Unlimited Endurance from Microchip Memory

New memory offering from Microchip offers unlimited endurance with safe data storage at power loss

Key Facts:

I²C EERAM is a low-cost NVSRAM that requires no external battery to retain data

Combines SRAM with EEPROM back-up on a single chip for lowest-cost NVSRAM solution

Enables instant random writes to the array with no write-cycle delay

Benefits applications which constantly or instantaneously record, update or monitor data

Available in industrial and automotive temperature ranges

Microchip announces a new low-cost, low-risk memory solution offering unlimited endurance and safe data storage at power loss. This new I²C EERAM memory is an easy to implement, non-volatile SRAM (NVSRAM) that is ideal for applications that need to constantly or instantaneously record, update or monitor data in sectors which include metering, automotive and industrial.

EERAM is a standalone SRAM with shadow EEPROM back-up on a single chip that helps to automatically retain the contents of the SRAM memory when system power is lost. The EERAM offers instant random writes to the array with no write-cycle delay. The I²C EERA family is available in 4 Kb and 16 Kb densities and in standard 8-pin SOIC, TSSOP and PDIP packages. EERAM is available in 3.0V and 5.0V options and in industrial and automotive temperature ranges, of -40°C to 85°C and -40°C to 125°C respectively and is also available as an automotive-grade memory.

Comprised of two familiar and reliable memory technologies on a single chip, EEPROM and SRAM, EERAM offers a robust and dependable data solution that is also the lowest cost non-volatile SRAM solution. EERAM does not require an external battery to safely store data during a power-loss event. Instead, a small, external capacitor is used to provide the energy needed to store the contents of the SRAM on to the EEPROM when system power is lost.

The EERAM I²C PICtail™ Kit (AC500100) will be available in January 2017 from Microchip.

The 47L04, 47C04, 47L16 and 47C16 are available in 8-pin SOIC, TSSOP and PDIP packages in volume production.

For more information visit Microchip’s website at: www.microchip.com/EERAM

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Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

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