Cadence ONFI 4.0 Flash Memory IP Increases Data Access to 800Mtps and Reduces Power Up to 50%

By Cadence

August 10, 2015

Announcing Availability of ONFI 4.0 IP

Flash memory applications have expanded from USB Flash Drive “sticks” to solid state drives (SSD) and beyond, as designers demand increased non-volatile storage capacity and performance. Designers are also faced with the challenge to reduce system-level power. To meet these needs Cadence is unveiling its Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) 4.0 IP, delivering increased data access rates up to 800 MegaTransfers/sec (Mtps) and reducing power consumption more than 50%.

The ONFI 4.0 specification was published in April of 2014 by the Open NAND Flash Interface organization. The standard includes the evolutionary NV-DDR3 interface that utilizes reduced voltage for higher performance and improved power consumption. Performance for NV-DDDR and NV-DDR3 I/O scales to 667Mtps and 800Mtps, and power consumption is reduced to >50%.

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