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8 years ago

EPCQ and EPCQ-L are discontinued (notification 02/14/2018)

Hi, I just found this "PRODUCT DISCONTINUANCE NOTIFICATION PDN1802" which says that EPCQL256-512-1024 and some EPCQ are discontinued because flash vendor is stopping production. https://media...
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8 years ago

EPCQ256SI16N>>N25Q256A13ESF serial configuration is fine tested active serial, other sizes are not sure.

Normally people use Micron part, but not guarantee to work, might need some setting or manual tweaking around.

Spend money and time to test, I don't think official support will spend to try out other vendors compatibility.

EPCQ-L got no other method, it is BGA and not able to do manual soldering. But I always have an idea in mind to perhaps put a resistor between chip to socket to lower that 3.3V to 1.8V which fulfill EPCQ-L electrical properties meanwhile soldering is possible now because resistors exist, it is an idea never tried out that need R&D motivation and afford money of spoil thing.