Catalyst Semiconductor Leads Industry in High Speed EEPROM Technology
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2002--Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) today announced two additional high-speed serial EEPROM products. The CAT93HC46 with a Microwire interface operates at 3MHz, and the CAT24FC32 with an I2C(TM) interface operates at 1MHz. "System microcontrollers must perform more tasks and are now operating at higher operating frequencies," said Gary Craig, product marketing manger for Catalyst memory products. "It is important that memory speeds do not limit processor capability. Catalyst leads the industry with 10MHz SPI(TM) serial EEPROMS and now has added 1MHz I2C and 3MHz Microwire(TM) devices to support all major interfaces."
CAT24FC32, CAT93HC46 Product Comparison
Part Speed Supply Voltage Interface Density/Organization
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CAT24FC32 1MHz 2.7V to 5.5V I2C 32K / x8
CAT24FC32 400kHz 1.8V to 5.5V I2C 32K / x8
CAT93HC46 3MHz 4.5V to 5.5V Microwire 1K / x8, x16
CAT93HC46 1MHz 2.5V to 6.0V Microwire 1K / x8, x16
CAT93HC46 250kHz 1.8V to 6.0V Microwire 1K / x8, x16
The CAT24FC32 is a 32Kbit, Fast Mode I2C serial EEPROM that operates at 1MHz. Both 32-byte page and byte write modes are supported. With zero standby current, the CAT24FC32 is ideal for low voltage and battery powered systems that require high-speed operation.
The CAT93HC46 is a 1Kbit, high-speed Microwire serial EEPROM that operates at 3MHz. The user can select a x8 or x16 memory organization.
Product specifications can be downloaded at catalyst-semiconductor.com.
Pricing, Availability and Packages
The CAT93HC46 and CAT24FC32 devices are offered in 8-lead DIP and 8-lead surface mount SOIC and TSSOP packages. Commercial, 0 to 70 degree centigrade, and industrial, -40 to 85 degree centigrade, automotive, -40 to 105 degree centigrade, and extended automotive, -40 to 125 degree centigrade operating temperature range devices are available.
Production volumes of the CAT93HC46 and samples of the CAT24FC32 are available now. The CAT93HC46 is priced at $0.25 each in 1000-lot units and the CAT24FC32 is priced at $0.65 each in 1000-lot units. Production of the CAT24FC32 is scheduled for the second quarter of 2002.
Catalyst Semiconductor Background
Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Serial and Parallel EEPROMs with I2C, SPI and Microwire interfaces, NVRAM, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Catalyst products are used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. Typical applications include optical networks, modems, wireless LANs, network cards, PC BIOS, DIMM modules, cellular telephones, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO 9001 certified. For additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor, visit our web site at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. |
