Adesto
Technologies, a memory solutions provider delivering innovative
products for code and data storage applications, and Nordion,
with global expertise in the design and construction of commercial gamma
irradiation systems, today announced the successful completion of gamma
irradiation testing of Adesto’s CBRAM non-volatile memory
products. The results demonstrated CBRAM’s tolerance for gamma testing
with device function and data storage surviving gamma radiation
exposure. The testing, which exposed standard packaged CBRAM memory to
doses up to 50 kGy (5Mrad), was conducted at Nordion’s
Gamma Centre of Excellence, an applied research and specialty gamma
processing facility located in Quebec, Canada.
“The unique mechanism of data storage employed in CBRAM technology
protects the data from the effects experienced by traditional
non-volatile memories when exposed to irradiation,” said Ishai Naveh,
Vice President of Marketing, Adesto. “The results open new possibilities
for Adesto and prospective customers. Medical applications and other
uses that require sterile memory components and ultra-low power
operation are natural matches for CBRAM technology.”
Adesto views CBRAM as an emerging, disruptive memory technology that can
be integrated with standard semiconductor logic circuitry, function as a
discrete memory device or can be embedded in microcontrollers or a
System-on-Chip (SOC).
“Gamma irradiation is a proven technique for the sterilization of single
use medical devices and other consumer products that require strict
microbial decontamination,” said Emily Craven, Manager of Sterilization
Science at Nordion. “Nordion’s Gamma Centre of Excellence promotes the
use of gamma globally through programs like the development of new
applications for semiconductor technologies. We were excited to work
with Adesto because we saw the potential benefit to the medical device
industry in having electronic storage available in final product
packaging which was previously challenging with gamma sterilization.”
To learn more about CBRAM technology or to contact Adesto regarding
CBRAM products, visit http://www.adestotech.com.
To learn more about working with Nordion’s Gamma Centre of Excellence,
visit www.nordion.com/gce.
About Adesto Technologies Corporation
Adesto Technologies is a leading developer of non-volatile memory
solutions based in Sunnyvale, California (USA). Its product portfolio
includes DataFlash®, Serial Flash and Conductive Bridge RAM (CBRAM®)
memory technology. CBRAM is an ultra-low power, CMOS compatible
non-volatile memory that is customized for a wide range of discrete and
embedded markets. Adesto Technologies Corporation currently partners
with a number of leading semiconductor companies in deployment of CBRAM
technology in the market place. For more information, visit Adesto’s
website: www.adestotech.com.
About Nordion Inc.
Nordion Inc. (TSX:NDN) (NYSE:NDZ) is a global health science company
that provides market-leading products used for the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of disease. We are a leading provider of medical isotopes
and sterilization technologies that benefit the lives of millions of
people in more than 40 countries around the world. Our products are used
daily by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical-device
manufacturers, hospitals, clinics and research laboratories. Nordion has
approximately 450 highly skilled employees in three locations. Find out
more at www.nordion.com
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