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Xicor Announces 256K 2-Wire EEPROM
-- Two versions available: Industry standard and secure Block Lock~-- Parts operate down to 1.8V
Milpitas, California, January 31, 2000 - Xicor, Inc. (NASDAQ: XICO) today introduced two new members of its EEPROM memory product line, the X24256 and X24257. Both products are 256K EEPROM products that operate down to 1.8 V, and support the industry standard 2-wire interface operating at 400Khz. They are designed to meet the needs of portable products, and are ideal for use in cell phones, PDAs and other energy sensitive applications. When delivered in the tiny Xicor Ball Grid Array (XBGA)packaging, the X24256 and X24257enable EEPROM memory participation in applications with the most demanding size requirements. The XBGA package is 58% smaller than older SOIC packages (8.4 mm2 for XBGA versus 20 mm2 for SOIC packaging).
"The X24256 and X24257 fills out Xicor's line of industry standard 2-wire EEPROM products, and is ideal for those applications requiring low cost, high density EEPROM solutions," said Walter Wong, director of nonvolatile memory marketing. "Moreover, the ability to support operation in 1.8V systems makes this product the solution of choice for battery powered products."
With the release of the X24256/24257 the Xicor EEPROM family includes densities from 4K to 256K The X24256 features a pinout and functionality compatible with industry standard products available from a variety of suppliers. The X24257 features the same pinout and base functionality, and includes support for Xicor's unique Block Lock function. This function allows the designer to "lock" selected memory blocks within the memory array via special software register commands, preventing unauthorized access to these blocks. This function adds an enhanced level of security for preventing cloning in cell phones or other applications where proprietary information needs to be securely stored.
Availability and Price
The X24256 and X24257 are packaged in an 8 lead SOIC, 14-lead TSSOP and an ultra small foot print XBGATM package. The price of the X24256-2.5 or the X24257-2.5 with a Vcc of 2.5V in an 8-lead SOIC package in the 1000 quantity level is $3.15.
Reader Contact
Walter Wong, manager of nonvolatile memory marketing , Xicor, Inc., 1511 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. Telephone: (408) 546-3549. E-mail wwong@xicor.com.
Company Background
Xicor, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells nonvolatile in-the-system programmable products which retain information even when the system is turned off or power is inadvertently lost.
Xicor's product line includes digitally controlled potentiometers (XDCPs), system management ICs, and standard and secure memory ICs . Xicor product, corporate and financial information is readily accessible on the worldwide web at http://www.xicor.com.
