Date: 03/09/2009

16-Kilobit F-RAM memory to meet AEC-Q100 grade 1 automotive standards

Ramtron has announced its expanded line of AEC-Q100-specified a 16-Kilobit (Kb) serial F-RAM memory devices, qualified the FM25L16-GA to operate over the grade 1 automotive standards. The FM25L16-GA is part of Ramtron's family of grade 1 and grade 3 AEC-Q100-qualified automotive memory products.

The FM25L16-G (Grade 3 qualified product) is designed for advanced automotive audio platforms were F-RAM is used to record dynamic data while maintaining data integrity even upon sudden power loss. "By passing the stringent grade 1 qualification, the FM25L16 product line spans a broad temperature range from industrial to automotive grade 1 and grade 3, which enables a wide spectrum of memory applications," says Mike Peters, Ramtron marketing manger.

The FM25L16-GA is a 16-Kilobit nonvolatile RAM, organized as 2,048 x 8 bits, with an industry-standard serial peripheral interface (SPI). The device is a direct hardware replacement for equivalent EEPROMs. The FM25L16 operating input voltage range of 3.0-3.6 volts over the Grade 1 automotive temperature range draws 3.0 microamps (typical) for reads and writes at 15.0 MHz, and has a standby current of 1.0 microamp. The Grade 1 qualified part is available in a "green"/RoHS 8-pin SOIC package.

The AEC-Q100 standards are suitable for use in the harsh automotive environment without additional component-level qualification testing.

Operating temperature range: -40 to +125 degrees Celsius.
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