Micron establishes product longevity programme

Micron says its PLP has been created for embedded customer segments that rely on a stable supply of memory architectures that will serve as a foundation to their products. Such segments include industrial, medical and automotive, while products included in the company's PLP will be available for a minimum of 10 years. "Micron is taking a leadership position in the embedded market by balancing leading edge memory technologies, such as our 20nm NAND and 45nm NOR, with long lifecycle products," said Tom Eby, vice president of Micron's embedded solutions group. "The PLP's assurance of extended product availability and support reduces design risk and protects the investment made by Micron's customers and chipset partners serving market segments like medical, automotive and industrial. We're providing a safe choice for long lifecycle designs." Initial products in the programme include DRAM, parallel and serial NOR, and low density NAND. Micron intends to add products to the PLP on an ongoing basis.