Serial Flash Devices are available in Z-Scale package.
Press Release Summary:
With total height of 0.4 mm and area as small as 3 mm², SST25WFxxx family serial flash memory devices are targeted for use in space-constrained portable applications. They feature densities of 512 KB to 2 MB and require single supply voltage of 1.65-1.95 V for read and write operations. Products have active read currents of 9 mA typical at 20 MHz, standby currents of 2 µA, and maximum write currents of 15 mA for both program and erase operations.
Original Press Release:
SST Sets New Benchmark with Industry's First 1.8V Ultra Low Power, Ultra Thin SPI Serial Flash Memory Family
New SST25WF Family Features 2 µA Standby Current and Ultra Small Z-Scale Package for Portable Electronic Devices
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 13 -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory technology, today unveiled a new family of SPI serial flash memory devices that boast the industry's smallest form factor and lowest power consumption. The new SST25WFxxx family is ideal for battery-powered, space- and height-constrained portable applications including wireless networks such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi, camera modules, portable media players, remote controls and portable VoIP products. The SST25WFxxx family continues SST's legacy of innovation in serial flash technology and expands the company's presence in the high-volume portable electronics market.
Based on SST's proprietary SuperFlash technology, the first products available in the SST25WFxxx family are offered in densities of 512 Kbit to 2 Mbit, with plans to introduce higher densities in 2007. The 25WFxxx serial flash devices feature single supply voltage of 1.65V to 1.95V for read and write operations. The maximum active power consumption for both read and write operations is less than half that of the lowest power 3V products on the market. Active read currents are 9 mA (typical at 20 MHz), standby currents are only 2 µA and maximum write currents are 15mA for both program and erase operations. With this performance, the SST25WFxxx family achieves the lowest voltage and lowest standby current consumption in the industry for SPI serial flash. Utilizing SST's low-power SPI serial flash memory devices in portable electronic systems enables customers to extend battery life in their portable applications, while the densities allow for more content and additional features to be incorporated into mobile systems.
The SST25WFxxx family of devices is available in both an industry-standard SOIC package and SST's Z-Scale package (XFBGA), which is a true wafer-level package, utilizing multi-layer metal interconnect and routing techniques. With a maximum total height of only 0.4 mm and an area as small as 3 mm² (depending on memory density), the Z-Scale package minimizes required board real estate and maximizes overhead clearance in aggressive physical product designs.
For the past six years, SST has been leading the evolution of serial flash technology. The company's serial flash product portfolio is one of the broadest in the industry and has gained widespread adoption in optical disk drives, hard disk drives, desktop PCs and notebook BIOS, printers, LCD monitors, graphic cards and other high-volume markets. The new SST25WFxxx family extends the benefits of serial flash technology, which includes reductions in chipset pin counts, board space, power consumption and cost, to a wider range of battery-powered, small form factor wireless electronics. According to data from Web-Feet Research, by the year 2009, serial flash device revenue will reach $1 billion. In addition, by 2007, unit shipments of serial flash will reach 1 billion, representing 30 percent of the overall NOR flash shipments.
"The introduction of the SST25WF family reinforces SST's commitment to the NOR flash memory market," said Douglas Lee, vice president, Applications Specific Memory Product Group, SST. "As the market continues its trend toward lower voltage devices, no other serial flash product on the market today achieves the combination of low power with high performance and small size that our SST25WF family delivers. Consumer demand for small, handheld wireless devices shows no signs of slowing, and we believe our new SST25WF family of serial flash devices is well positioned to serve this market."
Pricing and Availability
The first product available in the SST25WFxxx family is the 1 Mbit SST25WF010. Pricing for the SST25WF010 starts at $0.70 (U.S.) in 10K unit quantities. The device is sampling now, with volume production expected to begin by the end of the year. Please contact an SST sales representative for product pricing. All products in the family are lead free (non Pb), RoHS compliant and are also available in industrial grade versions.
About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at www.sst.com/ .
For more information about SST and the company's comprehensive list of product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be requested via email to literature@sst.com or through SST's Web site at www.sst.com/ . SST's head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408/735-9110; fax: 408/735-9036.
For More Information Contact:
Sasha Afanasieff
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
408/522-7310
aafanasieff@sst.com
Source: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
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