XPM OTP NVM
XPM™ Product Availability
- Capacity: 1kb - 1Mb
- Process: 180nm - 40nm
- Foundries: TSMC, SMIC, Global Foundries, IBM, Samsung, UMC, Dongbu HiTek, Tower, Grace
XPM™ Embedded Non‐Volatile Memory (NVM)
Kilopass XPM™ embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) is built using standard, commercially available CMOS logic process technologies and is silicon proven to deliver high density, high performance, and highly reliable electrically field-programmable solutions at a low cost. Over 100 customers have integrated XPM™ embedded NVM IP in over 300 designs from 180nm to 40nm. Applications range from 8Kb for security keys to multiple instances of 1Mb for program code storage. Many of the designs up to 65nnm are in high volume production starting as early as 2003.
XPM™ antifuse-based embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) is an ideal efuse replacement solution. It is a field programmable memory that provides higher security, larger capacity with a smaller footprint, and lower active and standby power. Because XPM™ is also foundry agnostic, it allows you to keep the IP in your design if and when you decide to port to another foundry. Efuse, on the other hand, are usually foundry-owned, and can’t be ported from foundry to foundry, causing designers to have to change memory IP solutions.
XPM™ Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Features:
- Field programmable memory; program at wafer, final test, or in system
- One-time programmable (OTP)
- Programming bus width ranging from x1 to x8
- Read bus width ranging from x1 to x32
- Access time 70ns
- Low standby and active current
- Error correction scheme including redundancy or SEC-DED
- Lock bit to prohibit memory content modification
- Integrated charge pump to provide high programming voltage required for programming
- Comprehensive manufacturing built-in test features ROM conversion with ROM-it!™.
Deliverables:
- Front-end: FRAM, Antenna LEF, Verilog model, Synopsys model
- Back-end: GDS, DRC & LVS reports, PIPO log
- Collateral: datasheet, test methodology guide, integration guide, application notes
XPM™ family product offerings
SnapXPM™ Pre‐Configured Non‐Volatile Memory
Given the high adoption of XPM™, there are many configurations that have been shipped and are already in production. These off‐the‐shelf configurations are part of the SnapXPM™ library and are priced at a 20% to 30% lower licensing fee.