Synopsys' new DesignWare Medium Capacity non-volatile memory (NVM) IP reduces chip costs by up to 25%

     Synopsys, a leading global provider of software, intellectual property (IP) and services to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, announced the availability of its new DesignWare Medium Capacity non-volatile memory (NVM)IP products. Medium Density NVM IP fills the gap between low-capacity NVM and high-capacity flash memory without additional masks or process steps, reducing chip costs by up to 25%. When integrating microcontrollers into analog IC designs for smart sensor, power management, and touch screen controller applications, the medium capacity NVM IP provides up to 64 Kbyte embedded storage, eliminating the need for external EEPROM or flash memory.

     "Today, developers trying to embed microcontrollers into their ics are forced to pay expensive wafer fees to support embedded flash, or to use discrete external memory, both of which are costly solutions," Semico Research Corp said. Senior market analyst Richard Wawrzyniak. "Synopsys' DesignWare Medium capacity NVM IP fills the gap between small-capacity nonvolatile memory and large-capacity embedded flash memory for developers seeking to add thousands of bytes of nonvolatile memory at no additional cost. Synopsys' DesignWare Medium capacity NVM IP is an ideal choice."

     DesignWare Medium capacity NVM IP products bring flash memory capabilities to 5V CMOS and BCD process technologies. Error correction (ECC) capabilities provide additional system reliability while reducing integration effort. Compared with the small-capacity NVM solution, this NVM IP density increases by 5 times; A read time of 40 nanoseconds is also provided, providing fast read times and real-time calculations. Through validation done in Synopsys LABS, including rigorous performance testing, certification and reliability testing, the NVM IP supports temperatures ranging from -40 ° C to 125 ° C, and data can be stored for 10 years.

     "As more and more memory is required to integrate microcontrollers into analog ics, designers need lower-cost memory solutions without sacrificing functionality," said John Koeter, vice president of IP and System prototyping markets at Synopsys. "Synopsys' DesignWare Medium Capacity NVM IP provides designers with a lower cost solution than flash, while providing all the necessary features to help them integrate NVMS into system-on-chip (SoC) with less risk."