SST/Microchip With Qualification of Embedded SuperFlash on GlobalFoundries’ BCDLite Process

Microchip Technology Inc., through its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary, announced qualification and availability of SST’s low-mask-count embedded SuperFlash non-volatile memory (NVM) on GlobalFoundries, Inc.‘s 130nm BCDLite technology platform.

SST’s embedded SuperFlash memory solution requires the addition of four masking steps to GlobalFoundries’ BCDLite technology that provides power, microcontroller (MCU) and industrial IC designers with a cost-effective, high-endurance embedded flash solution. In high-volume power applications such as battery charging (5V-30V), the GlobalFoundries 130nm BCDLite platform paired with the firm’s SuperFlash embedded memory capability enables advanced battery monitoring that accurately gauges the age and health of the battery.

Being the first foundry to combine embedded SuperFlash memory with advanced analog, the GlobalFoundries 130nm BCDLite platform features Rdson, which enables designers to achieve single-chip, programmable, power solutions with small die sizes.

“The combination of low-mask-count embedded SuperFlash on an advanced 130nm BCDLite process node opens up exciting new product opportunities, especially for power management markets,” said Vipin Tiwari, director, WW marketing and business development, SST. “Now customers who require the BCDLite process can keep costs down while adding embedded SuperFlash memory for their sophisticated algorithms.“

“Our collaboration with SST has resulted in a customer-ready 130 nm modular BCD+NVM platform, offering our customers an unprecedented level of integration for demanding battery-powered applications such as drones, intelligent motor control, and normally-off mobile computing,” said Dave Eggleston, VP, embedded memory, GlobalFoundries.

GlobalFoundries’ 130nm BCDLite platform, combined with SuperFlash technology, is available and comes supported with a custom library of off-the-shelf IP blocks optimized for analog/power SOCs.