It complies with the ISO 26262 automotive functional safety standard for vehicle electronics and the IEC 61508 standard for industrial applications. Semper™ is the industry's first NOR flash memory that meets and is based on the ASIL-B automotive comprehensive safety level.
The next generation of 5G wireless communications, offering more than 20 times the bandwidth of current networks, will enable new "always-on" applications in industrial IoT, connected and autonomous vehicles, and wearable medical devices. To deliver high reliability, bandwidth, and functionality, the SoCs and FPGAs powering 5G radio equipment and base stations will require ever-increasing amounts of configuration data and startup code that can be stored and accessed quickly. The Semper NOR flash memory family addresses these needs by offering densities up to 4Gbit and JEDEC xSPI-compliant interfaces, delivering bandwidth up to 400MBps.
Semper™ NOR Flash offers densities from 256 Mbits to 4 Gbits, with the reliability, performance, and 10-year lifespan required for mission-critical applications. These devices are compatible with a wide range of SoCs and FPGAs.
Semper™ NOR flash memories offer a range of low-cost serial interface options, including legacy SPI, DDR Quad SPI with data rates up to 102MBps, and JEDEC xSPI-compliant HyperBus and Octal interfaces with data rates up to 400MBps. By using XIP (eXecute In Place), programs can be executed directly from the flash memory, enabling high-speed Quad SPI transactions to outperform parallel or asynchronous NOR devices.
Cypress's EnduraFlex architecture allows system designers to customize devices to suit specific applications, defining partitions to ensure high memory durability of up to 2.5 million cycles or long data storage periods of up to 25 years.
Semper™ supports SafeBoot to detect device initialization and configuration errors. It also features ECC (Error Correction and Double Error Detection) with CRC protection for both the interface and data.
Semper™ NOR flash memories are AEC-Q100 rated and have been tested for extreme temperatures from -40°C to +125°C. The operating voltage is either 3.0V or 1.8V. Package options include 24-pin BGA, 8-pin WSON, and 16-pin SOIC.
Cypress Semper™ NOR flash memory devices are now available from RS Components.
