FRAM with SPI — what it replaces on the BOM
The Cypress FM25L16B-DGTR is a 16Kbit non-volatile memory using ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) technology, organised as 2K x 8 bits and accessed through an SPI bus at up to 20 MHz.
Package and thermal — 8-DFN with exposed pad
The FM25L16B-DGTR comes in an 8-WDFN package with an exposed thermal pad (supplier device package 8-DFN 4x4.5 mm).
For new designs this means no forced requalification horizon; for production lines it removes the single-source lifecycle risk that often drives emergency broker buys.
Sourcing — qualified and quoted to order
The active lifecycle means it remains a standard catalog item, not a shortage-era allocation play. For BOM planning, the FM25L16B-DGTR can be dual-sourced within the same family footprint if a second FRAM vendor is needed, though no pin-compatible second source is recorded in this ledger.
