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About the Memory Cross Reference Data Base

The Microchip Memory Cross Reference data base allows Microchip's Memory parameters to be compared to other manufacturer's Memory parameters, in order to quickly find the best Microchip Memory for a given competitors' device and customer's design requirement. If more detailed information is needed on an Memory's specifications, please refer to the data sheet which can be found on Microchip's website. Alternately, once a competitor's device is identified in this data base, Microchip's Memory parametric search engine can be used on our website at the Microchip Product Comparison Utility.

Memory Parameters

Address Pins - The number of address pins for for unique identification of multiple deviceson the same bus (I2C only). Address pins are generally only used if more than one serial EEPROM shares the same I2C bus.

Clock Frequency - The maximum available clock frequency for the device. There may be different values at minimum Vdd from maximum Vdd.

Currents - The maximum standby, read, write currents consumed by the device at maximum Vdd at any temperature.

Endurance - The maximum number of write cycles specified in the datasheet.

ESD - The maximum ESD rating (Human Body Model) of the device specified in the datasheet.

Memory Org - x8, x16 or both. Generally, only the Microwire products have this option, via an "ORG" pin.

Mmory Size - The size, in bits, of the use accessible memory array.

Page Length - The number of bytes of data that can be written in a single operation.

Serial Bus - The interface protocol used to acess the memory.

Temperature - The operating temperature range of the device, for both reads and writes.

Vdd - The Vdd Voltage is the specified supply voltage of the device, and represents the voltage between the Vdd and Vss pins. Typically, Vdd is the system voltage and Vss is the system ground.

WP scheme - The type of write protection available on the device. There may be multiple options depending on configuration bits. Please consult the relevant datasheet for more information.

Write Cycle Time - The maximum amout of tyime taken for the internal cycle, at maximum Vdd. This is for one byte or up to one page.

Package - This column lists the available package types for a given device. Industry standard nomenclature is used when possible, although some manufactures have packages that are unique.

Pinout – This column lists a unique 5 digit code for every package variation, allowing the various pinouts for a given package to be compared. The code is formatted as follows: aa bb c Pkg #pin pinout. A code match between devices indicate a pin-for-pin match for a given package type.

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