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SST Announces Shipment Milestone of 75 Billion Units with Embedded SuperFlash® TechnologyCHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, through its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary, has enabled the shipment of more than 75 billion semiconductor devices with embedded SuperFlash® technology. Through SST’s strong ecosystem of foundry, fabless and Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) partners, SuperFlash memory has become an important source of innovation and has helped original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) differentiate their automotive, consumer, industrial and medical products throughout the past three decades. “As the semiconductor industry has gone fabless, more and more semiconductor companies are taking advantage of our differentiated nonvolatile memory IP solution through SST’s flexible licensing model,” said Mark Reiten, vice president of Technology Licensing for SST. “As we have enabled a series of foundry, IDM and fabless partners, SuperFlash technology has become the hidden gem of innovation in the semiconductor industry. This technology is quietly reaching a majority of the world’s population through electronic devices and machines they depend on.” SuperFlash technology was first introduced in high-volume production in 1995 with ESF-1 (the first generation of Embedded SuperFlash). The latest generation in development is ESF-3 for 28 nm process nodes. From ESF-1 to ESF-3 the technology has proven to be scalable, compatible with stndard manufacturing processes and highly reliable. It also contributes to reducing costs associated with high-volume production through high-yielding, area-optimized IP and low mask count foundry processes. SuperFlash technology is based on a proprietary split-gate flash memory cell with the following capabilities:
“As more and more intelligence gets built into a plethora of applications, OEMs, IDMs, fabless companies and foundries can count on SST IP to build innovative products with fast time-to-market and high quality for many years to come,” said Reiten. For more information on SST's patented and proprietary SuperFlash NOR Flash technology visit: www.sst.com/technology/SuperFlash-Overview. About Silicon Storage Technology About Microchip Technology Note: The SST name, the SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. and Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., as applicable, in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. Editorial Contact: Brian Thorsen 480-792-7182 [email protected] Reader Inquiries: 1-888-624-7435 |