Cypress Newsletter

In This Issue Synchronous and Asynchronous SRAMs Product Update Featured White Papers Product Features Featured Videos Roadmaps EVP Corner Synchronous and Asynchronous SRAMs The Role of SRAMs in Next-Generation IoT and Wearable Embedded Designs Standalone static random access memory (SRAM) devices are returning to mainstream embedded system design due to the requirements of newer applications such as wearable electronics and the Internet of Things. Read more... Cypress QDR-IV SRAMs Enable World's Lowest Latency Network Switch Networking equipment maker  Exablaze has selected Cypress's QDR-IV SRAM for its ExaLINK Fusion networking switch. The switch utilizes a modular design implemented using a Xilinx Ultrascale FPGA interfaced to a QDR-IV memory. The ExaLINK Fusion leverages Cypress's fastest QDR-IV device running at 1066 MHz, which provides the highest Random Transaction Rate (RTR) of any memory on the market. Read more... Product Update Cypress and Spansion Complete $5 Billion Merger Cypress and Spansion have completed a merger of the two companies valued at $5 billion. The newly combined company delivers high-performance, high-quality solutions at the heart of today's most advanced embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer and mobile devices. With a broad, differentiated product portfolio that includes NOR flash memories, F-RAM™ and SRAM, Traveo™ microcontrollers, the industry's only PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing controllers, and Wireless BLE Bluetooth® Low-Energy and USB connectivity solutions, Cypress is committed to providing its customers worldwide with consistent innovation, best-in-class support and exceptional system value. Learn more... Cypress Introduces the Industry's First 4Mb Serial F-RAM Cypress introduces a new family of 4Mb F-RAMs, the highest density serial F-RAMs in the industry. This family offers a 40-Mhz Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), a 2.0V to 3.6V operating voltage range and industry-standard, RoHS-compliant package options 8SOIC and 8TDFN. The 4Mb Serial F-RAM is the ideal solution for storing critical data in mission-critical applications including multifunction printers, industrial controls and automation, medical wearables, test and measurement equipment and smart meters. Learn more by reading the press release or visiting the web page at www.cypress.com/4MbFRAM . Engineering samples are available now and full Production is scheduled to complete in Q4. Cypress Adds 4Mb Asynchronous SRAM and 36Mb Synchronous SRAMs to the Family of SRAMs with On-Chip Error-Correcting Code Cypress has announced the sampling of 4Mb asynchronous and 36Mb synchronous SRAMs with Error-Correcting Code (ECC). 16Mb asynchronous SRAMs with ECC, introduced last year,  were the first Cypress SRAMs to have on-chip ECC. Cypress also plans to add other high-density, high-performance synchronous SRAMs to its current portfolio of ECC memories. For more details on 36Mb synchronous SRAM refer to http://www.cypress.com/syncnoblecc/ and for 4-MB Asynchronous SRAM refer to http://www.cypress.com/AsyncSRAMECC/ Spansion HyperBus™ Interface Enables Breakthrough Read Throughput Speeds NOR flash memory remains the preferred nonvolatile technology for discrete memories in embedded systems requiring fast boot and high read throughputs. For applications where the cost-performance balance requires the designer to lean on the side of savings, they have been able to take advantage of NOR flash devices using the lower pin count Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) to optimize the memory subsystem. Systems using SPI NOR flash memories have achieved 80 MB/s throughputs using a double data rate (DDR) Quad SPI protocol while retaining compatibility with the original interface specified more than 25 years ago.&nbspAs system-level read throughput continues to demand ever-increasing speeds, a new look at the embedded memory interface offers a solution. Read more... Hybrid Flash Architectures Promise Instant-on Dashboard Displays The growing demand for infotainment and connectivity also means that higher memory densities and faster performance will be required in automotive dashboards. Data throughput has become incredibly important to deliver the type of rich graphics required y in-cluster or navigation systems. No single type of nonvolatile memory can satisfy all requirements – NOR flash cannot cover the high-density requirements, while NAND flash lacks the ability for random-access read. Instead, designers need to develop hybrid systems in which parallel or serial NOR flash enables a fast and secure boot while NAND flash offers higher densities for applications and data. With a variety of options available, OEMs can develop solutions to exactly meet their needs. Read more...   Featured White Papers Energy Comparison of Cypress F-RAM and EEPROM F-RAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) is a nonvolatile memory that uses a ferroelectric capacitor to store data. It offers higher write speeds and lower energy consumption than flash/EEPROM. This white paper compares the energy consumption of the Cypress F-RAM and EEPROM under typical application scenarios. Read more... F-RAM, nvSRAM, and MRAM Magnetic Field Immunity Nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) is memory that provides fast read and write access to any address and retains data when power is disrupted. F-RAM, nonvolatile static random-access memory (nvSRAM), and magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) are three types of NVRAMs that offer faster random access times than conventional nonvolatile memories, such as flash and EEPROM. Many nonvolatile memory applications are exposed to magnetic fields, therefore, nonvolatile memory components used in these applications must be immune to the magnetic field effect to protect critical system data. This white paper compares the magnetic field immunity of F-RAM, nvSRAM, and MRAM. Read more… QDR® -IV: The Next Generation of the Highest-Performance Memory Standard for Leading-Edge Networking Systems As networking and computing equipment providers scale their solutions to meet the demands of the Internet, memory capabilities increasingly govern system performance gains. Routers, switches, and high-performance computing systems all require memories that can transact with processing elements at ever-increasing rates. Random transaction rate (RTR), the number of random read or write accesses that a memory can support, therefore, becomes the key memory metric. This white paper discusses how Cypress's QDR-IV provides the highest RTR and standards-based solution to meet these system challenges. It provides a detailed comparison of QDR-IV with alternate memory solutions like DRAM and RLDRAM. It also provides an overview on the concept of Banking and its different implementations in QDR-IV, DRAM and RLDRAM. Read more... Product Features Featured Videos Cypress, the worldwide leader in SRAMs, now offers the newest and highest-performing of the consortium-defined QDR family; QDR-IV. This video introduces QDR-IV, presents the random transaction rate, (RTR) metrics and other benefits offered beyond competitors.   Roadmaps Click here to view the latest Cypress memory roadmaps. EVP Corner with Dana Nazarian Spansion Adds Value Beyond Flash By Dana Nazarian, EVP, Memory Products Division Just a few weeks ago, Cypress and Spansion joined forces in a multi-billion dollar merger. Many of you have been asking me what this marriage between two very complementary companies means in terms of our product offerings and the combined value that we can now bring to our customers. It may sound a bit cliché, but the combination of Spansion and Cypress is a prime example of how two companies coming together can add up to much more than the some of its parts. I am truly very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. If you haven't had the opportunity, I would encourage you to read the President's Letter in Cypress's 2014 annual report, which was just recently published. In it, our CEO, T.J. Rodgers, describes how Cypress's leadership in SRAMs and Spansion's leadership in NOR Flash bring together the world's broadest portfolio and highest-performance memories for embedded systems under one roof. Furthermore, Cypress has become a one-stop shop for MCUs and memories in automotive systems, which has the potential to become a big growth opportunity for us. I am very pleased to welcome the Spansion flash memory business unit to Cypress and in particular, Ali Pourkeramati, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in nonvolatile memories. Ali will join me in running the Memory Products Division as executive vice president of memory strategy, technology and new products. I am looking forward to working with each of you to ensure that we are continuing to exceed your expectations and earning your trust in Cypress.