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Memory Devices and Modules
News Release from: Ramtron International | Subject: FM3130
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 October 2006
Companion device is enhanced with FRAM
Processor companion combines the benefits of nonvolatile ferroelectric RAM with an integrated real-time clock/calendar in one tiny package.
New from Ramtron International Corp, the FM3130 is a 64Kbit 3V FRAM-Enhanced Processor Companion product that combines the benefits of nonvolatile ferroelectric RAM with an integrated real-time clock/calendar (RTC) in one tiny package The FM3130 has been streamlined to further reduce system cost and board space in consumer and computing markets, supporting commonly-needed system functions in applications such as printers and high-definition televisions (HDTVs), without the need for discrete components
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The FM3130 has been optimised for price-sensitive applications", explains Mike Alwais, Vice President of Marketing at Ramtron.
"This FRAM-Enhanced Processor Companion part has been well-received in consumer-centric markets in Asia and was developed to support a number of specific customer design-ins that are already in place, including HDTVs and printers".
The FM3130 combines 64Kbit of FRAM with a real-time clock/calendar (RTC) that incorporates an alarm and a programmable frequency clock output, and uses a common 12pF watch crystal.
The alarm compares user-programmed alarm values to corresponding RTC time/date values, creating an ideal solution for automatic on/off, channel switch and parental control and personal video recorder (PVR) functions in high-end televisions.
An industry-standard two-wire bus is used to access the memory and to control the RTC.
Available in an 8-pin TDFN (thin dual flat no-lead) package that is footprint-compatible with TSSOP8s, or a standard 8-pin, 150-mil SOIC package, the device operates from 2.7 to 3.6V over the entire industrial temperature range of -40 to +85C.
The Processor Companion is a highly integrated FRAM-enhanced system management solution that supports virtually any microcontroller- or microprocessor-based design.
By integrating nonvolatile FRAM, individual system features are improved compared with discrete versions, creating a single-chip solution with superior bill-of-material cost and board space.
Samples of the FM3130 are currently available in an 8-pin SOIC package, with pricing starting at $2.20 in 10,000-unit quantities.
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