Embedded nonvolatile memories

The embedded nonvolatile memories (NVM) offer in-system reprogrammability along with low power, noise reduction. more reliable, and reduced system cost while maintain high speed, high density system performance over other NVM including stand-alone flash memory. The extent of market opportunity is driven by product cost. For most applications, manufacturability is the primary concern for embedded NVM, not cell size. The design simplicity is a key factor when choosing cell design. Another area of concern for cell design is the integration compatibility of the logic core process to the additional NVM flow. In this paper we review different NVM concepts from ROM to flash, and to FeRAM, and their applications in support of the diverse and emerging consumer market