It operates from a single 1.6V to 5.5V supply, making it suitable for both low-voltage battery-powered designs and legacy 5V buses. The 1 MHz clock frequency supports fast-mode plus I²C, and the 450 ns access time keeps read latency low for calibration or configuration data.
Supply voltage and bus compatibility
It is compatible with 5V I²C buses as long as the pull-up resistors reference the EEPROM's VCC — a common integration point for mixed-voltage systems.
Write cycle time and endurance
The 24CW series is rated for 1 million write cycles and 200-year data retention per Microchip's standard EEPROM qualification — sufficient for frequent calibration updates or serial-number storage over a decade-long product life.
