New packaging for all SPI and I2C devices, up to 64 Kbit, saves space and cost for high end portable applications
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Geneva,
March 23,2007 -
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in serial non-volatile
memory ICs, today announced that all of its Serial EEPROM devices, from 2 to
64-Kbit density – and from both the SPI and I2C interface series – are now
available in the tiny 2 x 3mm MLP8 package, compared to the predecessor 4 x 5mm
S08N package, enabling significant space and cost savings for portable consumer
and communications products.
ST is the first in the market to offer a comprehensive ‘low-density’ serial
EEPROM range in such a small package. The ultra-thin (0.6mm), fine-pitch, dual
flat 2 x 3mm Micro Leadframe Package (MLP) delivers important improvements
compared to other packages, and the families offer footprint compatibility
throughout the range from 2 to 64-Kbit density.
The tiny memory chips, in the
M24 (I2C bus interface) and
M95 (SPI bus interface) families, operate over a wide supply-voltage range,
from 1.8V to 5.5V, and are specified to function for more than one million
Write cycles and to retain data for more than 40 years. They are ideal for
compact consumer electronics applications, such as digital cameras, camcorders,
MP3 players, remote controls and games consoles, as well as in communications
products including cellphones, handsets, and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and wireless-LAN
cards.
All of the devices in the low-density MLP8 2x3 family, from 2 to 64 Kbit,
are available in volume now, except for the 64-Kbit I2C variant, which will
enter volume production in the second half of 2007. Samples of all the devices
are available now.
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Information last updated Jan 2007
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