EMI

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An external memory interface connects a microcontroller or processor to off-chip memory.

External Memory Interface is a dedicated hardware bus on a chip used to communicate with external RAM, ROM, or flash memory. It handles the addressing, data lines, and control signals required to read and write data outside the main processor package. Designers use it when the on-chip memory is insufficient for the application payload.

Heard on the job

Route the EMI traces carefully so we don't introduce timing skew between the address and data lines.