Freescale MRAM Device Wins Microprocessor Report Innovation Award.MR2A16A Advanced Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory This article contains information about scheduled or expected . It may contain preliminary or speculative information, and may not reflect the final specification of the product. Continues to Receive Industry Accolades AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. , a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors, has won In-Stat's annual Microprocessor Report award in the "innovation" category with its 4 Mbit MRAM (Magnetic RAM) A non-volatile, random access memory technology that is designed to initially replace flash memory and, potentially, DRAM memory. MRAM uses magnetic, thin film elements on a silicon substrate that can be built on the same chip with the logic circuits. device. Additionally this year, the MRAM device has received Electronic Products' Product of the Year award and has been chosen as a finalist in EDN's Innovation Awards and EE Times' ACE Awards. The MR2A16A device combines the best features of non-volatile memory Refers to memory chips that hold their content without power being applied. It may refer to chips that are not changeable, such as ROMs and PROMs, or to chips that can be rewritten many times such as flash memory. (NVM (Non-Volatile RAM) See NVRAM. ) with random access memory (RAM), enabling "instant-on" capability and power loss protection in new classes of intelligent electronic devices An Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) is a term used in the electric power industry to describe microprocessor-based controllers of power system equipment, such as circuit breakers, transformers, and capacitor banks. . The MRAM device is appropriate for a variety of commercial applications, such as networking, security, data storage, gaming and printers. The MR2A16A is engineered to provide a reliable, economical, single-component replacement for battery-backed SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory units. The device also can be used in cache buffers, configuration storage memories and other applications that require the speed, endurance and non-volatility of MRAM. "The continued industry recognition from prestigious publications such as In-Stat's Microprocessor Report reinforces the ground-breaking innovation and commercial potential of our MR2A16A MRAM product," said Paul Grimme, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale's Transportation & Standard Products Group. "As the first company to commercialize MRAM technology, Freescale has introduced a non-volatile memory product that we believe will prove to be one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade in semiconductor technology." The award winners were selected by In-Stat technology analysts, the team behind the internationally recognized newsletter Microprocessor Report and the annual Spring and Fall Processor Forums. In-Stat, publisher of the Microprocessor Report, announced the winners of the eighth annual Analysts' Choice Awards on Feb. 20. The categories represent the most interesting and dynamic product areas in the microprocessor industry. To be selected, nominee products must represent significant technical innovation, be newsworthy and have been introduced in the previous year. For more information about Freescale's MRAM products and technologies, visit http://www.freescale.com/files/pr/mram.html. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2006 sales of $6.4 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). www.freescale.com Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA Freescale[TM] and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. [c] Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2007. |
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