Spansion Extends Wireless Family with Introduction of 3-Volt MirrorBit(TM) Product Line; New MirrorBit(TM) PL-N NOR Group Supports Fast Read, High Reliability Required for Code Storage Applications.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Spansion LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the Flash memory venture of 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) and Fujitsu Limited (TOKYO:6702), today announced the introduction of the 3-volt MirrorBit(TM) technology-based PL-N product line, designed to satisfy the growing code storage demands in wireless handsets. The 256 Mb devices build on the momentum of the successful 1.8-volt products and allow designers to migrate from floating-gate technologies to Spansion's award-winning, two-bit-per-cell MirrorBit technology for improved price performance. With its fast-access page mode operation and its Simultaneous Read/Write feature, the MirrorBit PL-N family is targeted for 3.0-volt wireless handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. platforms that require advanced Flash performance features. The 256 Mb devices provide today's feature rich handsets with the ability to store the increasing amount of application code needed to power high-resolution cameras, video, MP3 music, e-mail, Java applications A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. , games and more. "This MirrorBit PL-N device addition further expands Spansion's wireless solutions for a wide range of phone segments, delivering high-performance features and uses the industry's most cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. two-bit-per-cell technology -- MirrorBit," said Amir Mashkoori, executive vice president of Spansion's Wireless Solutions Division. "Now we are able to better support the fast read speeds and reliability required in code storage applications, while at the same time offering a more attractive cost structure compared to alternative floating-gate technologies." Features and Benefits of the MirrorBit(TM) PL-N NOR Flash Memory Family Spansion's PL-N family operates at 3 V and features the same high-performance feature set as Spansion's floating-gate family. Devices are available in 128 Mb and 256 Mb densities, with densities as high as 512 Mb, available in multi-chip packages (MCPs). The two families are package, and pin-out compatible to help ensure seamless migration to MirrorBit technology. Spansion also provides certain software driver code and support free of charge. MirrorBit PL-N family members offer page-mode operation with page access times as fast as 25 nanoseconds (ns) and feature Spansion's simultaneous read/write function, which is designed to conduct reads while programming or erasing with no latency (1) The time between initiating a request in the computer and receiving the answer. Data latency may refer to the time between a query and the results arriving at the screen or the time between initiating a transaction that modifies one or more databases and its completion. . MirrorBit PL-N family products also ship with Spansion's innovative Advanced Sector Protection, a security feature that can be used to help protect wireless handsets from malicious Involving malice; characterized by wicked or mischievous motives or intentions. An act done maliciously is one that is wrongful and performed willfully or intentionally, and without legal justification. DESERTION, MALICIOUS. attacks and viruses. Availability Samples of MirrorBit PL256 Mb NOR Flash memory devices are now available and targeted for production in Q4. About MirrorBit(TM) Technology Spansion's award-winning MirrorBit(TM) technology is a proprietary technology, which stores two bits of data in a single memory cell, doubling the density of each memory cell. MirrorBit technology requires fewer manufacturing steps, resulting in higher yields and lower costs, eliminating at least 10 percent of the total manufacturing steps and 40 percent of the most critical manufacturing steps, as compared to floating gate MLC (MultiLevel Cell) A flash memory technology that stores more than one bit per cell. Traditional flash memory defines a 0 or 1 bit based on a single voltage threshold. NOR technology. About Spansion Spansion, the Flash memory venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest company in the world dedicated exclusively to developing, designing and manufacturing Flash memory solutions. In fiscal 2004, Spansion's total net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight were approximately $2.3 billion. The company offers the broadest NOR Flash memory portfolio in the industry, for use in the wireless, automotive, networking, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and consumer electronics markets. Spansion's portfolio is supported by a worldwide network of advanced manufacturing facilities, system-level expertise and dedicated design support, and an unwavering commitment to our customers' success. Information about Spansion(TM) Flash memory solutions is available at http://www.spansion.com. Spansion, the Spansion logo, MirrorBit and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Spansion LLC. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names used are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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