Who was who in SSD? -Trident Space & Defense


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Trident Space & Defense - circa 2010

Trident Space & Defense, Advanced Products Group provides advanced semiconductor packaging solutions for custom multi-chip modules, systems-in-a-package, and memory modules as well as solid state drives in both ruggedized stand alone and embedded component configurations. Trident's SSD products are made in the USA with MIL-SPEC PCB. Qualified to Mil Std-810F.

Trident's SSD product line spans from embedded modules to industry standard form factor IDE / SATA compatible CF, 1.8", 2.5" and 3.5" drives. Trident's SSDs can be outfitted with a video front end. Typical applications include law military, law enforcement, surveillance, homeland security, transportation, avionics, etc...

Trident Space & Defense, LLC is a Veteran-Owned, Small Business Company. It is an ISO9001:2000 certified and Department of State registered manufacturer. Originally established in 1976 as a division of TRW, Trident is well positioned to build on a proven legacy of 30 successful years in supporting over 100 major Space, Military and high reliability Industrial programs.

see also:- Trident Space & Defense - editor mentions on StorageSearch.co, Trident SSDs (2009)

editor's comments:- before its acquisition by TCS in January 2011 - Trident SD was involved in these markets:- Fast Purge SSDs , 1" and smaller SSD modules and 2.5" SSDs. Closely related themes are:- SSD reliability and military storage.

Trident SD advertised its BGADrive here on the mouse site in 2008 and 2009.

Trident Space & Defense mentions in SSD market history

In October 2008 - Trident Space & Defense launched a new range of industrial grade compact flash and 1.8" drives, which are available in IDE or SATA interfaces.

In February 2009 - Trident Space & Defense launched the Triton FSE - a 2.5" flash SSD for rugged military and defense applications - which includes Fast/Secure Erase.

In May 2009 - Trident Space & Defense opened a European Office in Fareham, UK.

In November 2009 - Trident Space & Defense (and its SSDs) was featured in an article in the New York Times - In New World of Military Spending, Small Is Beautiful (pdf).

In January 2011 - TCS acquired Trident Space & Defense - which will become the the TCS Space & Component Technology business unit.

Fast Purge SSDs when "Rugged" won't do

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.

Fast Purge flash SSDs directory & articles

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 data purge which differentiates "truly secure" SSDs which can be deployed in sensitive applications.

Data Integrity Challenges in flash SSD Design

Reliability is the next new thing for SSD designers and users to start worrying about.

A common theme you will hear from all fast SSD companies is that the faster you make an SSD go - the more effort you have to put into understanding and engineering data integrity to eliminate the risk of "silent errors." ...read the article

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 negligible.

image shows Megabyte's hot air balloon - click to read the article SSD power down architectures and acharacteristics

If you thought endurance was the end of the SSD reliability story - think again. ...read the article

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