29.2.1.6 Write Cache

As a typical EEPROM use case is to write to multiple sections of the same EEPROM page sequentially, the emulator is optimized with a single logical RWW EEPROM page write cache to buffer writes before they are written to the physical backing memory store. The cache is automatically committed when a new write request to a different logical RWW EEPROM memory page is requested, or when the user manually commits the write cache.

Without the write cache, each write request to an EEPROM memory page would require a full page write, reducing the system performance and significantly reducing the lifespan of the non-volatile memory.