Spansion’s MirrorBit SPI FL product family is undergoing AEC Q100 qualification and will provide cost-effective serial Flash memory solutions for in-cabin automotive applications, including audio and infotainment systems. The company expects to complete its AEC-Q100 qualification of the MirrorBit FL family by early 2007. ‘Serial Flash memory features a simple interface that enables automotive OEMs to reduce design cost and complexity’, said Jackson Huang, Director of Strategic Marketing for Spansion.

‘As a leading supplier of Flash memory to all of the top ten automotive manufacturers, Spansion is committed to delivering cost-effective, robust products that can meet the stringent requirements dictated by the AECQ100 standard and our customers’.

The AEC-Q100 standard defines stress tests, test conditions and qualification requirements for components used in automobiles.

SPI devices read information serially, or one bit at a time, requiring fewer connections and thus fewer pins.

This lowers cost, simplifies board layout and reduces the form factor of many embedded designs.

As a result, the technology is already gaining acceptance in a variety of embedded applications like optical and hard disk drives, WLAN and DSL cards and routers, PC BIOS, DVD/CD players and recorders, and other consumer electronics devices.

The Spansion MirrorBit SPI FL family is available today in densities ranging from 4 to 64Mbit.

All devices are based on Spansion’s twobit-per-cell MirrorBit technology and feature read speeds of 50MHz for fast boot times on embedded products.