Microchip announces a series of I2CTM EEPROM devices. The 24VLXX series has an operating voltage down to 1.5V for both read and write operations, with a very low operating current of less than 400µA. These 1kbit and 2kbit EEPROM devices support two different write-protect features; the 24VL014, 24VL024 and 24VL025 can be ordered with a full-array write protect. The 24VL014H and 24VL024H devices support a half-array write protect. With an operating frequency of 100kHz at 1.5V, the new EEPROMs can operate in portable and handheld applications. The EEPROMs are supported by the MPLAB Starter Kit for Serial Memory Products for $79.98. The kit includes the MPLAB Starter Kit for serial memory products board, a serial EEPROM starter pack, a USB cable and a CD containing the MPLAB IDE, Total Endurance software model and a serial EEPROM interface tool.