Production Readiness of Embedded SuperFlash Macros by SST/Microship and SilTerra

Microchip Technology Inc., provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and flash-IP solutions, through its Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST) subsidiary, announced that silicon-proven SuperFlash macros are now available on SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhdwww.silterra.com’s 180 nm CMOS technology.

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The off-the-shelf macros allow SilTerra customers access to SST’s SuperFlash non-volatile memory (NVM) technology in a range of competitive-size memory blocks.

SST’s SuperFlash technology is deployed and in high-volume production at multiple integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and foundry partners like SilTerra. Therefore, SST’s high-density, reliable and high-yielding memory is available to many customers in various markets. By providing pre-qualified macros up to 2Mb, SilTerra is enabling its customers with faster time to market, especially important to customers in the growing IoT and smart card markets.

“We are very pleased with the SST-SilTerra partnership which has been growing since our first SuperFlash technology licensing agreement in 2012,” said Mark Reiten, VP of technology licensing, SST. “SilTerra’s process expertise coupled with the SuperFlash macros of SST has resulted in the availability of a strong 180nm platform for our mutual customers.”

SilTerra has served many global fabless design and product companies in multiple market segments. They offer CMOS design and fabrication processes for ICs in logic, mixed signal, radio frequency and high-voltage applications.

“Since the production release of SST’s SuperFlash technology on SilTerra’s 180nm platform, SilTerra’s share of the flash-enabled applications in microcontrollers and smart cards has been growing across a broad customer base-along with our portfolio of silicon-proven macros,” said Yit Loong Lai, SVP of WW sales and marketing, SilTerra. “We now look forward to expanding the embedded Flash technology to other process nodes.”