Multi-I/O serial Flash delivers superior performance in industry-standard outlines

The Macronix MX25Lxx family of high-performance serial Flash memories are compatible with industry-standard footprints while also adding enhancements such as dual- and quad-I/O read and write, secured 512-bit OTP memory, and enhanced protection features.

With multi-I/O capability offering performance up to 100MHz, the enhanced security features of Macronix’ serial Flash devices deliver benefits in high-speed servers, set-top boxes, digital television, optical disk drives and similar applications. Flexible sector-grouping of 4kbyte sectors or 64kbyte blocks ensures easy compatibility with established serial Flash devices.

Combined with cost-savings through using smaller packages, the MX25Lxx series also delivers a competitive alternative to parallel Flash memories in eXecute In Place (XIP) applications.

Further benefits include faster download of code from serial Flash to RAM in non-XIP applications, as well as short system-powerup times, leading to higher system performance. These enhancements also allow systems to be designed with smaller RAM to realise cost savings.

The first devices to enter production are 16Mbit and 32Mbit quad-I/O serial Flash, followed by 64Mbit and 128Mbit dual-I/O devices. 16Mbit and 64Mbit dual-I/O devices and 128Mbit single I/O are available now.

 

FEATURES Serial port Operating voltage range: 2.7V to 3.6V Industrial temperature range: -40°C to 85°C 256bytes-per-page programming

APPLICATIONS Set-top boxes Digital television Wireless networking Industrial control DECT phone High-performance servers PC servers Hard Disk Drives (HDD) Optical disk drives Graphics cards Consumer devices

 

Macronix / MX25Lxx