GlobalFoundries® and Microchip Announce Microchip’s 28-nm SuperFlash® Embedded Flash Memory Solution in Production
September 27 2023 - 8:00AM
GlobalFoundries (GF®) (
Nasdaq: GFS) and Microchip
Technology
(Nasdaq: MCHP), via Microchip’s
Silicon Storage Technology® (SST®) subsidiary,
today announces the immediate release to production of the SST ESF3
third-generation embedded SuperFlash technology NVM solution in the
GF 28SLPe foundry process.
GF has established a new industry benchmark for implementing
SST’s widely deployed ESF3 SuperFlash technology. This
implementation delivers the following capabilities and
benefits:
- Lowest cost 28-nm HKMG ESF3 solution with only 10 masks added,
including true 5V IO CMOS devices
- Highly competitive SST ESF3 bit cell size of less than 0.05
micron squared
- Operating temperature rating of −40°C to 125°C
- Sub-25 nanosecond (ns) read access times, 10-microsecond
program times and four millisecond erase times
- Endurance exceeding 100,000 program/erase cycles
- No impact to design flows using GF 28SLPe platform-qualified IP
(EG flow)
- Immediate availability of off-the-shelf macros from four
megabits (Mb) to 32 Mb
- Access to custom macro design support from SST or GF
Use cases for embedded flash are exploding with the drive for
increased intelligence at the edge. Embedded memory for
secure code storage, over-the-air-updates and enhanced
functionality is on the rise in a wide range of applications in
home and industrial IoT as well as smart mobile devices. Innovative
platforms are required to meet these needs.
“GF is proud to partner with SST to develop, qualify and release
to production this impressive embedded NVM solution on our robust
28SLPe platform,” said Mike Hogan, chief business unit officer at
GF. “GF’s customers are finding this combination of high
performance, excellent reliability, IP availability and cost
effectiveness to be ideal for advanced MCUs, complex smart cards
and IoT chips for consumer and industrial products.”
“SST and GF have partnered closely over the last decade to
integrate and productize SST’s industry-standard ESF1 and ESF3
embedded Flash technologies into GF’s 130-nm BCD, 55-nm, 40-nm, and
now 28-nm foundry platforms,” added Mark Reiten, vice president of
SST, Microchip’s licensing business unit. “We are excited by the
leadership position GF is establishing for the broadest offering of
embedded NVM solutions and expect our close partnership to deliver
additional breakthroughs over the coming decade.”
SST is exhibiting its embedded Flash technology in the IP
partner area during today’s GF GTS Summit in Munich.
Customers interested in GF’s ESF1 and ESF3 platform solutions
should access the GF website located at
www.gf.com/technology-platforms and contact the
company for more information at
www.gf.com/about-us/contact-us.
Customers interested in SST’s ESF1, ESF3 or SuperFlash®
technology memBrain™ neuromorphic memory solution IP
offerings should contact info@sst.com or the
appropriate regional contact listed on the SST
website.
Resources
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Cautionary StatementThe statements in this
release relating to GF establishing a new industry benchmark for
implementing SST’s widely deployed ESF3 SuperFlash technology, and
that GF is establishing the broadest offering of embedded NVM
solutions, along with expecting Microchip’s close partnership with
GF to deliver additional breakthroughs over the coming decade, are
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.
About Silicon Storage Technology (SST)Microchip
Technology’s SST subsidiary is a leading provider of embedded flash
technology. SST develops, designs, licenses and markets a
diversified range of proprietary and patented SuperFlash memory
technology solutions for the consumer, industrial, automotive and
Internet of Things (IoT) markets. SST was founded in 1989, went
public in 1995 and was acquired by Microchip in April 2010. SST is
now a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip and is headquartered in
San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit the SST website at
www.sst.com.
About Microchip TechnologyMicrochip Technology
Inc. is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure
embedded control solutions. Its easy-to-use
development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable
customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while
lowering total system cost and time to market. The company’s
solutions serve more than 125,000 customers across the industrial,
automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and
computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip
offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery
and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website
at www.microchip.com.
About GFGlobalFoundries (GF) is one of the
world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining
innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and
delivering feature-rich process technology solutions that provide
leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers
a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With
a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing
footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted
technology source to its worldwide customers. For more information,
visit www.gf.com.
Note: The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo,
SuperFlash and SST are registered trademarks of Microchip
Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. memBrain
is a trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in the U.S.A. and other
countries. Silicon Storage Technology is a registered trademark of
Microchip Technology Inc. in other countries. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective companies.
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