Serial-interface EEPROMs are used in a broad spectrum of consumer, telecommunication and automotive products, primarily for recording and storing personal preference data in programmable radio stations, auto-dials in telephones, data in camcorders, airbags and other battery powered consumer and portable applications. The key to Atmel's success in Serial EEPROMs is its 1.8V low-voltage offering and it is also the only manufacturer to support all four serial protocols: 2-wire, 3-wire, 4-wire and SPI. Atmel is the market leader with high density 2-wire and SPI device offerings up to 1M-bit densities. Distinguishing from Parallel EEPROMs, are the Serial EEPROMs' use of fewer wires to transfer data to and from a system CPU, which translates to overall savings in board space, power consumption and device cost.

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