STMicroelectronics Drives for Higher Performance with New 32-Mbit Flash Memory for Automotive Applications

STMicroelectronics Drives for Higher Performance with New 32-Mbit Flash Memory for Automotive Applications

STMicroelectronics announced a new 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 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 (loaded up to an 8 x Double word maximum). For security, each die embeds a unique device ID to allow the use of cryptographic algorithms to protect against illegal software modifications.