Stmicroelectronics made a breakthrough in non-volatile memory and pioneered the introduction of serial page EEPROM in the industry

     Stmicroelectronics is the first in the industry to launch Serial Page EEPROM (EEPROM). This new class of EEPROM is an SPI serial interface with high capacity page erasable memory, erasable flexibility, read/write performance, and ultra-low power consumption unparalleled in the industry. Stmicro's new serial-page EEPROM product family will initially launch with the 32Mbit M95P32, with 16Mbit and 8Mbit products added later in due course.

     This innovative architecture gives designers the ability to manage firmware and flexibly store data on the same memory, a combination not previously available. Higher memory integration can reduce bill of material (BoM) costs for end products, shorten time-to-market, increase application value, and enable ultra-low power modules with smaller sizes, thereby extending battery life. These devices are ideally suited to implement all-in-one non-volatile memory for new system designs such as industrial iot modules, wearables, healthcare, electronic price tags, smart meters, and 5G fiber modules.

     As a new development result, serial page EEPROM integrates STmicro's patented e-STM 40nm non-volatile memory (NVM) unit technology with a new intelligent memory page architecture. It combines high memory capacity, byte erasability flexibility and high erasability times, which is beneficial to firmware management and simplifies data recording. The new product also features short read, erase, and write times, and fast upload and download speeds can reduce manufacturing costs and reduce application downtime. Fast power-on and four-way output read operation further speed up application wake up.

     Integrating this new simplified memory can optimize the cost of ownership, improve product ease of use, simplify software development, and enhance product reliability. serial page EEPROM is a non-volatile memory solution with lower cost than FRAM, lower power consumption than serial Flash, and better functionality and ease of use than Dataflash products.