MemoTech

December 2010
As a sign of their commitment to legacy products ISSI have announced the continuation of support for 3V and 5V EDO and FPM Dram.
These are available in both 4Mbit and 16Mbit densities and both SOJ and TSOPII packages.
Commercial and Industrial temperature ranges are supported.

July 2010
MemoTech Ltd is proud to announce an agreement with Swissbit AG for supply in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland.
Swissbit is the largest independent DRAM module and Flash storage manufacturer in Europe.
The company has over 20 years experience in both leading edge technology and legacy products for the European enterprise market.
They offer a complete line of Modules and Solid State Drives with proven form factors and interfaces.
This is complemented by unique technologies like Chip-on-board (COB) technology.

May 2010
AMIC Technology have introduced A29160 a 5V 1M x 16 / 2M x 8 Nor Flash device that is a drop-in replacement to AMD/FUJITSU SPANSION products in pin-out, sector size, and programming ID.
This complements their 8Mbit offering, A29801 and is available with top / bottom boot block options and to commercial / industrial temperature ranges.

March 2010
ISSI have extended their DDR2 (double data rate) Sdrams with densities now up to 1Gb and up to 533MHz clock speeds.
All are available as commercial or industrial temperature options.
The footprints are JEDEC standard and will give designers / purchasers long term guarantees of future support when specifying.

October 2009
ISSI now offer the industry's most comprehensive range of 3.3V SDR SDRAM.
The range covers densities from 16Mbit to 512Mbit in both x16 and x32 options with most available in TSOPII and BGA packages.
Three temperature ranges are supported, Commercial / Industrial and Automotive.

May 2009
SiliconSystems Inc. have introduced it's new SiliconDrive III solid-state storage platform.
Products include 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA (PATA) and 1.8-inch SATA types that offer read speeds up to 100 megabytes per second (MBps) and write speeds to 80MBps.

March 2009
AMIC Technology continue to give long term support for their 5V NOR Flash product range.
Densities range from 1Mb to 8Mb, both in uniform and boot block sector versions.
These are drop in replacements to other manufacturer's products and are supported by most Programmer vendors.

December 2008
MemoTech Ltd is proud to announce a franchise agreement with SiliconSystems Inc. for supply in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Silicon Systems provide industrial grade solid-state storage solutions for the high performance, high realiability, multi-year product lifecycle requirements of Industrial users.
The company's patented and patent-pending SiliconDrive technology meets the rigorous demands of applications in the Industrial, Military, Network, Telecoms and Medical markets.
The compact flash card , module and PC card product families combine proven form factors and interfaces with the requirements needed in rigorous OEM applications.
SiliconDrive 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch drive families are ideal drop-in replacements for hard drives.

August 2008
ISSI have launched the first DDR2 (double data rate) Sdrams which have a x32 bit bus.
The 1.8v, bga device is organised 8Mb x 32 with speeds up to 400MHz (DDR2-800).
The IS43DR32800A will be followed in 2009 by a 16Mb x 32 version, the IS43DR32160A.
ISSI are committed to the x32 dram market with Sdram and DDR parts as well as DDR2.

June 2008
ISSI have released a family of Powersaver Dram products in x16, x32, configuarations in both Tsop and Bga packages.
These Mobile Sdrams have been designed to optimize performance in power sensitive applications.
Parts are in 1.8v / 2.5v and 3.3v and available to Industrial temperature range.

April 2008
The EU have lifted duties on imports of Dram made by Hynix Semiconductor from Korea.
This supplier not only supports the most advanced Dram technologies but also has a competitive cost structure brought about by fab effciency and volume production.

March 2007
MemoTech's website has now been updated. It includes DDR3 Dram and Dual Bank Nor Flash as well as reconfirming our continuing support to standard Synchronous Dram and 3~5v Asynchronous Sram.

December 2006
ISSI are now offering high density, 16Mb, high speed,10ns, Asynchronous Srams in Tsop48 and Bga48 packages. Configurations are x8 and x16. These types are upwardly compatible with the current 8Mb devices.

October 2006
Hynix Semiconductor has officially opened their jointly owned 300mm fab, with ST, in Wuxi China.
The total investment is said to be over $2 billion. The fab will supply in volume Dram and Nand Flash. Products from this fab will be duty exempt in the EU.

June 2006
Many ultra low power Sram vendors, inc. Samsung and Toshiba, have decided to withdraw from this marketplace. MemoTech's suppliers remain committed to these products by providing drop-in replacements in sizes of 64k to 16Mb. Most parts are still available in 5v options as well as 3v.

March 2006
End of life notice has been given by Micron on 8Mb x 32 Sdram, part numbers MT48LC8M32B2P and MT48LC8M32B2B5. MemoTech can offer two manufacturers, Hynix and ISSI, who offer suitable alternatives in both standard Tsop86 and Bga90 packages.

