Intel announces Serial Flash Memory availability

SANTA CLARA

Intel Corporation today 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, general
manager of Intel's Flash Products Group. "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, the company's
director of 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. Intel Serial Flash Memory is offered in 16Mb,
32Mb, and 64Mb densities, in an industry-standard 16-pin SOIC package. The 16Mb
density part is also available in the smaller 8-pin SOIC package.