Hynix Semiconductor and Numonyx are working with Phison Electronics to develop a new type of memory controller which will support the JEDEC eMMC 4.4 interface for future NAND flash devices.
Phison will exclusively supply the jointly developed controllers to NAND suppliers Hynix and Numonyx.
“Standard interfaces like eMMC are becoming a common requirement for NAND flash memory systems used in next 3G plus mobile platforms,” said Marco Dallabora, Numonyx v-p and general manager of the Wireless Business Group.
eMMC is an embedded non-volatile memory system, comprising both flash memory and a flash memory controller.
The recently ratified MMC V4.4 standard will support a doubling of the memory interface performance.
Products are expected to be available before the end of the year.
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