September 2005
MemoTech's website now includes additional product ranges from our expanding portofolio inc. Memory Modules, Eeproms and UDR Srams. Also existing ranges have expanded to include higher densisties for DDR II Dram and NAND Flash.

August 2005
Hynix have now secured 10% market share in Q0205 of the fast expanding NAND Flash market after supplying the market for only the last eighteen months. The range will include 8Gb and 16Gb devices before the year end as well the existing 128Mb ~ 4Gb parts.

June 2005
ISSI have released a family of 36Mb Ultra Data Rate (UDR) synchronous Srams. It includes QUAD devices, which are compatible with QDRII products, as well as DDRII devices. With clock speeds as high as 400Mhz the UDR family is able to provide data rates up to 3.6 Gigabytes per second.

May 2005
ISSI have completed the agreed takeover of ICSI. The integration of the two operations into the new ISSI makes them the largest fabless SRAM and DRAM company in the world. Products from both companies will be supported into the near future.

March 2005
Farnell InOne have extended their portofolio of memory products with the inclusion of additional Brilliance Semiconductor Srams together with AMIC NOR Flash products. All these new additions are RoHS compliant and cover popular configurations and packages.

January 2005
In response to requests from our customers MemoTech Ltd are giving assurances about the long term availability of Sdram from their suppliers. Most device types are available from us from multiple sources who are committed to supporting the industrial marketplace now and into the future.

October 2004
AMIC have launched high speed synchronous Srams. They are optimised for 100% bus utilisation without the insertion of any wait cycles during read / write alternations. These zero bus latency 36Mb / 250Mhz parts are available now. Other sizes will be introduced shortly.

June 2004
Hynix have entered the expanding NAND Flash market with volume production of 256Mb / 512Mb devices using 120nm technology. They also plan to have 1Gb / 2Gb parts by the year end using 90nm technology. NAND Flash is proving to be the most cost effective technology for non volatile mass storage.

APRIL 2004
MemoTech's new web-site is launched. It now offers a unique three star classification of parts. This is intended to help buyers and engineers identify the status of the component they are purchasing / specifying. Also included is a comprehensive cross-reference table across all major brands.

FEBRUARY 2004
MemoTech continues to offer ex-stock availability on most configurations of SDRAMs despite tight market conditions. In order to support our service levels, into the U.K's Industrial customer base, we will continue to offer sample stock - for new developments, and volume stock for your production needs. Please contact us for further details.

JANUARY 2004
The merger of HBA (High Bandwidth Access) into AMIC Technology is now complete. HBA brings together an extensive portfolio of FIFO and DUAL PORT products. Based on a unique reconfigurable ASIC architecture, HBA products provide not only the highest bandwidth (up to 14+Gbps) and fastest rates (up to 166Mhz) but also smarter features such as ECC and x10 capabilities

NOVEMBER 2003
With the lowest cost per bit and no programming required AMIC offer FLASH compatible ROM devices. This allows easy implementation together with cost savings compared to standard FLASH products. Densities are now up to 128Mb and the footprints support the major FLASH brands.

OCTOBER 2003
Brilliance Semiconductor's SRAMS have now been upgraded to include the fastest speeds and the lowest power consumption figures in the industry. 3V / 55ns is now are standard for the total product range from 256Kb to 16Mb. With comprehensive packaging options there will almost certainly be a BSI SRAM available for your application.

SEPTEMBER 2003
PSEUDO SRAMS from Hynix are built using their high performance CMOS DRAM process.
This gives them the cost benefits of DRAM technology however the products are fully SRAM compatible, with no clock or refreshing required. The devices come in high density (16/32Mb) as well as extended temperature ranges.

JULY 2003
Brilliance Semiconductor launch a Low power / Low Voltage SRAM in 16Mb density. This new product is produced using advanced CMOS technology and circuit techniques and provides wide Vcc operating voltage together with low power consumption. Package types inc. TSOP and BGA.

JUNE 2003
MemoTech is able to offer long term support in both 4Mb and 16Mb EDO DRAM, in both 3V and 5V. Most manufacturers are have now exited this product range but we will support Industrial users into the future by offering products from our suppliers who are committed to supporting these legacy products.

APRIL 2003
Farnell Catalogue are now supplying Brilliance Semiconductor's SRAM products. In stock now are nine parts which covers most standard configurations and package styles. Most parts also have a wide Vcc from 2.4 ~ 5.5V.

MARCH 2003
ICSI products are now being distributed in the UK by MemoTech. ICSI are one of Taiwan's leading volume providers of SDRAM / EDO DRAM / SRAM and CPU's. They are committed to the highest levels of quality and reliability as well as offering long term support for their products into the Industrial market place.