Industry’s first serial page EEPROM marks breakthrough in non-volatile memory

M95P EEPROM products from STMicroelectronics provide an all-in-one solution for ultra low-power systems that require an external non-volatile memory to manage firmware downloaded over-the-air, data logging, or event recording.

STMicroelectronics created the industry’s first family of serial page EEPROM memory. This family is an extension of the ST EEPROM portfolio, and is available in three density options: 

  • 8 Mbit M95P08  
  • 16 Mbit M95P16 
  • 32 Mbit M95P32 

 

These high-density EEPROM are page-erasable SPI page memory devices that combine flexibility and high performance with ultra low-power consumption. The bytes are tied together in 512-byte pages, and can be written even if they are not erased. These bytes can be accessed through an 80 MHz SPI bus, with high-performance single-, dual- and quad-SPI outputs. 

 

The innovative page EEPROM architecture gives designers the flexibility to perform firmware management and data logging with the same device, a combination that usually calls for a serial NOR Flash and an EEPROM. This integrated solution reduces bill-of-materials cost and shortens time-to-market. It also enables designers to realize designs for smaller modules with ultra low-power operation, giving longer battery run-time in wearable and portable products.  

 

An innovation in embedded memory, serial page EEPROM combines the ST advanced proprietary non-volatile memory technology with a new smart page architecture, bringing together the benefits of high memory density for firmware management and easy data logging with byte flexibility and high endurance. The technology also features fast read, erase, and program times, reducing manufacturing costs and application downtime by enabling rapid uploads and downloads. Fast power-up and a quad-output read capability allow for faster application wake-up. 

 

Serial page EEPROM offers a non-volatile memory solution that is less expensive than ferroelectric RAM. It also offers lower power consumption as well as more functionality and greater ease of use than serial Flash and dataflash. 

STMicroelectronics — M95P Serial EEPROM Memory Products

Features

  • 500,000 cycles’ write endurance
  • 100 years’ data retention
  • 5 mA page write current
  • 2 ms page write time up to 512 bytes
  • 1 ms page program time up to 512 bytes
  • 4 ms block erase time
  • Error correction code
  • Schmitt trigger inputs for noise filtering
  • Operating-voltage range: 1.6 V to 3.6 V

Applications

  • Industrial IoT modules
  • Wearable devices
  • Healthcare devices and medical equipment
  • Electronic shelf labels
  • Smart meters
  • 5G optical fiber modules

Development Kit

Board part number: X-NUCLEO-PGEEZ1

The X-NUCLEO-PGEEZ1 expansion board from STMicroelectronics provides an evaluation platform for the M95P32 series SPI page EEPROM. Developers can access the M95P32 through a single/dual/quad SPI interface. 

 

The X-NUCLEO-PGEEZ1 expansion board acts as an external storage device that can be used to store data, such as manufacturing traceability, calibration, user settings, error flags, data logs, and monitoring data.  

 

This EEPROM board can be plugged on top of an STM32 Nucleo-144 microcontroller board via ZIO connectors, or an STM32 Nucleo-64 MCU board via Arduino UNO R3 connectors.  

 

Key features of the EEPROM expansion board include:  

  • 50 MHz read single output 
  • 80 MHz fast read single/dual/quad output with one dummy byte 
  • Page program with buffer load 
  • Ultra-low power consumption 
  • Free development firmware library and sample implementation available when the X-NUCLEO-PGEEZ1 expansion board is plugged on top of a NUCLEO-F401RE, NUCLEO-L053R8, NUCLEO-G474RE, or NUCLEO-H743ZI development board
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