The FM3808 combines a 256Kb FRAM array with a real-time clock and a system supervisor function. An external 32.768 kHz crystal drives the timekeeping function. It maintains time and date settings in the absence of system power through the use of a backup battery power source. Data in the memory array does not depend on the backup source, it remains nonvolatile in FRAM. In addition to timekeeping, the FM3808 includes a system supervisor to manage low VDD power conditions and a watchdog timer function.A programmable interrupt output pin allows the user to select the supervisor functions and the polarity of the signal.