Novel Memory Architecture Enables a Unified Solution for Code and Data
Storage, Effectively Reducing Complexity and Accelerating Time-to-Market
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SST (Silicon
Storage Technology, Inc.) (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory
technology, today unveiled its All-in-OneMemory solution, a revolutionary
memory subsystem that blends key benefits of NOR, NAND and RAM in a unified
architecture which offers multi-gigabyte of execute-in-place (XIP) code
storage and satisfies the growing data storage needs of embedded
applications. All-in-OneMemory technology provides a completely managed
memory subsystem for a wide range of embedded system applications,
including multimedia-enabled cell phones, portable media players, digital
still/video cameras, personal navigation devices, set-top boxes, IPTVs and
industrial systems. By managing the system's key memory components in a
single package, All-in-OneMemory simplifies the host interface, shortens
design time, reduces overall system costs, and improves quality and
reliability.
All-in-OneMemory technology arose from SST's extensive expertise in the
areas of NAND controllers, NOR flash, embedded flash and advanced packaging
technologies. All-in-OneMemory consists of a memory controller with
built-in user NOR, NAND flash and random-access memory (RAM), all housed in
a single package. The memory controller features embedded SuperFlash NOR
blocks for boot code, a flash file system for NAND flash management, and a
cache memory controller for Pseudo NOR (PNOR), that emulates high-density
NOR flash. The RAM block is divided into two user-configured sections which
offer direct access from the host. These blocks include a cache partition
for PNOR and a system RAM partition for the host. The NAND flash block is
used as nonvolatile storage for the PNOR area and the memory-mapped ATA
NAND disk area. By using RAM and NAND to emulate high-density NOR, the
expandable PNOR block replaces the pricy high-density NOR device in a
conventional memory subsystem solution.
"The introduction of our All-in-OneMemory represents another important
innovation from SST for the electronics industry," said Bing Yeh, president
and CEO of SST. "The increasing multimedia functions in cell phones and
other digital consumer devices have caused system designers to re-evaluate
the memory subsystem. Traditional methods of handling code and data storage
often conflict with the shrinking size and cost requirements of consumer
electronics. Our All-in-OneMemory architecture provides system designers
with an easy-to-use, single-package memory subsystem with the full benefits
of NOR, NAND and RAM for code and data applications. With our solution,
system designers will no longer have to delay their designs waiting for
next- generation NOR devices. The expandable Pseudo NOR in our
All-in-OneMemory enables designers to take full advantage of rapidly
dropping NAND prices and the ever increasing densities that NAND flash
offers."
Mark DeVoss, senior analyst at iSuppli Corporation, added, "I am
impressed with the approach SST has taken with its All-in-OneMemory
technology. Overall it seems like a well thought out scheme for
re-architecting the memory subsystem to address the cost and time-to-market
needs of system designers working on mobile and consumer electronics. SST
has taken the complexity out of hybrid memory architectures by enabling a
single-bus memory subsystem that uses the standard SRAM host interface,
which is a huge benefit for designers."
All-in-OneMemory offers several key benefits not found in alternative
memory solutions. It is the only single-bus, single-package solution that
offers a completely managed memory subsystem, which includes XIP, data and
RAM memory. By intelligently managing all memory components with a resident
32-bit microcontroller, All-in-OneMemory offers instant secure boot, memory
demand paging, NAND flash management, and a standard ATA data storage
protocol in a small footprint package; thereby, reducing system complexity
and lowering overall cost. Added benefits of All-in-OneMemory are fast boot
time, large and expandable XIP area, optimized memory resource sharing, and
MLC and SLC NAND flash support -- made possible by the dedicated SuperFlash
boot NOR, expandable PNOR, built-in user RAM, programmable memory block
boundaries and robust hardware Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) circuit.
All-in-OneMemory is also a scalable solution that eliminates the need for
complicated software and hardware development, providing a true
plug-and-play solution and significantly reducing time-to-market.
The first series of SST products using All-in-OneMemory technology will
be available in the second half of 2007. For more information about SST and
All- in-OneMemory technology, visit the company's web site at
http://www.sst.com. SST representatives will be discussing the
All-in-OneMemory technology next week at the Embedded Systems Conference
Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif. (April 3-5). For more information,
please visit the SST booth #323.
About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and
markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high
volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless
communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary,
patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile
memory solutions with product families that include various densities of
high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products.
The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications
through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and
technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark
Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based
products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and
modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site
at http://www.sst.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements regarding flash memory and
non-memory market conditions, SST's future financial performance, the
performance of new products and SST's ability to bring new products to
market that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks may include timely
development, acceptance and pricing of new products, the terms and
conditions associated with licensees' royalty payments, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, and general economic conditions as they
affect SST's customers, as well as other risks detailed from time to time
in the SST's SEC reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 and on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, June 30 and September 30, 2006.
For more information about SST and the company's comprehensive list of
product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be
requested via email to literature@sst.com or through SST's Web site at
http://www.sst.com. SST's head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court,
Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408-735-9110; fax: 408-735-9036.
The SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks of Silicon
Storage Technology, Inc. Pseudo NOR and PNOR are trademarks of Silicon
Storage Technology, Inc. Emb-FLASH is a trademark of TSMC. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.
For More Information Contact:
Sasha Afanasieff
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
408/522-7310
aafanasieff@sst.com
Steve Gabriel
Porter Novelli
408/369-4600 x627
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
SOURCE Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Sasha Afanasieff of Silicon Storage
Technology, Inc., +1-408-522-7310, or aafanasieff@sst.com, or
Steve Gabriel of Porter Novelli, +1-408-369-4600, ext. 627, or
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
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