Macronix International has announced a collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor, and its Qorivva MPC5645S MCU, which provides a cost-effective and powerful platform for high-resolution color graphics and analog functions for the automotive dashboard displays market.

Using 256Mb (3.3V) serial flash memory from Macronix that can extend the density up to 32Gb with extended command set of 32-bit addressing technology and individual block protection, Freescale's new MPC5645S MCU generates high-resolution color, TFT dual displays and video input capabilities for more advanced automotive applications, Macronix said.

Macronix noted that in order to keep up with higher expectation from automotive dashboard and instrument cluster design market, its multiple I/O flash memory, MX25L25635E, is now able to achieve higher read speed which can surpass standard parallel flash memories during continuous data output mode.

Furthermore, for next-generation instrument cluster IC, Macronix provides Freescale with another innovative technology, Double Transfer Rate (DTR), which doubles the data out-put by triggering the signals on both the rising and falling edge of the clock to facilitate high speed Execution in Place (XIP) function.

"The Macronix 256-Mbit Serial Flash is the first memory chip tested with Freescale's MPC5645S MCU, enabling automotive manufactures to enjoy the cost-performance advantages of Freescale's simple design with less pin memory solution," said Winston Chen, associate VP of Microelectronics & Memory Solution Group at Macronix.

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