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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:-
White
Electronic Designs - editor mentions on STORAGEsearch.com
- editor's notes:- January 2010 - (written prior to the acquisition
of WEDC by Microsemi
in May 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
.
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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