New Micron "Ultra" Memory Products Enable Next-Generation Automotive Systems

Ultra Fast, Reliable and High-Temperature Automotive-Grade Parallel NOR Flash and LPDDR4 DRAM Fuel the Memory Needs of Next-Generation Cars

BOISE, Idaho, March 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), today announced the availability of ultra reliable, ultra high-speed and ultra high-temperature parallel NOR Flash and low-power DDR4 (LPDDR4) DRAM to meet the increasing memory requirements for the automotive market segment. Micron's G18 NOR family offers the industry's highest-performance parallel NOR, while Micron's automotive-grade LPDDR4 solutions are an industry-first.

These new products meet the needs of automotive applications that require ultra high speed. The G18 family's high performance (266 MB/s) enables faster boot and code execution for higher-density applications, while LPDDR4 enables 33 percent higher peak bandwidth than DDR4. Additionally, Micron's new solutions deliver long-lasting reliability and meet ISO/TS certification requirements-with the G18 family enabling three times faster throughput over quad SPI NOR, and the LPDDR4 products undergoing additional package-level burn-in testing. Furthermore, Micron's G18 NOR products have options that meet the industrial temperature (IT) range of -40 to 85^°C and the automotive-grade automotive temperature (AAT) range of -40 to 105^°C. The LPDDR4 products have options that meet the automotive-grade industrial temperature (AIT) range of -40 to 95^°C, as well as some future options that will meet the automotive-grade ultra temperature (AUT) range of -40C to 125^°C, which is the highest operating temperature range in the industry, expected to be available in 2016.

"With consumers expecting smartphone connectivity in their car infotainment systems, along with advanced new automotive features like driver assist systems, memory requirements in the connected car are increasing," said Giorgio Scuro, General Manager of Micron's Automotive Division. "Micron is focused on delivering leading memory technologies such as parallel NOR and LPDDR4 to enhance the driving experience."    

"With next-generation cars having self-driving functionality, semiconductors need to be designed for the automotive environment, which have more strict standards," said Luca De Ambroggi, principal analyst for Automotive Semiconductors at IHS. "Micron's new family of products for the automotive market has been specified having this in mind, to enable next-generation cars."