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The first commercial Magnetoresistive Random Access
Memory (MRAM) device is now in volume production and available from
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B).
Freescale's four megabit (Mbit) MRAM product is a fast,
non-volatile memory with unlimited endurance - a combination of
characteristics not available in any other individual semiconductor
memory product. The device is built on a foundation of technology
protected by more than 100 Freescale patents, including toggle-bit
switching.
"With the commercialization of MRAM, Freescale is the
first-to-market with a technology of tremendous possibilities and
profound implications," said Bob Merritt, Semico Research.
"Competition to become the first company to market MRAM technology was
fierce. This is a significant achievement that certainly confirms the
dedication of Freescale's engineering team."
MRAM uses magnetic materials combined with conventional silicon
circuitry to deliver the speed of SRAM with the non-volatility of
Flash in a single, high endurance device. Freescale's successful
commercialization of this technology could hasten new classes of
electronic products offering dramatic advances in size, cost, power
consumption and system performance.
"The commercial launch of the industry's first MRAM product is a
major milestone made possible by the pioneering research of Freescale
technologists. It underscores our commitment to deliver breakthrough
technology to our customers to address real-world challenges," said
Sumit Sadana, senior vice president, Strategy and Business
Development, and Chief Technology Officer, Freescale. "The unique
capabilities of MRAM technology have numerous exciting applications in
our target markets."
Freescale's first commercial MRAM product, called the MR2A16A, is
appropriate for a variety of commercial applications such as
networking, security, data storage, gaming and printers. The part is
engineered to be a reliable, economical, single-component replacement
for battery-backed SRAM units. The device also could be used in cache
buffers, configuration storage memories and other applications that
require the speed, endurance and non-volatility of MRAM.
About the MR2A16A
The MR2A16A is a commercial temperature range, 3.3 volt device
featuring 35 nanosecond read and write cycle times. It is an
asynchronous memory organized as 256K words by 16 bits. An industry
standard SRAM pinout arrangement allows for system design flexibility
without bus contention. The device is housed in a 400 mil TSOP type-II
RoHS package. It is manufactured at Freescale's 200 millimeter
Chandler Fab in Arizona.
Availability
The MR2A16A MRAM is available now from Freescale
(www.freescale.com) and selected distributors.
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader
in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the
automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more
than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in
Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing
or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of
the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies
with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD). www.freescale.com
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