Micron's XTRMFlash(TM) Memory Breaks Through NOR Flash Speed Limits to Power Next-Gen, Instant-On Applications - Seite 2

"Micron XTRMFlash memory combines improved system responsiveness and reduced system cost, which is beneficial to applications requiring reliable fast starts and quick response across market segments, including the fast-growing Internet of Things space," said Steve Tateosian, director of Microcontroller Platforms for Freescale's Microcontroller group. "Freescale is again leading the way in bringing such innovations to our customers. We are already delivering built-in support for XTRMFlash memory in our Kinetis K8x ARM^® Cortex^®-M4 microcontroller series and expect this to be used in a number of our next-generation microcontrollers as well."

The Power of Partnerships

Micron is committed to enabling ecosystem support and multi-sourcing of XTRMFlash memory and the XTRMFlash interface through collaboration with chipset and memory solution vendors. In order to simplify system design and speed time-to-market, Micron has engaged with leading controller IP vendors Cadence Design Systems and Synopsis. Both companies have committed to support the high-performance and low pin count XTRMFlash interface as part of their controller IP portfolio. Cadence's Quad SPI IP is available now, while its Octal SPI IP, which supports the XTRMFlash interface, is in early customer engagements. Synopsys' DesignWare^® Synchronous Serial Interface IP, leveraging multi-lane (dual, quad, and octal) SPI for higher data-rate transfers, is available now.

"There is a growing demand for high-bandwidth NOR flash for applications with smaller storage size requirements," said Lou Ternullo, memory interface IP product line director for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. "We sell our Quad SPI IP to enable use of boot storage in enterprise and consumer applications, and are engaged with early customers to deploy our Octal SPI IP for low-power IoT devices."

"We collaborated closely with Micron to ensure seamless operation between Micron's XTRMFlash memory and Synopsys' DesignWare Synchronous Serial Interface IP," said Ed Bard, senior director of marketing, solutions group at Synopsys. "As a result, designers are already accelerating their time-to-market by integrating the silicon-proven DesignWare Synchronous Serial Interface IP into SoCs that implement the XTRMFlash memory in applications that require instant-on performance."