Fukuoka, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021 - Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technology is a critical component of the IoT chips built in advanced technologies like 40nm. The NSCore OTP+, One-Time-Programmable Plus, NVM has the unique feature of being able to be re-programmed to address the potential changes in software late in the product development process. A standard OTP IP solution cannot be modified or re-programmed after the chip fabrication has been completed, while the NSCore OTP+ can. This feature can minimize the need to re-spin the fabrication of an IoT chip, which is critical in this new emerging market.
NSCore is using its patented bit-cell structure, “P-Channel
Schottky Cell”, for this NVM solution. It requires NO additional processing
steps and has a low power performance of 1uA/MHz. The NSCore OTP+ is also small
is size, the area of a 1K x 39b (32b + ECC) is 0.082mm2, which is very small
for the 40nm processing node. One of the targeted markets for this IP is Energy
Harvesting Chips working in the 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Band for IoT applications.
NSCore’s 30+ patents, and its ability to build NVM IP
solutions without any additional layers in a standard digital process, enables
it to provide this unique solution in the 40nm technology node, for low-cost
applications in the IoT market.
“Wiliot selected the OTP+ solution from NSCore due to the
extremely low-power operations and the small footprint. Those features are
critical for the ultra-low power energy harvesting products of Wiliot” said
Yaron Elboim Wiliot VP of R&D.
About NSCore:
Founded in 2004, NSCore is an IP provider specializing in
the field of non-volatile memory technology. NSCore has developed a non-volatile
memory core which can be implemented in standard CMOS platforms with excellent
process portability, high yield and high reliability. NSCore provides a
complete matrix of macros (bit counts), specific design parameters for each,
foundry proven yield and reliability data, and finally multiple licensing
options to fit the customer’s needs. The result is a non-volatile memory
IP that is ready for integration into the end user’s product. Visit
www.nscore.com for more information.
About Wiliot:
Wiliot is the first Sensing as a Service company, whose
cloud platform connects the digital and physical worlds using its IoT Pixel
tagging technology – computers the size of a postage stamp – that power
themselves in revolutionary ways. Our vision is to expand the Internet of
things to include trillions of everyday products, adding connected intelligence
to everything from plastic crates, to pharmaceuticals, packaging, clothes, and
so much more. By connecting them to the internet, at every stage, we will
change the way products are made, distributed, sold, used, reused, and
recycled. www.wiliot.com