Spansion's 1 Gb and 512 Mb GL NOR Flash memory with a 45% read performance advantage and the fastest programming speed over competing NOR Flash products and breakthrough performance, high reliability and high density support are bringing innovation to automotive, consumer electronics, gaming, and telnet applications.

Automaker specifications for next generation digital instrument clusters and infotainment systems are cutting boot time requirements in half, increasing the need for higher performance memory. With industry-leading read performance, Spansion GL-S NOR Flash memory is delivering the fast boot times, real-time feedback and high reliability automakers require for a safe driving experience. 

Electronic Programming Guides (EPG) in today's satellite and cable Set-Top Boxes (STBs) are becoming increasingly sophisticated with more features and advanced user interfaces to connect consumers with rich, real-time content. Secure, high density NOR Flash memory is leveraged to store the EPG to improve the consumer's experience and increase service levels with operators. In the event of a power loss, the EPG will be retained when stored in NOR Flash memory whereas it may take up to 20 hours to fully recover the EPG when it is stored in volatile memory such as DRAM.

The fast read performance of the Spansion GL-S NOR Flash also enables power savings in consumer devices, to fulfill or exceed the requirements of the ENERGY STAR specification, by allowing the system to boot nearly instantaneously and then enter deep power down modes quickly.