Power memory touts lowest energy use

Ramtron International Corp. has announced the FM25P16, a low power, 16Kb serial nonvolatile memory that uses only 1/1,000th the energy of EEPROM devices. The device maintains fast read/write performance and nearly unlimited endurance.

"The fast write ability of nonvolatile F-RAM combined with an innovative IC design has enabled us to achieve the lowest energy consumption to date in a nonvolatile memory device with a typical active current of about 3μA,” stated Scott Emley, VP of marketing at Ramtron.

Applications for Ramtron low energy memory products include power sensitive systems, including wireless sensor nodes, remote metering, health and fitness products as well as emerging energy harvesting equipment.


Ramtron International Corp.