Intel announces availability Serial Flash Memory

Intel Corporation announced that Intel Serial Flash Memory (S33) products are
shipping to meet the memory requirements of a range of applications, including
digital TVs, DVDs, PCs, modems and printers. Intel's serial flash is based on
an industry-standard package, pin-out and command set to simplify board design
and save board space.

“Applications requiring fast flash access times, such as DVDs and other
consumer electronics devices, can benefit from one of the highest serial flash
performance capabilities in the industry,” said Darin Billerbeck, GM- Flash
Products Group, Intel. “Intel is committed to delivering a range of products
to the NOR embedded market segment which analysts estimate will reach $2 billion
to $3 billion this year.”

“Intel's Serial Flash Memory (S33) delivers the high performance required
by Mediatek's leading-edge optical storage ICs for CD/DVD drives in PCs. Its
industry standard pin-out and command set ensure ease of design-in and
accelerated time-to-market for Mediatek,” said Alex Chen, Director-Sales/Marketing,
(Optical Storage Business Unit).

In addition to industry-standard features for its serial flash, Intel
delivers an enhanced feature set, including high 68MHz read performance
capabilities to enable fast flash access times, security features such as
one-time programmable bytes, and program and erase fail status bits that enable
more efficient system management.