Digital ICs/DSP: 1- To 16-kbit Serial EEPROMs Now Come In Tiny SOT-23 Packages

One of the smallest packages to date, a six-lead SOT-23 that occupies just 8.26 mm², houses a family of 8- and 16- bit three-wire (Microwire) serial EEPROMs that provides designers with 1 to 16 kbits of storage. Implemented with the company's PMOS Electrically Erasable Cell (PEEC) technology, the 93XX76A/B and 93XX86A/B have lower write-cycle times, lower supply current, and lower standby current than previous family members. The company also is releasing its 93XX76C and 93XX86C, which come in eight-lead MSOP, TSSOP, PDIP, and SOIC packages. The serial devices come in versions that operate from either 2.5-V or 1.8-V supplies. Prices range from $0.40 to $0.44 each in quantities of 10,000 units.