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Western Digital Solid State Storage

(formerly - SiliconSystems)
SiliconDrive CF

SiliconDrive™ CF products replace the functionality of rotating hard disk drives while providing enhanced levels of performance and reliability for Enterprise System OEMs targeting the netcom, military, industrial, interactive kiosk and medical markets. Typical end-market applications include broadband data and voice networks, military systems, flight system avionics, medical equipment, industrial control systems, and interactive kiosks.

SiliconDrives are designed to meet the growing OEM demands for high performance, high reliability, multi-year product lifecycles, low power consumption, compact size, and reliable operation in extreme environments. SiliconDrive CF Type I form factor products are available in capacities ranging from 1GB to 8GB (SLC).

WD patented and patent-pending technology advances of data sanitization and purge, write protection, drive integrity in the event of unexpected power loss, and application-specific performance enhancements are available as options on all SiliconDrive products. Separate application notes covering these topics are available under NDA.

  • ATA-3 Compliant (USB also available)
  • 1GB to 8GB
  • Endurance >2,000,000 write/erase cycles
  • Supports Both 8 and 16 Bit Data Register Transfers
  • Supports Dual Voltage 3.3V or 5V Interface
  • MTBF > 4,000,000 Hours
  • Industry Standard Type I CF Form Factor
  • Solid-State, No Moving Parts
  • Supports PIO Modes 0-4 and DMA Modes 0-2
  • Read Transfer Rate (Typical) 8MB/s
  • Write Transfer Rate (Typical) 6MB/s
  • Burst Transfer Rate 16.7MB/s
  • temperature:- 0ºC to 70ºC (Standard), -40ºC to 85ºC (Industrial)

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