Tiny 8051 Microcontroller for Mobile Devices - SST89V54RD-33-C-QIF

SST announced the SST89V54RD-33-C-QIF, a small size and low power 8051-compatible microcontroller. The new device is targeted to mobile device segments, such as media players, notebook computers, home entertainment devices, and portable navigation systems.

The 8-bit SST89V54RD microcontroller supports in-system programming (ISP) and in-application programming (IAP), which provide a variety of benefits to device manufacturers and consumers alike. This new 8051-based microcontroller is based on SST’s SuperFlash technology, and it is packed in a tiny WQFN (6mm x 6mm) package, with nominal package height of only 0.7mm (maximum total thickness of 0.8mm). 

Paul Lui, SST, said:

As the sophistication of mobile devices increases, size reduction and low power consumption become even larger issues for product design teams…

…The new thin and powerful SST89V54RD was designed to help our customers meet the size, power and performance requirements of next-generation portable consumer electronic devices.

The SST89V54RD supports both IAP and ISP, enabling the user to update the flash device in the field or in an application. Both IAP and ISP lower cost and improve time-to-market for manufacturers, while bringing enhanced user experiences and convenience to consumers. These re-programming features also have a significant role in enabling increased functionality, such as remote diagnostics and product monitoring, in network- or Internet-enabled devices.

Samples of the SST89V54RD-33-C-QIF microcontroller are available now. Pricing starts at US$1.20 in 10K unit quantities.

About SST
SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.) (Nasdaq: SSTI), designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and modules.

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