Sharp’s New High-Speed 128Mbit Flash Memory Features Fastest Access Time In Industry To Date
CAMAS, Wash., September 3, 2003 – Sharp Corporation’s IC Group announced today that it has developed a high-speed 128Mbit NOR Flash memory that features the fastest access time available to date. The new Flash memory device offers a maximum access time of 60 ns, compared to conventional 85 ns. The high-speed devices are optimized for camera-enabled mobile phones, liquid crystal TVs and set-top boxes compatible with terrestrial digital broadcasting.
“As a global leader in Flash memory technology, Sharp continues to look for ways to support next generation applications, including the popular camera phones and LCTVs,” said Mark Hampson, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas. “These new high-speed memory devices mark a dramatic step toward satisfying these applications’ requirements for larger capacity, high-speed access, increased functionality and versatility.”
Color screen and camera technologies in mobile phones continue to improve, resulting in the need for increased memory capacities for both program and data areas. Additionally, high-speed access Flash memory is required so that applications such as games and animation can operate without stressing the device.
Meanwhile, liquid crystal TVs and set-top boxes also require large capacity memory in the 128Mbit range for storage of software or TV program lists, and for corrective image processing that is part of full-scale terrestrial digital broadcasting, now emerging in North America, Japan and Europe.
To satisfy these requirements, Sharp has completed the development of a 128Mbit Flash memory that has achieved a maximum access time of 60 ns (2-wait), the fastest in the industry to date, up from the conventional 85 ns (3-wait). In particular, the memory enables increased processing speed for images, such as those in games, as well as for animation in mobile phone applications.
Specifications
| Model |
LH28F128BF |
| Memory capacity |
128 Mbit |
| Memory partition configurations |
16M + 24M + 24M + 24M + 24M + 16M |
| Power supply voltage |
3 V |
| Access time |
Maximum access time |
60 ns |
| Page mode access time |
20 ns |
| Readout current |
Maximum access |
25 mA |
| Page mode access |
5 mA |
| Package |
Single unit |
56-pin TSOP: 14 x 20 mm |
| Multi-chip |
72-pin FBGA (CSP): 8 x 11 mm |
Availability
Sharp began shipping samples in August 2003, and will start quantity production in September 2003.
About Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas
Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, Camas, Washington, is a U.S.-based company and a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan. SHARP is a worldwide developer of core digital technologies that are playing an integral role in shaping the next generation of electronic products for consumer and business needs. Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas offers breakthrough memory, LCD, opto, CCD, RF/IR, microcomputer and System-on-Chip components, along with packaging and integration skills that help design engineers throughout North and South America bring their ambitious ideas to market. Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas is dedicated to improving people’s lives through the use of advanced technology and a commitment to innovation, quality, value, and design. For more information, call 1-800-642-0261 or visit
www.sharpsma.com.
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Contacts:
Becky Engel
Young & Roehr Group
503.222.0626 ext. 711
bengel@young-roehr.com
Mark Hampson
Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas
360.834.8052
hampson@sharpsec.com
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