Sidense 1T-OTP qualified in second generation TSMC 180nm process
The 1T-OTP meets all TSMC9000 requirements for TSMC's 180nm BCD Gen 2 Process.The OTP macros are fully qualified for -400C to 1500C read and field-programmable operations
Sidense, a developer of non-volatile memory OTP IP cores, has announced its 1T-OTP macros for TSMC's 180nm BCD 1.8/5.0V Gen 2 process have met all TSMC9000 Assessment program requirements.
Sidense OTP macros, at this process node, support applications such as automotive and industrial electronics that require reliable operation and long-life data retention in high-temperature environments.
Customers are using Sidense Automotive Grade OTP in a wide range of devices, including power-management ICs, sensors and microcontrollers for applications in automotive, industrial, mobile and consumer devices and systems.
"In April of 2013, we announced meeting TSMC9000 requirements for TSMC 180nm BCD Gen 1," says Tom Schild, Sidense VP of Sales and Marketing. "Providing support for both Gen 1 and Gen 2 reflects Sidense's commitment to its customers, TSMC and the ever-growing requirement for the BCD process."
Sidense Automotive Grade 1T-OTP macros completed full qualification for High-Temperature Operating Life at -400C to 150°C and Data Retention Storage Life to 2000 hours at 150°C.
This level of qualification was completed to support customers requiring devices to conform to AEC-Q100 Grade 0 specifications and provide data retention over the full operating temperature range, at full duty cycle, for more than ten years.
Macros are available in a comprehensive range of off-the-shelf configurations supporting small densities of 256 bits for configuration and trim applications, up to 256 Kbits per macro for code storage and multiple NVM uses.
Sidense says its automotive Grade 1T-OTP provides many advantages, including small footprints to minimise cost, field-programmability, configurations with word widths up to 128 bits and fast read access to allow executing code from OTP for many applications.