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TDK Corporation (NYSE: TDK), a leading global electronics
company based in Japan. The company was established in 1935 to commercialize "ferrite,"
a key material in electronics and magnetics. TDK's current product line includes
ferrite materials, electronic components, factory automation solutions, anechoic
chambers & test systems, magnetic heads for hard disk drives (HDD) and power
supplies. Net sales in FY08 were US$8.7 billion.
see also:-
TDK
- editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com and
TDK's SSD page
- editor's comments:- March 2012 - among other things TDK makes
industrial SSDs.
For competing alternatives see the
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TDK mentions in recent
SSD market
history
August 2007 - TDK announced a joint venture
with
PQI to research, develop
and market Disk on Module (DOM) and
Solid State Disks (SSDs).
In May 2009 - TDK
launched a range of
2.5" industrial temperature SATA SSDs (SLC and MLC) with upto 64GB
capacity and R/W speeds of 95MB/s and 55MB/s respectively. Other features
include 15-bit/sector ECC, 128-bit AES encryption and SMART. The new SSDs
include internal UPS and an auto-recovery function that automatically recovers
data when read disturbance errors occur. The company also launched a range of
1.8" SSDs.
In March 2010 -
TDK
launched the
SHG2A series of half slim, encrypted industrial
SATA SLC SSD modules
with upto 32GB capacity and R/W speeds of 95MB/s and of 55MB/s
respectively. ECC is 8 bit/sector (512 byte) correction (15 bit/sector
correction). Endurance
is 100,000 write cycles per block address (6.3 billion writes for a 16GB model).
TDK has a life span assessment tool which enables customers to monitor the
life span of these SSDs in their systems.
In March 2012 -
TDK
announced
imminent shipments of a new SATA SLC
SSD on chip. The
company's eSSD series provides 1 to 4GB encrypted capacity in a 17mm x 17mm
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| Surviving SSD
sudden power loss |
Why should you care
what happens in an SSD when the power goes down?
This important design
feature - which barely rates a mention in most SSD datasheets and press releases
- has a strong impact on
SSD data integrity
and operational
reliability.
This article will help you understand why some
SSDs which (work perfectly well in one type of application) might fail in
others... even when the changes in the operational environment appear to be
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| How big was the
thinking in this SSD's design? |
Does size really does matter in SSD
design?
By that I mean how big was the mental map? - not how many
inches wide is the SSD.
The novel and the short story both have their
place in literature and the pages look exactly the same. But you know from
experience which works best in different situations and why.
When
it comes to SSDs - Big versus Small SSD architecture - is something which was
in the designer's mind. Even if they didn't think about it that way at the time.
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For designers, integrators,
end users and investors alike - understanding what follows from these simple
choices predicts a lot of important consequences. ...read the article | | | | |
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| fast erase / purge MIL SSDs |
The need for fast and
secure data erase - in which vital parts of a flash SSD or its data are
destroyed in seconds - has always been a requirement in military projects.
 Although
many industrial SSD
vendors offer products with extended "rugged" operating
environment capabilities - and even notebooks SSDs come with encryption -
it's the availability of fast destructive data purge which differentiates "truly
secure" SSDs which can be deployed in sensitive applications.
Who
makes these SSDs? How do they work? And what are the characteristics and
limitations of the various methods used? Click on the link above to find out
more in my special article / directory about
fast purge SSDs. | | |
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