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SST Serial Flash Brings Low Power, Small Footprint To ZigBee Solution
SST’s SPI serial flash helps Freescale’s newest MC1322x platform in package based on the IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols deliver wireless connectivity with up to 20 year battery life to industrial, commercial and medical applications.
Silicon Storage Technology, (SST), a provider of flash memory technology, announced that a development collaboration between the company and Freescale Semiconductor has yielded the latest addition to Freescale's line of Platform in Package (PiP) solutions designed for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols.
The Freescale MC1322x platform uses SST's 1.8V, 1 Mbit SST25WF010 SPI serial flash device, which offers a very small form factor and low power consumption rates. With a maximum active power consumption for both read and write operations that is significantly less than that of competing 3V solutions, the SST25WF010 enables Freescale's latest PiP to deliver a battery life measured in decades. The Freescale MC1322x is part of a product family that offers one of the highest performing solutions for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols.
“We designed our PiP products for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols knowing that our customers' performance and power consumption requirements would be demanding,” said Brett Black, manager of Freescale's Wireless Connectivity Operation. “SST's SPI serial flash technology played a key role in our successful delivery of one of the industry's lowest power, highest performance solution for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols.”
“ZigBee technology is a rapid growth area in the wireless space and SST's low power SPI serial flash technology enables ZigBee powered devices to operate for years at a time,” said Cary Wong, senior manager, segment marketing, SST. “Coupling our SST25WF010 device with Freescale's high performance, low power MC1322x family gives ZigBee system designers the ideal development platform.”
The Freescale MC1322x platform uses SST's 1.8V, 1 Mbit SST25WF010 SPI serial flash device, which offers a very small form factor and low power consumption rates. With a maximum active power consumption for both read and write operations that is significantly less than that of competing 3V solutions, the SST25WF010 enables Freescale's latest PiP to deliver a battery life measured in decades. The Freescale MC1322x is part of a product family that offers one of the highest performing solutions for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols.
“We designed our PiP products for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols knowing that our customers' performance and power consumption requirements would be demanding,” said Brett Black, manager of Freescale's Wireless Connectivity Operation. “SST's SPI serial flash technology played a key role in our successful delivery of one of the industry's lowest power, highest performance solution for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols.”
“ZigBee technology is a rapid growth area in the wireless space and SST's low power SPI serial flash technology enables ZigBee powered devices to operate for years at a time,” said Cary Wong, senior manager, segment marketing, SST. “Coupling our SST25WF010 device with Freescale's high performance, low power MC1322x family gives ZigBee system designers the ideal development platform.”
