New Spansion GL Flash Memory Family Delivers Breakthrough Performance for Embedded Applications

The Spansion GL-S family builds upon the highly successful, 2Gb GL-S device for interactive gaming, which started production in Q4 2010, and is the first and currently only single-die 2Gb NOR Flash memory device in the industry. The programming speed of the GL-S is two times faster than legacy GL products and 30% faster over the competition based on third party benchmarks. With improved programming speeds, Spansion customers can benefit from faster throughput in their manufacturing lines, substantially reducing costs.

Spansion holds the largest market share in the embedded Flash memory market. With a diversified customer base of over 4,000 global customers, Spansion has continued to execute with accelerating new product innovations, market share leadership, strong design win momentum, revenue and earnings growth with strong cash flow from operations.

Executive Quotes

End users now have high expectations for instant access to their multimedia content and information -- in the car, in their living room and on the go, said Avo Kanadjian, vice president, marketing at Spansion. The new Spansion GL-S product family is a significant milestone in Spansion's strategy to deliver differentiated solutions designed specifically for embedded customers and market segments.

Spansion continues to execute well against its strategy to lead in its target embedded markets and deliver differentiated solutions based on its proprietary MirrorBit technology, said Jim Handy, president, Objective Analytics. The new Spansion GL-S family is a strong demonstration of MirrorBit technology scalability and performance capabilities.

Key Facts/Highlights of the Spansion GL-S family:


The Spansion GL-S family now offers densities of 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb and 2Gb for a broad range of applications including: automotive in-cabin electronics, consumer electronics, gaming, set-top box, telecommunications and networking.
65nm MirrorBit charge trapping process technology is the foundation for Spansion's leading position in NOR Flash memory. Over 80% of Spansion's 4,000 customers now use Spansion products based on MirrorBit technology.
Sampling today, the family will enter mass production in Q2, 2011
45% faster page-mode read performance at 98.5 MB/s vs. 67.4 MB/s
40% smaller BGA package (9mm x 9mm) for space-constrained applications
Enhanced security to protect customer IP through with sector read protection and larger 1024Kb secured silicon sector
Industry-standard form-factor via Spansion's Universal Footprint
64-ball FBGA package
56-pin TSOP package
Wide temperature range support including:
Industrial (-40C to +85C)
Automotive In-Cabin (-40C to +105C) planned
Complementary customized software drivers and Flash file system software