MRAM Improvements to Automotive Non-Volatile Memory Storage
A new White Paper on an important application of MRAM to automotive environments, by Chinh Fguyen, Dona Burkard, Kelvin Dobbins, Chuck Bohac.
Automotive powertrain modules use Flash memory technology to retain critical control and diagnostic information during power off (keep-alive memory (KAM) and non-volatile memory (NVM)). Complex software must be designed to maximize the lifecycle of these devices because they have a limited number of write cycles. MRAM (Magneto resistive Random Access Memory) has the potential to eliminate this complexity and make the process of managing KAM and NVM easier and more robust.