AMD Offers Highest-density 1.8 Volt-only Flash Device; AMD Adds 16-Megabit Device to Industry's only Family of 1.8-Volt Flash Devices.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999--AMD today announced the Am29SL160C, the industry's first 1.8 Volt-only, 16-megabit flash memory device. As the newest addition to AMD's Super Low Voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains Flash family, this device offers high performance with read access times as fast as 100 nanoseconds. "The new Am29SL160C represents a significant milestone in AMD's low-voltage strategy," said Walid Maghribi, group vice president of AMD's Memory Group. "By combining 16-megabits with 1.8-volt technology, we help system designers meet stringent power constraints, while increasing the functionality of existing and future generations of portable devices." The Am29SL160C features AMD's advanced power-management system, which conserves power by automatically putting the flash device into sleep mode during inactive periods, consuming virtually zero power. There is no latency/wake-up time when the system subsequently accesses the device. In addition to low power consumption, the Am29SL160C offers three value-added features, requested by system manufacturers: electronic serialization se·ri·al·ize tr.v. se·ri·al·ized, se·ri·al·iz·ing, se·ri·al·iz·es To write or publish in serial form. se ; accelerated programming mode; and hardware write protection. Electronic serialization provides unique identification to prevent equipment cloning. Accelerated programming increases factory throughput by 50 percent, while hardware write protection prevents inadvertent code modification during power transitions. Applications The Am29SL160C is an ideal solution for embedded handheld applications such as digital cellular handsets, personal information devices (PIDs), global positioning systems (GPS), and pagers. These applications require low power consumption, long battery life, high performance, increased functionality and small form-factor packaging. By reducing the power consumption to one-third that of comparable 16-megabit 3.0-Volt devices, the Am29SL160C enables manufacturers to offer more feature-rich products with extended battery life. Price, Package and Availability The Am29SL160C is available now for samples in a 48-pin TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package) A very thin, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with gull-wing pins on its two short sides. TSOPs are about a third as thick as SOJ chips. See gull-wing lead, SOP, SOJ and chip package. and a 48-ball Fine Pitch BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. . FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga provides the most reliable, least expensive chip-scale package solution for flash memory. In order to provide an easy migration path, the Am29SL160C is pin-compatible with the 8-megabit Am29SL800C and existing AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 3.0-Volt and 5.0-Volt devices. The device is $8.50 in 10,000-piece quantities. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2.5 billion in 1998. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD). WORLD WIDE WEB: Press announcements and other information about AMD are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. Type http://www.amd.com at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. prompt. NOTE TO EDITOR: Readers may obtain additional information by calling 1(800) 222-9323 or (408) 749-5703. AMD, the AMD logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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