Wireless SoCs embed nonvolatile memory

Nonvolatile XPM memory is being used in Dust Networks' embedded low-power wireless sensor networking systems.

Kilopass XPM memory is being used in Dust Networks' embedded low-power wireless sensor networking (WSN) systems.

Dust Networks' SmartMesh-XD Mote-on-Chip (MoC) products employ the XPM nonvolatile storage for analogue tuning and secure storage of proprietary firmware.

"Our application required in-package programming and a low manufacturing cost".

"We considered many alternatives, but found that the Kilopass XPM nonvolatile solution best met these needs".

"Kilopass' XPM memory also offered the reliability and physical security needed for our SoC-based products".

"We were impressed by Kilopass' attention to detail, customer support, and silicon proven technology", says Saeid Moshkelani, Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Dust Networks.

"We are pleased to be selected by Dust Networks for their wireless communications products", says Charles Ng, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Kilopass.

"They are among the leading companies who are implementing secure embedded wireless applications with our XPM embedded memory".

Kilopass' XPM Memory is embedded in Dust's SoC-based products, and uses a standard CMOS logic process with no extra steps.

It is easily programmed in the factory and is virtually impossible to reverse engineer.

Dust Networks' SmartMesh-XD products combine extremely low-power radio technology and robust networking capabilities with the industry-proven Time Synchronised Mesh Protocol (TSMP) in an MoC, setting new power and performance benchmarks for reliable wireless sensor networking.

Dust's network-ready MoC products provide a quantum reduction in power consumption, using 80% less power than comparable commercially available radios.

Dust's products achieve greater than 99.9% reliability in the face of harsh RF environments, and battery-operated motes typically live for more than five to ten years.

Embedded Kilopass XPM allows for tuning system timing and storing proprietary firmware on chip.

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