Numonyx B.V. has launched its latest series of NAND flash memory devices for use in wireless, embedded and data storage applications. These include up to 32Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND, 32GB eMMC and up to 8GB microSD products fabricated on the advanced 41nm process technology. The new products will provide manufacturers of mobile phones, personal navigation devices, and other consumer electronics with easy-to-manage and simple-to-design memory solutions and will give consumers significantly more room on their devices to store pictures, videos, songs and operate popular multimedia applications.
NAND memory continues to be one of the largest segments of the semiconductor industry, driven primarily by the high levels of digital content found in everything from set-top boxes to mobile phones. The new products announced today allows Numonyx to add leading MLC and SLC NAND, managed NAND, and NAND cards to its breadth of memory subsystem solutions—multichip packages, software and firmware elements—for a distinct competitive advantage.
Numonyx brings the advantages of the advanced 41nm technology to popular product solutions and densities many customers require. These include stand-alone and multi-chip package MLC products at densities of 16Gb to 32Gb; e-MMC managed NAND products from 2GB up to 32GB; and microSD removable cards from 2GB to 8GB. Numonyx also introduced a 48nm SLC 1Gb NAND product to better provide its embedded and wireless customers with higher performing, more secure and longer lasting memory solutions.
To meet the needs of the managed NAND segment, Numonyx is introducing 41nm managed NAND flash memory devices. These products are well suited to GPS devices and other applications requiring large amounts of easy-to-manage storage. Current wireless customers making feature rich mobile phones will also benefit from the combination of managed NAND and RAM in a multi-chip package solution.
Among comparable solutions, the 32GB eMMC from Numonyx is the highest density available in the industry and is fully compliant with JEDEC eMMC version 4.3 standards, simplifying development and design for manufacturers. The eMMC 32GB can store up 16,000 high resolution digital photos, 8,000 songs, and up 20 hours of high definition videos. The new 32GB embedded devices combine eight 32Gbit NAND chips which are integrated with a dedicated controller. To meet the requirements of wireless and other battery-operated mobile devices, the device supports a temperature range of -25°C up to 85°C and dual voltage power supply at 1.7V to 1.95V and 2.7V to 3.6V.
The requirements for more digital content has spurred many mobile phone makers to include a microSD card for added storage. To meet this need, Numonyx will offer microSD cards to its mobile phone customers in densities from 2GB to 8GB. MicroSD cards are designed for slot-equipped legacy mobile phones and can hold a maximum capacity of 2GB. Today's microSDHC cards are available in 4GB and 8GB (SDA Speed Class 6), and are ideal for newer mobile phone models, most of which are compatible with these higher capacity cards.
To help protect data from malicious attack or applications from being modified unintentionally, the Numonyx 48nm 1Gb SLC NAND includes an extra 128 Kbytes One-Time Programmable (OTP) block to help ensure that data stored on it cannot be modified or corrupted. In addition, the Numonyx 1 Gb SLC NAND significantly improves memory performance, doubling the speed at which the device reads data from 13MB per seconds to 26MB per second. At 48nm, Numonyx 1 Gb SLC NAND program operations move four times faster and erase operations are eight times faster than 90nm devices—resulting in more powerful applications and a better user experience.
Lastly, to help extend memory life, the Numonyx 48nm 1 Gb SLC NAND delivers the standard ECC option of 1 bit per each 528 bytes of address space, allowing easy migration for applications requiring 1 bit ECC without software upgrades or hardware changes. The Numonyx 48nm 1Gb NAND device is manufactured on 300mm processes.
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