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News Release from: Ramtron International | Subject: FM20L08
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 November 2004
Top-density FRAM shows up in Munich
Ramtron International previewed its new 1Mbit, 3V, nonvolatile FRAM at Electronica 2004 in Munich.
Ramtron International previewed its new 1Mbit, 3V, nonvolatile FRAM at Electronica 2004 in Munich The FM20L08 is Ramtron's highest-density FRAM memory to date and offers an unlimited number of read/write cycles
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Number of read/write cycles are unlimited
A 1Mbit, 3V, nonvolatile FRAM product in a 32-pin TSOP package is Ramtron's highest-density FRAM to date and offers an unlimited number of read/write cycles.
The product has been designed as a drop-in replacement for standard asynchronous SRAMs and is targeted for systems that collect and store data where power levels can vary or be lost suddenly, such as set-top boxes, automotive telematics and industrial applications.
"Electronica is an ideal forum to preview our new 1Mbit FRAM to a large number of design engineers and trade press editors?, said Mike Alwais, Vice President, FRAM Products.
"The FM20L08 is currently sampling to selected customers, who have been evaluating it with great enthusiasm?.
All data written to the FRAM memory are immediately nonvolatile, without the delays often associated with older nonvolatile memory technologies.
All FRAM products are nonvolatile, allowing data to be retained after power is removed.
FRAM provides nonvolatile data retention comparable to that of other nonvolatile memory technologies, while eliminating the reliability concerns, functional disadvantages and system design complexities of battery-backed SRAM (BBSRAM).
In addition, FRAM's fast write capability and unlimited write endurance make it superior to other types of nonvolatile memory, such as EEPROM.
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