its NAND controller offerings with two new NAND controllers, the ATA Flash Disk Controller (SST55VD020) and the CompactFlash Card Controller (SST55LC200). Featuring an advanced error correction code (ECC) engine, these high-performance controllers are well positio...

Intel Corporation, STMicroelectronics and Francisco Partners have unveiled the company name of “Numonyx” for the pending independent semiconductor company announced on May 22. Numonyx, being created from the key assets of businesses that last year generated approximately $3.6 billion in combined annual revenue, will focus on supplying non-volatile memory solutions for a variety of consumer and industrial devices including cellular phones, MP3...

SST (Silicon Storage Technology has announced that it is sampling the first in its All-in-OneMemory product family, the SST88VP1107. By blending the key benefits of NOR, NAND and RAM in a unified architecture, the first All-in-OneMemory product comes configured with 512 KByte instant-on boot NOR, 128 MByte execute-in-place (XIP) code storage, 120 MByte data storage and 12 MByte system RAM for mobile and embedded applications.

Toshiba has expanded its line of small-format, high-speed, high-capacity memory cards with the announcement of the launch of a 4-gigabyte microSDHC card. The addition of the new card extends Toshiba’s range of microSDHC cards, the preferred memory card for mobile phone applications, from 256MB up to 4GB.