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Link_A_Media Devices

Link_A_Media Devices is a leader in the development of semiconductor SoC solutions for the data storage market. Its mixed signal processing and iterative data recovery technologies enable hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) OEMs to increase storage density and reduce manufacturing costs. These advantages enable Link_A_Media Devices customers to continue to meet the growing demand for high-performance and low-cost data storage in consumer, computing and enterprise storage networking applications. For more information, visit www.link-a-media.com.

see also:- Link_A_Media - editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com

  • editor's comments:- February 2011 among other things Link_A_Media designs a range of flash SSD controllers which can be integrated with its own SATA controllers - or one owned by the customer / designer. For competing products and suppliers see these directories:- storage chips and SSD SoCs.
Link_A_Media recent mentions in storage history

In April 2008 - Link_A_Media secured $22 million in Series B financing.

Its error correction technology could improve yields and data reliability in HDDs and SSDs.

Another side effect of their technology may be better performance in flash SSDs.

Link_A_Media says their IOP Buster architecture enables scalability within the controller to address various segments of SSD applications seamlessly. It enables faster Read and Write transfers to achieve prescribed IOP requirements.

In November 2009 - Link_A_Media Devices secured $18 million series C funding.

In February 2011 - Link_A_Media Devices filed a lawsuit against Marvell asserting that Marvell has infringed on Link_A_Media’s U.S. Patent No. 7,590,927 ("Soft Output Viterbi Detector With Error Event Output"). This is a technology used in mobile hard drives.
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Imprinting the brain of the SSD
Editor:- How did the SSD market change from:- Who cares? to You care! about the identity of SSD controllers.
click to read the case study - about the SandForce Driven program My article - Imprinting the brain of the SSD - compares SandForce's SSD processor branding program with previous examples in chip history and analyzes key business success factors.
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SSD Data Recovery Concepts
It's hard enough understanding the design of any single SSD. And there are so many different designs in the market.

Have you ever wondered what it looks like at the other end of the SSD supply chain - when a user has a damaged SSD which contains priceless data with no usable backup?
broken barrel image - click to read this data recovery article If so - this article - written by Jeremy Brock, President, A+ Perfect Computers - who is one of a rare new breed of SSD recovery experts will give you some idea. read the article

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