eMMC™ and I-Temp eMMC

Kingston's eMMC is an embedded non-volatile memory system comprised of both Flash memory and a Flash memory controller which simplifies the application interface design and frees the host processor from low-level Flash memory management. eMMC is a popular storage component for many consumer electronic devices including smartphones, tablets, and mobile internet devices. It is increasingly adopted in many industrial and embedded applications. For developers, eMMC simplifies the interface design and qualification process, resulting in a reduction in time to market and facilitating support for future Flash device offerings. Small BGA package sizes and low power consumption make eMMC a viable low-cost memory solution for mobile and embedded products.

Kingston I-Temp eMMC Flash memory offers JEDEC eMMC5.1 features and is backward-compatible with earlier eMMC standards. It has all the advantages of standard eMMC, and the operating temperature range of the device meets industrial operating temperature requirements (-40°C ~ +85°C), making it an ideal storage solution for outdoor, surveillance, factory automation, transportation, and other applications in fluid environmental conditions.

The standard interface makes fast-changing NAND technology invisible to the host so the host processor doesn’t have to keep changing its software to accommodate every NAND technology change and variation. This helps to significantly reduce the design-in complexity and shorten the qualification cycle. The eMMC controller frees up the host processor’s valuable resources from NAND management so the host processor can use its processing power on other tasks. As opposed to SLC NAND, Kingston eMMC utilizes MLC and 3D TLC NAND making higher capacity storage for embedded applications much more affordable and enabling embedded designs to meet increasing demands for storage.

Applications

• Industrial IoT/robotics and factory automation
• 5G networking/telecommunications communication modules (Wi-Fi routers and mesh devices)
• Wearables (smartwatches, health monitors, and AR and VR)
• Smart home (sound bars, thermostats, fitness equipment, vacuums, beds, and faucets)
• Smart city (HVAC, lighting, power monitoring/metering, and parking meters)