White Electronic Designs - circa
2009 White Electronic Designs (NASDAQ: WEDC) delivers sophisticated
multichip semiconductor products, high-efficiency memory devices and
build-to-print electromechanical assemblies for defense and aerospace
applications. The ability to address the unique size, performance and quality
requirements for technology creators in the defense market has established White
Electronic Designs as the industry's customer-focused solutions provider.
Capabilities include: turn-key design through production; manufacturing and
obsolescence management for advanced embedded solutions; test qualification;
miniaturization of existing designs; combining RF and digital onto one board;
die stacking; anti-tamper and information assurance technologies. To learn more,
visit www.whiteedc.com.
see also:-
WEDC
- mentions on STORAGEsearch.com,
EOL SSDs - article
editor's notes:- - (written prior to the
acquisition of
WEDC by Microsemi in
2010.)
Within the
SSD market -
WEDC's market niche
is SSD chips (1 inch approx
& smaller) related to the secure military embedded market. Other
companies in this segment include
Austin Semiconductor
and Trident Space &
Defense. If form factor is not so critical - then you should also look at
our directory of oems who make
fast purge flash SSDs
.
WEDC mentions in
SSD history
In
February 2009 -
White Electronic Designs
announced a new technology which automatically
desanitizes a
flash SSD to military standards - when the device is moved outside a specified
operating zone - to prevent data falling into enemy hands.
In May
2009 - 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 defense applications such as aircraft, communications and missiles.
In June 2009 -
Avnet became a
distributor for White
Electronic Designs
"WEDC products offer defense and aerospace
customers unique package solutions with extended environmental performance,"
said Bryan Brady, vp of defense/aerospace for Avnet Electronics Marketing
Americas. "This strengthens our ability to offer distinct product size,
weight and performance advantages for
high reliability
applications."
In January 2010 -
White Electronic Designs
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.
In May 2010 -
Microsemi
announced
it had completed the acquisition of
White Electronic Designs. |
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