8 MB NetRAMs From Cypress

Looks like the folks down at Cypress Semiconductor have been busy this week. Yesterday the company told us about a 200,000-Gate CPLD , and now we've heard that Cypress is pumping out 8 MB NetRAM memories for storage area network (SAN) servers and network switches. The synchronous SRAM devices are also available in 1 MB and 4 MB densities and Cypress thinks they could be used in applications in which two ASICs need to access the same memory array. The devices are a pin-compatible density upgrade for applications that are now using 1 MB and 4 MB NetRAM memories from Motorola. The 8 MB CY7C1301 NetRAM is configured as a 256K x 36 memory, the 4 MB CY7C1300 as a 128K x 36 and the 1 MB CY7C1299a as a 32K x 36. All of the devices have a maximum speed of 133 MHz. Two bidirectional data buses functioning at the same clock rate provide the bandwidth necessary for storage and switch applications. Like the Motorola devices, the Cypress NetRAMs provide separate data input and output pins and ports, require a 3.3V power supply, and are packaged in a 176-pin TQFP. Samples of the Cypress NetRAM devices are available now, with production volumes to come in Q3. In quantities of 1,000, the 8 MB device will be priced at $65, the 4 MB device at $45, and the 1 MB device at $25.