Fortunately, a solution exists today. Texas Instruments has introduced the MSP430FR57xx series of low power microcontrollers, which include embedded FRAM memory. FRAM from TI eliminates key design challenges such as energy consumption, write speeds and write endurance, enabling developers to create smarter systems in a wider range of applications. Compared to standard flash microcontrollers, FRAM is a lower power, more reliable and more flexible option. Best of all, it is available worldwide today. By writing data 100x faster and at 1/250th the power of typical flash memory, FRAM from TI enables more sensors in more places to record and relay information faster and more accurately than ever before. Write endurance is virtually unlimited at over 100 trillion cycles, and data retention and write completion is guaranteed in all lower power modes. This ensures that wireless sensors with FRAM can stay in service longer and complete writes in the event of a power loss, no matter what.

