X-FAB has announced a new SONOS technology-based NVM data storage innovation that will significantly improve reliability and efficiency in a wide range of industries, including the automotive industry. I will explain the details.
X-FAB Releases Embedded Flash Solution on its 110nm Automotive BCD-on-SOI Technology: X-FAB
🟦X-FAB’s New NVM Storage Solution: Revolutionizing Data Storage in Next-Generation Vehicles!
X-FAB has announced its next generation of non-volatile memory (NVM) storage solutions. The technology was developed for the automotive industry and is based on SONOS (silicon oxide nitride oxide silicon technology). The new solution combines 32 KB of flash memory with 4 Kbits of EEPROM (rewritable EPROM) to share control circuitry within a single macro, reducing board footprint. The result is reliable operation over a wide temperature range from -40°C to 175°C.
🟦 Why is X-FAB technology attracting attention?
The X-FAB technology is particularly noteworthy because of its robustness and space-saving design for use in harsh environments such as automobiles and medical devices. The technology meets the high reliability standard of AEC-Q100 Grade 0 and can operate in environments with harsh temperature ranges. In addition, it is equipped with ECC (Error Correction Code) to ensure data reliability, ensuring zero PPM error performance. In addition, the BIST (Embedded Self-Test) module is designed to reduce testing time and costs, and to lower the hurdles to implementation.
🟦 Summary
X-FAB’s new NVM storage solution has the potential to revolutionize the reliability and efficiency of data storage in a variety of sectors, including automotive. In particular, the combination of flash memory and EEPROM enables operation in high-temperature environments and improved data endurance.
It can be used in a wide temperature range (-40°C~175°C), and I felt that it was very versatile. This feature is expected to lead to its adoption in a variety of applications, including not only automobiles but also medical devices and industrial applications.
