Macronix Releases World's Highest Performance Low-voltage 4-i/o Mxsmio(tm) Serial Flash Memory

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MEDIA RELEASE PR37752


Macronix Releases World's Highest Performance Low-Voltage 4-I/O MXSMIO(TM) Serial Flash Memory


HSINCHU, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --


New MX25U Series MXSMIO(TM) Serial Flash Provides Highest XIP and SnD Performance in the Industry


    Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337), the number one provider of Serial Flash, announced the

industry's highest performance 1.8V 4-I/O MXSMIO(TM) (Serial Multi I/O) Serial Flash memory. Operating at

speeds up to 104MHz of each I/O in 4-I/O mode, the new MX25U family 8Mb-64Mb enables applications not

only to shadow code to cache as SnD (Store and Download) with the performance exceeding the Parallel

Flash memory, but also supports execute-in-place (XIP) capability with enhanced Quad Peripheral Interface

mode to execute the code directly from the Flash memory. With the advantage of high performance Serial

Flash, users may enjoy the lower pin count and PCB saving together with the better throughput compared with

Parallel Flash memory. 


    The low driving voltage and leading performance MX25U Series is suitable for mobile phones, DECT

phones, Bluetooth, GPS and other portable devices and as well as power consumption concerned embedded

applications. 


    "The NOR Flash memory trend in portable and mobile phone industry has changing from Parallel to Serial

interface," said F.L. Ni, vice president of Macronix. "In particular, the design of ultra low-cost mobile handsets

made the most use of the low pin count, 4-I/O advantages of Serial Flash to reduce total system cost. And

Macronix, as the Serial Flash market leader and IDM company, takes the lead in providing our customers

MX25U family with highest product performance, full portfolio, and stable availability." 


    With the data throughput running up to 416Mbps, the MX25U Series runs at the performance even

exceeding that of a page-mode Parallel Flash. The device also provides the 8/16/32/64-byte length wrap-

around mode that enables users to execute directly from the Flash memory without cache buffers.


    In addition to the high read performance, the MX25U product series also supports write suspend/ resume

feature to facilitate the usage in mobile applications. It is fabricated by Macronix's new 1.8V floating gate

technology, providing low power consumption, and 100K endurance cycles.


    All MX25U Series Quad Peripheral Interface devices are available in industrial temperature range and

offered in an 8-contact WSON (6mm x 5mm) or 8-lead SOP (200 mil) package. Samples of the 32Mb 1.8V

MXSMIO(TM) Serial Flash are available now and mass production will begin in the first quarter of 2010. The

64Mb sample will also be offered in January and 16Mb/8Mb densities will be available in March.


    About Macronix International Co., Ltd.


    Founded in 1989, Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337.TT) is a leading provider of innovative Non-

Volatile Memory (NVM) solutions. Macronix is the largest worldwide manufacturer of ROM products, and also

provides a wide range of Parallel and Serial NOR Flash products across various densities. These products are

used in vast range of consumer, computing, communications & networking, and industrial applications.




    Media Contacts:


     Headquarters(Taiwan)


     Michelle Chang

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     Department Manager

     Corporate Communication Office

     Macronix International Co., LTD.

     TEL:   +886-3-578-6688 ext. 71233

     FAX:   +886-3-666-3169

     Email: michellechang@mxic.com.tw


SOURCE: Macronix International Co., Ltd.




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