Alliance Memory has New Industrial eMMCs

By Chad Cox

Production Editor

Embedded Computing Design

July 13, 2023

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Alliance Memory has New Industrial eMMCs
Image Credit: Alliance Memory

Kirkland, Washington. Alliance Memory is now delivering its industrial -grade embedded multi-media card (eMMC), the ASFC16G31M-51BIN. The card incorporates NAND flash memory with an eMMC controller and flash transition layer (FTL) management software for efficient performance with wear leveling and bad block management. The eMMC arrives compliant with the JEDEC eMMC v5.1 industry standard. Ideal applications include smart watches, digital TVs, VR and AR headsets, digital cameras, CCTV, automation, point-of-sale systems, and more.

Developers can leverage the ASFC16G31M-51BIN for simplifying design and seamless integration. Without the need for a separate controller, the eMMC is a small 11.5 mm by 13 mm 153-ball FBGA package. The operational temperature of the card ranges from -40°C to +85°C and extends programmable bus widths of x1, x4, and x8.

A single 3V supply voltage energizes the NAND with internal LDO at the same time the controller is operated by 1.8V or 3V dual supply voltages. Alliance’s ASFC16G31M-51BIN is backwards-compatible with eMMC v4.5 and v5.0.

Highlighted Features

  • Boot operation
  • Replay protected memory block (RPMB)
  • Device health report
  • Field firmware updates
  • Power-off notification
  • Enhanced strobe features
  • Write leveling
  • High-priority interrupt (HPI)
  • Secure trim/erase
  • High-speed HS200 and HS400 modes

"eMMCs are a new focus product for Alliance Memory," said David Bagby, the company's president and CEO. "We are making a significant investment in this product portfolio, and with further, higher-density additions we'll be launching in Q3 2023, Alliance Memory is set to become one of the leading providers of eMMC technology."

For more information, visit alliancememory.com.

Chad Cox. Production Editor, Embedded Computing Design, has responsibilities that include handling the news cycle, newsletters, social media, and advertising. Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature.

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