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Ramtron at electronica
Ramtron International Corporation will showcase its new FRAM-Enhanced FM3130 Processor Companion and two new 512 kilobit serial non-volatile FRAM (ferroelectric random access memory) devices, the FM25L512 and the FM24C512, at Electronica 2006 (stand A5.321). Also featured at Electronica will be the first 8051-based microcontroller with FRAM, the VRS51L3074.
The The VRS51L3074 is the first 8051-based microcontroller with non-volatile FRAM memory. Ramtron has added 8KB of FRAM memory into its fast and flexible Versa 8051s for quick and reliable non-volatile data storage and a processing system that only a FRAM-Enhanced MCU can provide.
The FM25L512 is a 512 kilobit serial peripheral interface (SPI) non-volatile FRAM that operates at 3V and runs at up to 20MHz. The device is offered in an 8-pin DFN package that is footprint-compatible with standard 150-mil SOIC packages. This device is intended for office equipment and industrial control applications.
The FM24C512 is a 512 kilobit 2-wire serial non-volatile FRAM that operates at 5V and runs at up to 1MHz. The FM24C512 is available in an 8-pin EIAJ SOIC and is intended for use primarily in metering applications.