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Article: Set-Top Box Manufacturers Select Spansion MirrorBit SPI Multi-I/O Flash Memory to Simplify Designs and Lower Overall System Costs.
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- China Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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Spansion Inc. announced that leading Set-Top Box OEMs in Asia are adopting its MirrorBit[R] SPI Multi-I/O Flash memory to simplify designs, help reduce form factors and enable lower overall system costs in many of their new models.
A set-top box (STB) is an electronic device used to bridge and regulate content from cable or satellite TV operators to consumers. The boxes are becoming more feature-rich including functions like personal video recording and internet access for streaming content. Set-top box sales have continued to expand even amid the worse phase of the current economic downturn, with shipments set to grow to 136.7 million units in 2009, up 4.2 ...