Microchip Technology introduces world's fastest and lowest power SPI bus serial EEPROM family.CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1996--Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MCHP MCHP Maryland Children's Health Program MCHP Microchip Technologies (stock symbol) MCHP Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (American Honda Motor Co. & Climate Energy, LLC) MCHP Maine Community Heritage Project ), a leading supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers, serial EEPROMs and specialty nonvolatile memory products for embedded control applications, is launching the 25CXXX Serial EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. Family which supports the Serial Peripheral Interface (communications, hardware) Serial Peripheral Interface - (SPI) A serial interface in which a master device supplies clock pulses to exchanges data serially with a slave over two data wires (Master-Slave and Slave-Master). (SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. )(TM) bus. The 25CXXX Serial EEPROM family offers the world's fastest data transfer bus rate of 3 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and lowest power requirement of 1.8-6.0 volts, as well as the industry's best endurance performance. With the 8K density 25C080 and the 16K density 25C160 introduced Monday, Microchip now offers the three most popular serial buses for embedded applications, including I2C I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit I2C Intelligent Interface Controller I2C Intelligent Controller (TM), Microwire(TM) and SPI. Density ranges of 1K-32K for the 25CXXX family are expected to be introduced during the next 6 months with higher-density devices planned for late 1997. SPI enhances communications among microcontrollers and peripheral devices, such as serial EEPROMs, LCD displays, analog-to-digital converters and digital-to-analog converters. Requiring less software overhead and allowing for much faster data communication rates, SPI has been gaining acceptance as a serial bus for embedded control systems. Microchip's popular PIC16C6X and PIC16C7X mid-range 8-bit one-time-programmable microcontrollers contain a communications port supporting SPI, enabling Microchip to provide a more complete, embedded system solution. The 25C080/160 provides fast 3 MHz maximum bus rate, a 16 byte page buffer and hardware- and software-enabled write protection features with the ability to write protect user-selectable portions of the memory array via software. These devices offer Microchip's industry-leading reliability with 10 million erase/write cycle performance, data retention of more than 200 years and ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. protection of greater than 4000 volts. The high performance SPI capabilities of the 25C080/160 make them an ideal solution for cellular telephones, pagers, home security systems, fax machines, printers, modems, anti-lock brakes, traction control, odometers, engine control, airbags, vending machines, audio equipment, CD-ROMs, data acquisition and other applications. The 25CXXX Family is supported by Microchip's SEEVAL(TM) serial EEPROM programming and evaluation system, which can reduce overall system development time by virtually eliminating the time required to integrate a Microchip serial EEPROM in an application. SEEVAL allows users to read, write or erase any byte or the entire array and offers special features to aid in system integration and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. . The 25C080/160 devices are available in PDIP (Plastic DIP) See DIP. and SOIC (Small Outline IC) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. See gull-wing lead, SOJ and chip package. packages. Pricing in 1,000 unit quantities is $1.08 for the 25C080 and $1.34 for the 25C160 (commercial temperature PDIP versions). With product samples available today, volume production is expected November 1996. For more information, contact any authorized Microchip distributor or sales representative around the world. Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading supplier of field-programmable 8-bit microcontrollers, complementary ASSPs, serial EEPROMs and related specialty memory products, KEELOQ(R) code hopping devices and the QuickASIC(TM) family of masked ASICs for FPGA/CPLD conversions. These products target high-volume embedded control applications in the consumer, automotive, office automation, communications and industrial markets. The company focuses on high volume applications that feature the industry's most economical OTP (1) (One Time Programmable) Refers to programming content or logic into chips such as EPROMs and EEPROMs, which cannot be reversed. See antifuse. (2) (One Time P (one-time-programmable) as well as EEPROM and ROM memory capability. The company is headquartered near Phoenix in Chandler, AZ, and operates wafer fabrication facilities in Chandler and Tempe, AZ. Assembly and test operations are performed in Taiwan, Thailand and other locations. Microchip employs approximately 1,600 people worldwide and has sales offices throughout Asia, Europe, Japan and North America. -0- Note: The Microchip name and logo, PIC and KEELOQ are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. QuickASIC is a trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. SEEVAL is a trademark of Microchip Technology in the USA and other countries. SPI is a trademark of Motorola Inc. I2C is a trademark of Philips Corporation. Microwire is a trademark of National Semiconductor. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product photo is available. Visit Microchip at: http://www.microchip.com CONTACT: Microchip Technology Inc., Chandler Keith Pazul, 602/786-7458 Eric Sells, 602/786-7478 For Literature Inquiries, 602/786-7668 |
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