Embedded Non Volatile Memory Markets on the Rise

Embedded memory technologies have become a key enabler for systems requiring higher performance, lower power consumption, very small physical volumes, as well as mobility. Specifically, embedded Flash (emFlash) and embedded nonvolatile memories (emNVM) make high performance mobile terminals possible. They also enable the most economic system solutions for devices and applications in the maturing consumer, mobility and computing market segments along with the transportation market. emFlash is currently integrated in a wide range of semiconductor components, both microcontrollers (4 bit, 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit) and DSP. Only a small part of the programmable logic (gate arrays, standard cells and field programmable logic) is currently equipped with emFlash, but it is expected to grow solidly in this decade.