STMicroelectronics Drives for Higher Performance with New 32-Mbit Flash Memory for Automotive Applications
STMicroelectronics announced a new and enhanced version of its 32-Mbit Flash memory chip that is intended specifically for the automotive market.
New technology brings key features to M58BW32F, including low-voltage operation, higher performance, and a flexible protection scheme
Offering high-speed memory access over a wide operating temperature range, the M58BW32F fits perfectly with automotive customers’ needs for powertrain and transmission-control modules, and for other high-performance automotive systems that use the latest generation of 32-bit microcontrollers.
The new M58BW32F is manufactured with an advanced 0.11-micron technology and benefits from ST's long experience as a leader in standalone and embedded Flash memory products. Automotive-Grade certified, and qualified to the AEC-Q100 standard. The new device uses a state-of-the-art architecture to reduce access times to as low as 45nsec over the full automotive temperature range.
The M58BW32F features a wide 32-bit data bus and operates on a nominal 3.3V memory core supply. Enhanced protection techniques include flexible hardware/software protection, a secured command set for Modify operations, a Bank Erase command and a one-shot program from an internal buffer. For security, each die embeds a unique device ID to allow the use of cryptographic algorithms to protect against illegal software modifications.
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