GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ISD MicroTAD-16M ChipCorder¨ Product provides high-quality, 3-volt, single-chip record/playback solutions for 16-minute messaging applications which are ideal for telephone answering devices (TADs). The CMOS-based devices include an on-chip oscillator, antialiasing filter, smoothing filter, AutoMute™ feature, audio amplifier, and high density, multilevel Flash storage array. The ISD MicroTAD-16M is designed to be used in a microprocessor- or microcontroller-based system.

FEATURES
• Single-chip voice record/playback solution
• Single +3 volt supply
• Low-power consumption
    - Operating current: ICC Play = 15 mA (typical) ICC Rec = 25 mA (typical)
    - Standby current: 1 µA (typical)
• Single-chip duration of 16 minutes
• 4.0 KHz sample rate
• Typical band pass filter 1.7 KHz
• High-quality, natural voice/audio reproduction
• AutoMute feature provides background noise attenuation during periods of silence
• No algorithm development required
• Microcontroller SPI or Microwire™ Serial Interface
• Fully addressable to handle multiple messages
• Nonvolatile message storage
• Power consumption controlled by SPI or Microwire control register
• 100-year message retention (typical)
• 100K record cycles (typical)
• On-chip clock source
• Available in die form, PDIP, SOIC, and TSOP