What this FRAM does on the board
The Cypress FM25040B-GTR is a 4Kbit ferroelectric RAM from the F-RAM series — a non-volatile memory that writes at bus speed without the write-cycle delays of serial EEPROM. It talks SPI at up to 20 MHz, stores 512 x 8 bits, and holds data without a backup battery. If you are replacing an EEPROM that bottlenecks your write throughput, this is the swap that eliminates the wait states.
Sourcing and fit for production
The 8-SOIC package is a standard footprint.
