Consumer
Kilopass Advantages
- Low Cost
- Uses only Standard Logic CMOS, respects foundry DRC rules
- Secure at the Physical Layer
- High Density
- High Yield and High Reliability
- Ultra-low power
- Qualified from 180nm down to 40nm
Embedded Non-volatile Memory IP for Consumer Markets
The consumer market is extremely cost sensitive, and any opportunity for cost savings are taken to drive volume growth. Kilopass embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) IP is used for code storage and security keys for conditional access. IT can also be used for ROM patching to allow field upgrades. Key requirements are high density and fast access times for high performance. Typical NVM capacities for consumer applications range from 8kbit to +4Mbit and targeting the latest process nodes, 65nm and below.
| Market | OTP usage | End Product | Kilopass Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Code storage, ROM patching, security keys | set top boxes, multimedia SoCs, application processors, gaming, GPS, and storage |
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Multimedia SoCs are used for audio and video processing and user interface. They are found in set top boxes and other applications that play multimedia.
Multimedia SoCs process many different types of multimedia formats and connect to storage devices, displays, and high-speed broadband. Kilopass’ non-volatile memory IPhas been used for:
- security keys for HDMI and Conditional Access
- trimming of the video DACs and other analog blocks
- boot and program code storage
| Product | OTP usage | Before: embedded Flash Total Cost/Unit | After: Kilopass NVM Total Cost/Unit | Units/Year | Savings for 1 year of production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia SoC | Code storage in 512Kb OTP | $0.25 | $0.05 | 10M | $2M |