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Cypress Launches Excelon. ?f-ram. ?high Reliability Nonvolatile Memory Series
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY), a leader in advanced embedded solutions, has announced the launch of a new series of serial non-volatile memory that provides superior performance and high reliability for mission-critical data acquisition. The ExcelonTM Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (F-RAMTM) family features high-speed, non-volatile data logging that prevents data loss even in harsh automotive and industrial environments and at extreme temperatures. The ExcelonAuto series has a car-level storage density of 2Mb to 4Mb, while the ExcelonUltra series has an industrial-grade storage density of 4Mb to 8Mb. Both series are available in small package options with low pin count and are ideal for a wide range of advanced automotive and industrial applications.
The ExcelonAuto series offers AEC-Q100 extended temperature options that meet functional safety standards (ISO 26262). The ExcelonUltra series offers 108-MHz Quad SPI performance over traditional memory. The native NoDelayTM instant write function of the Excelon series also eliminates the “data risk” caused by power failures that can't be overcome by the volatile data buffer in the conventional technology, and uses QFN packages with reduced pin counts. This family of products operates from 1.71 V to 3.6 V and is packaged in compliance with industry standards that are RoHS compliant and pin-compatible with EEPROM and other non-volatile memory. All Cypress F-RAMs have a lifetime of 100 trillion (1014) read/write cycles. Data can be stored for 10 years at 85°C and 151 years at 65°C. For more information on the Cypress F-RAM product family, visit www.cypress.com/fram.
Sam Geha, executive vice president of Cypress's Memory Products Division, said: "With the increasing deployment of semi-autonomous and fully-autonomously driven cars, the ability of real-time vehicle data recorders to instantly capture the latest incident data will change the rules of the game for collision forensics. In addition, the deployment of Industry 4.0 requires high-speed, high-reliability data logging to ensure that the system is functioning while increasing efficiency, and failure must not be tolerated when dealing with these valuable data and mission critical tasks. The new Excelon F-RAM features instant, non-volatile, high-speed, high-durability and low-power modes that outperform other non-volatile memories, capturing and protecting the most critical data for advanced factory automation and industrial IoT systems. Ideal choice."
Cypress demonstrated Excelon F-RAM and its complete portfolio of embedded system solutions at the recent Embedded Systems Expo in Nuremberg, Germany.
Availability
Cypress Excelon F-RAM devices are sampling now and are expected to be in volume production in the third quarter of 2018.
