16 bit wide EPROMS??

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From: Randy Casciola
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:05

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Hi,

We are designing a modular control system for robotic arms in
which each joint will have its own microcontroller and other
associated hardware.  It uses a 16 bit Siemens processor.  It
also must be extremely tiny (on the order of 2.5" x 2.5").
Therefore, I would like to use 16 bit wide EPROM for program
storage in lieu of two 8 bit wide ones to conserve real estate.
They should hold at least 16kbytes(8k x 16), but more would not
hurt.  I would be great if they were 100ns or better, but 
anything would work since the code could be downloaded into fast
SRAM on powerup.  They should also be UV erasable, but EEPROM
would also work.  I know about the PSD3XX from WaferScale Integ.
(WSI).  This might be OK but it is more than we need (it includes
PLD and SRAM).  I checked the IC master but couldn't find much.
Does anyone know of anything like this?  I would like to hear from
you if you do.

Thanks in advance,

Randy Casciola
Research Engineer
The Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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