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WEDC Launches Secure PATA SSD in PBGA

Editor:- January 18, 2010 - White Electronic Designs has introduced a 4GB secure PATA SLC SSD in a 22mm x 27mm PBGA for embedded military applications.

This product is designed for applications in aircraft, communications and missiles. A hardware and software triggered fast purge can eliminate all data in less than 10 seconds and device options include sanitization compliant with various government agency specifications.


New edition - the Top 10 SSD Companies

Editor:- January 7, 2010 - StorageSearch.com today published the 11 quarterly edition of the top 10 SSD oems - ranked by search volume in the 4th quarter of 2009.

This is always one of the most popular articles on our site. I know that many SSD companies themselves are nervous and eager to see how they've fared in this important list which predicts future winners in the market based on the world's leading SSD focus group.

I've tried to be more direct with my own analytical comments too - even if it means repeating some things I've already said in other places - because I know that most of you don't have the time to read hundreds of SSD articles. ...read the article


Fast Purge flash SSDs

Editor:- September 25, 2009 - StorageSearch.com today published a new directory of Fast Purge flash SSDs.

Although many industrial SSD vendors are offering their products with extended "rugged" operating environment capabilities - it's the availability of fast purge which differentiates "true military" SSDs which can be deployed in defense applications.


Will Flash Torch Hard Disk Market? - Reprise

Editor:- September 21, 2009 - 2 years ago StorageSearch.com published an article - How Solid is Hard Disk's Future? - in which I looked at - what impact would the fast growing solid state disk market have on the overall hard disk market?

Readers had asked - "Is SSDs' gain really HDDs' loss?" - My analysis concluded - "In some segments yes. But it's not a zero sum game."

This theme is revisited in a new article published today by - Coughlin Associates - Flash & HDD - Symbiosis, or Survival of the Fittest? (pdf).

The new white paper, written by esteemed storage analysts - Tom Coughlin, Jim Handy and Roger F. Hoyt shows how many hard disk drives are sold because of digital storage required to support flash memory consumer electronics applications such as digital cameras, camcorders, and music and video players. The paper makes the case that there is more symbiosis than competition between hard disk drives and flash memory for consumer electronics applications. ...read the article (pdf)


PhotoFast Tells More About its CFast SSDs

Editor:- August 24, 2009 - PhotoFast today officially announced details of its "1 inch" CFast compatible MLC SSDs which had been mentioned as a component in its RAID product launched earlier this month.

Capacities are 8, 16 and 32GB. R/W speeds are 100MB/s and 50MB/s respectively.


Samsung Samples Netbook SSD

Editor:- June 23, 2009 - Samsung is sampling a SATA mini-card SSD for use in the expanding netbook marketplace with these key parameters:-
  • footprint:- 30mm by 51mm by 3.75mm
  • weight:- 8.5g
  • capacity options:- 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
  • R/W speeds:- 200MB/s and 100MB/s respectively
  • power:- 0.3W
"The market is beginning to embrace a smaller SSD for the nascent netbook sector," said Jim Elliott, vp, memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor.


SanDisk Ships New DOM for Netbooks

Editor:- June 2, 2009 - SanDisk started shipping its 2nd generation of PATA compatible SSD modules for the netbook market.

Storage clairvoyants, IDC, project consumer purchases of netbooks to rise from 11.5 million sold in 2008 to 50 million in 2013.

Performance of SanDisk's new pSSD is 9,000 vRPM and capacities range from 8 to 64GB. SanDisk says it has improved the non volatile cache to prevent "stalling" or "shuddering" which was a problem in 1st generation netbook SSDs.

Editor's comments:- 27 companies make miniature SSDs under 1.0" in size. pSSD is simply a brand name of this SSD family from SanDisk - and not new SSD jargon term you need to know about. The traditional term for this type of product is a DOM (disk on module). A SanDisk document describing the 1st generation pSSD said the benefits were low cost and low weight - 1/10th the weight that of a typical 1.8" HDD.


WEDC Launches Rugged Miniature SSD

Editor:- May 26, 2009 - today White Electronic Designs introduced a surface mount miniature PATA SLC SSD (22mm x 27mm PBGA) with 1, 2 and 4GB densities for use in high reliability embedded applications such as aircraft, communications and missiles. Military & Rugged Storage


New Guide for SSD Wannabies

Editor:- April 28, 2009 - StorageSearch.com published a new article today called - "3 Easy Ways to Enter the SSD Market."


new home page for - SSD SoCs

Editor:- April 7, 2009 - StorageSearch.com today launched a new directory of merchant market SSD SoC vendors.


Intel EOLs PATA SSD DOM

Editor:- April 6, 2009 - a report on TGDaily.com says that Intel is EOLing its Z-P230 SSD module which was aimed at the netbook market.

If you look at the 1.0" SSDs directory here on StorageSearch.com you'll see that 25 companies now make SSD chips, DOMs or modules designed to fit into very small footprints.


