New memory solutions, specifically tailored for automotive infotainment systems, are needed to provide additional storage space for rich infotainment multimedia data and advanced embedded computers and applications. An example is the embedded multimedia card device, a nonvolatile memory option. It has all the features needed to support navigation and infotainment applications such as detailed 3D maps, traffic monitoring, meteorological information, car radio and multimedia, e-call, and voice recognition. Embedded multimedia card memory is a standardized version of the “managed NAND” embedded computers. It is essentially a module based on a bank of nonvolatile NAND flash devices and is internally managed by an ad-hoc microcontroller.
