The BL24C16A-PATC with EEPROM is an 8-Leaded Small Outline Package (SOP) device manufactured by Belling. It is a 16Kb (2K x 8) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) device that uses the I2C protocol. This device contains 16384 bits of information organized into 2048 bytes, and is also RoHS certified. The device is designed to retain data when power is lost, and writing is possible even when the device occupies a very small space. The BL24C16A-PATC with EEPROM has EEPROM endurance and data retention of up to 100,000 write/erase cycles, and can operate in extreme temperature ranges from -40°C to +85°C. It is suitable for a wide range of applications including portable devices, medical equipment, and other embedded systems.