Don Dingee
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View attachment 13126Seeking to reduce MCU die cost by as much as 25%, Synopsys introduces the DesignWare Medium Density NVM IP family. Their approach targets the TSMC 180nm 5V CMOS and BCD process - where NVM rules and embedded flash is scarce - with a solution for up to 64 KB of on-chip memory. They claim the solution to be 5x denser than smaller competing NVM solutions on these nodes.
This IP is fast enough to compete with traditional flash memory, offering 40 nsec access time. Reliability has been demonstrated through testing at Synopsys and validation in TSMC's QA program. It supports a temperature range of -40 to 125C with an expected 10 years of data retention.
Press release:
Synopsys' New DesignWare Medium Density NVM IP Family Reduces Die Cost by Up to 25 Percent
SemiWiki analysis from Eric Esteve:
NVM IP now Available for On-Chip MCU Code
This IP is fast enough to compete with traditional flash memory, offering 40 nsec access time. Reliability has been demonstrated through testing at Synopsys and validation in TSMC's QA program. It supports a temperature range of -40 to 125C with an expected 10 years of data retention.
Press release:
Synopsys' New DesignWare Medium Density NVM IP Family Reduces Die Cost by Up to 25 Percent
SemiWiki analysis from Eric Esteve:
NVM IP now Available for On-Chip MCU Code
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