Wednesday, July 2, 2003
STMicroelectronics N.V. has developed what it claims is the world's smallest embedded flash memory, which it is making available in volume production using 0.18-micron CMOS process technology.
The embedded flash features memory cells 0.37um2 in size, which ST said will enable designers to reduce chip real estate and manufacturing costs. The company is aiming the technology at the automotive market where system-on-chip devices are widely used in applications such as engine management, navigation, and in-car entertainment systems.
The embedded flash supports processor cores like the ARM7, ARM9, and ST10, and the company added that demonstration chips using the new flash technology and processor cores are undergoing customer qualification for the full automotive temperature range. The 0.18-micron embedded flash technology includes a flexible macrocell, according to ST, allowing customer-specified memory arrays up to 10Mbits to be quickly defined, with sectorization down to 8Kbytes. The macrocell also includes BIST (Built-In Self-Test) features.
By: DocMemory
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