Serial Flash Memory Selection: NOR vs NAND vs QSPI Considerations
NOR flash supports random read access and XIP. NAND is cheaper per bit but requires a bad-block manager. QSPI interface adds throughput at the cost of more pins.
NOR flash supports random read access and XIP. NAND is cheaper per bit but requires a bad-block manager. QSPI interface adds throughput at the cost of more pins.
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- flash
- nor
- nand
- qspi
- embedded
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