Simtek Launches New Plastic Packaged nvSRAM With Extended Temperature Range of -55 degrees C to +125 degrees CSimtek 256K Extend

  
    
  
  
    
      Simtek Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTK), the inventor, pioneer, and world’s 
      leading supplier of nonvolatile static random access memory (nvSRAM) 
      integrated circuits, today introduced a new “extended 
      temp” nvSRAM product in a low-cost plastic 
      package to support the needs of its growing customer base in the 
      industrial, automotive and military markets. The STK14C88-NF35U is a 
      256K bit (32K x 8) nvSRAM IC packaged in a plastic 32-pin surface mount 
      package. It is available for initial orders in July.
    
    
      “Qualifying our 256K design over temperature 
      in a plastic package dramatically reduces our price point, providing a 
      cost-effective alternative for a number of our customers who demand 
      extended temperature ranges, but do not need expensive ceramic packaging,” 
      said Grant Hulse, Simtek's Vice President of Marketing. “Offering 
      both plastic and ceramic versions of this product will allow our 
      customers to select the best device for each particular application, 
      ultimately helping them drive greater volumes and market acceptance,” 
      Hulse concluded.
    
    
      Simtek STK14C88-NF35U Features:
    
    
      
        256K nvSRAM
      
      
        Fast access time of 35 nanoseconds
      
      
        Operating temperature range of -55°C to +125°C
      
      
        32-pin Plastic SOIC package
      
      
        Superior endurance of 100,000 read-write cycles
      
      
        Retention of stored data of 10 years at +125°C
      
    
    
      Some applications that will benefit from this new offering include 
      outdoor ruggedized data logging (railroad, oilfield, and outdoor 
      factory equipment), traffic control & monitoring, industrial and 
      military portable equipment, smart ordinance and automobiles.
    
    
      10,000-unit pricing for the STK14C88-NF35U is $19.50US, with production 
      expected to ramp in Q4, 2007.
    
    
      Simtek will continue to offer their nvSRAM product families in high-temp 
      ceramic packages. The 256K nvSRAM is also available in the 32-pin 
      ceramic DIP and the 32-pin ceramic LCC packages over this same extended 
      temperature range.
    
    
      About Simtek Corporation
    
    
      Simtek Corporation designs and markets high-speed, re-programmable, 
      nonvolatile semiconductor memory products, for use in a variety of 
      systems including RAID servers, storage arrays, GPS navigational 
      systems, industrial controllers, robotics, copiers, avionics, metering, 
      consumer, UPS, and networking and broadcast equipment. Information on 
      Simtek products can be obtained from its web site: www.simtek.com; 
      email: [e-mail]. 
      The company is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.