Hagiwara Unveils CFast Storage Card

Editor:- March 26, 2009 - Hagiwara Sys-Com has extended its range of 1" SSDs - with the launch of the CFast Storage Card which will ship in Q2.

These industrial grade SSDs are form factor compatible with CF cards, but have a SATA interface. Capacities range from 2GB to 16GB. See also:- CFast - Evolution of the CompactFlash Interface (pdf)

Viking Launches SATA Cube SSD.............................................
Editor:- March 10, 2009 - Viking Modular Solutions has launched the SATA Cube - a miniature flash SSD which provides upto 256GB capacity in a small 30x32mm footprint.
Sustained R/W speeds are 110MB/s and 79MB/s respectively. It's available as a BGA device or with a MicroSATA connector.

The SATA Cube3 is an ideal solution for OEMs that require the benefits of non-volatile solid state storage and SATA performance in an ultra small form factor, said Adrian Proctor, VP of Marketing for Viking Modular Solutions.

Viking says that designers of card based SSDs on form factors such as AMC, XMC, PMC and PCIe will find the low volumetric density and high storage capacity of the SATA Cube a strong candidate for their space constrained application.
... SATA Cube SSD

Seagate Still Waiting for Legal Costs Related to Cornice Litigation

Editor:- February 18, 2009 - a report today on Law.com says Seagate is suing its legal insurer for not paying in full the costs incurred in suing Cornice.

Cornice would have failed in the small form factor disk market anyway - even if it had won the case (which it didn't) - because of the price advantages of flash memory compared to low capacity HDDs.

A year ago Seagate's legal team fired a seemingly random warning shot at the SSD market - when it started proceedings against STEC.

Seagate today is in a desperate market situation. It dominates segments of the hard disk market which are rapidly going out of fashion. And it will most likely fail the SSD Challenge too.

Other companies which might be in Seagate's firing line shouldn't take comfort from today's reported setback. When markets decline companies often switch the focus of business development activities from their marketers to their lawyers. But they still need to retain engineers to mine the gold (real or imagined) in their patent portfolios - because the grey suits can't do that on their own.


SiliconDrive Blade Gets Editor Award in Electronic Design Magazine

Editor:- January 13, 2009 - SiliconSystems announced that its SiliconDrive Blade has been selected as a "2008 Best Electronic Design" technology of the year winner in the embedded small form factor category.

The awards are chosen by the editorial staff of Electronic Design magazine from announcements they have received during the year. Editor Bill Wong cited SiliconDrive Blade's innovative design as a necessary development in accelerating wide-spread adoption of SSDs in embedded systems.


Apacer Launches Miniature SSD

Editor:- January 3, 2009 - Apacer launched a miniature SLC flash SSD - the Mini SAFD 25M - which fits into 1/2 the footprint of a 2.5" SSD.

Capacity ranges from 256MB to 16GB and R/W speed is 35MB/s and 25MB/s respectively. A shell is available for users who want to mount this in a 2.5" hard disk slot.


Petite SSD Chip Seeks Reliable Rugged Assignments

Austin, Texas - November 5 , 2008 - Austin Semiconductor, Inc. announces a smaller, more compact 7.5 cm3 (31mm sq x 7.8mm max height) ruggedized SSD.

The SLC flash SSD offers upto 16GB capacity, has an IDE, PIO/4 interface, and MTBF of more than 2 million hours. and is designed for harsh environment operation.

"Our unique SSD is designed for use in low power, ruggedized environments. The device is intended for direct board mounting and has redundant board interconnects to increase the overall product reliability, which makes it ideal for handheld applications," says Frank Muscolino, President of Austin Semiconductor. ...Austin Semiconductor profile


InnoDisk Announces Smallest SATA SSD

Taiwan - June 2, 2008 - InnoDisk announced the world's physically smallest SATA SSD - the SATADOM - measuring 39mm by 20.5mm by 8mm.

Capacity ranges from 128MB to 8GB. The SLC flash SSD has a sustainable read speed of 24MB/sec and write speed of 14MB/sec. ...InnoDisk profile, Record Breaking Storage, Miniaiture SSDs


STEC Announces Fast 1" SSD

SANTA ANA, Calif - April 21, 2008 - STEC, Inc. announced the MACH4 - a 1" SATA / PATA SSD.

For a small drive - the MACH4 is fast:- with sustained sequential reads upto 90MB/s and writes upto 55MB/s. It's expected to be in mass production at the end of April in capacities up to 32GB. Projected OEM pricing for the 8GB capacity point is $45.

"For the numerous applications which were historically challenged by the severe limitations of 1 inch HDDs, STEC is now offering a much more cost-effective, higher capacity and higher reliability alternative..." said STEC's Patrick Wilkison. ...STEC profile


March 2008

Trident Space & Defense launched the BGADrive - an IDE compatible 32GB flash SSD in a 29mm x 29mm form factor module for embedded applications.
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