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Webfeet > Industry News Briefs Summary > Categories
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4/4/2008
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Super Talent Technologies announced a high capacity SSD offering of 256GB. This high capacity SSD stays within the standard 9.5mm z-height of the 2.5 inch form factor used in notebook computers. Read and write speeds are 65MB/s and 50MB/s respectively. Sequential read IOPs is 58,675. The interface is Serial ATA. According to STT, samples are available. | 3/24/2008
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Toshiba announced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics the launch of a family of MLC SSDs for PC and consumer applications to be available by the second quarter. Capacities are 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. Form factors are 2.5 inch, 1.8 inch and modules. The new MLC based SSDs provide a better value proposition with their significantly lower costs compared to comparable SLC technology. Read and write speeds are 100MB/s and 40MB/s respectively. | 2/18/2008
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Mtron has introduced a 128GB SSD in a 1.8 inch form factor. The new SSD utilizes Single Level Cell (SLC) flash memory. The interface is Parallel-ATA (PATA) with a Zero Insertion Force Connector (ZIF). The maximum read speed is 120MB/s and write speed is 100MB/s. Additionally Mtron is releasing a Multi Level Cell version with capacities up to 128GB. Maximum read and write speeds are 110MB/s and 40MB/s respectively. Production of these products will begin in April 2008. These new products are additions to previously launched SSDs by Mtron in 2007 at 32GB. |
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Intel announced its latest entry into the solid-state drive market with the Intel® Z-P140 PATA Solid-State Drive (SSD), an ultra small SSD aimed at handheld mobile devices. According to Intel it is smaller than a penny and weighs less than a drop of water. Capacity points are 2GB and 4GB, expandable to 16GB. With high performance, low-power and ruggedness makes it ideal for mobile Internet devices, digital entertainment and embedded products. The Z-P140 PATA SSD adds to Intel's portfolio of USB embedded SSDs introduced in March of 2007. |
2/7/2008
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SanDisk announces the introduction of MLC NAND flash memory using 43nm process technology. This technology was co developed with Toshiba. The new technology will provide twice the chip density compared to the 56nm 16Gb technology process. This results in lower die-costs. 16Gb shipments are starting with 32Gb shipments in the second half of 2008. | 1/7/2008
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Samsung announced it has developed a Multi Level Cell (MLC) SSD with capacities up to 128 GB. The form factors are 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch targeting notebook and desktop PCs along with other mobile applications. Read and write speeds are 100MB/s and 70MB/s respectively. The interface is Serial ATA ll supporting speeds up to 300MB/s. According to Samsung, this product will be available the first half of 2008. The first launch of SSDs from Samsung was in March 2006 at 32GB with a parallel ATA interface. It was then followed by a 64GB version in March 2007 with a SATA I interface and later with a SATA ll interface in November 2007. |
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12/11/2007
Toshiba announced their entry into the SSD market with a multi level cell (MLC) NAND flash SSD targeting notebook PCs and digital consumer products. They will offer three capacities, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. Three form factors will be offered; a module, 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch form factors. All three form factors will have a SATA interface. According to Toshiba, sampling for the SSD module will start in February with mass production starting in March 2008. The SSD 1.8 / 2.5 inch form factors will start sampling in April 2008 with mass production in May 2008.
12/4/2007
STEC is the first SSD supplier to announce a multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive. Their product, MACH8-MLC is currently sampling to OEM customers. Capacities being offered are 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB in the 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch form factors. The 2.5 inch form factor offers capacities up to 512GB (in 15mm) and 256GB (in 9.5mm), and 1.8 inch form factor up to 128GB (in 7mm) and 64GB (in 5mm). All of the form factors will support either parallel ATA or serial ATA interfaces. Sustained sequential read and write performance is 90MB/s and 60MB/s respectively. According to STEC, pricing for this family of MLC SSDs is $5/GB today, declining to less than $2/GB within two years. Applications this product will support are notebook computers, portable media players and at the higher capacities, enterprise such as large storage arrays. The product warranty will be three years for use in notebook applications.
STEC is the first SSD supplier to announce a multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive. Their product, MACH8-MLC is currently sampling to OEM customers. Capacities being offered are 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB in the 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch form factors. The 2.5 inch form factor offers capacities up to 512GB (in 15mm) and 256GB (in 9.5mm), and 1.8 inch form factor up to 128GB (in 7mm) and 64GB (in 5mm). All of the form factors will support either parallel ATA or serial ATA interfaces. Sustained sequential read and write performance is 90MB/s and 60MB/s respectively. According to STEC, pricing for this family of MLC SSDs is $5/GB today, declining to less than $2/GB within two years. Applications this product will support are notebook computers, portable media players and at the higher capacities, enterprise such as large storage arrays. The product warranty will be three years for use in notebook applications.
11/28/2007
Micron announced a family of SSDs called REALSSD. Capacities range from 1GB to 64GB with form factors of 1.8 inch, 2.5 inch, embedded flash and a module that is custom configured to capacity interface and form factor. The 1.8/2.5 inch form factors are offered in 8GB to 64GB capacities with SATA interfaces. The embedded flash SSD capacity spans from 1GB to 8GB and has a USB interface. The module is custom configured. All product offerings utilize single level cell technology. Micron's 1.8/2.5 inch SSDs for notebook and desktop PCs are sampling now and are expected to be in mass production in the first quarter of 2008. The embedded USB SSD for industrial PC and blade servers for use in boot up applications are sampling now and will be in mass production by the end of 2007. The SSD module for enterprise server applications is a customizable form factor that can be designed to be 25mm high, 133.5mm long and less than 4mm thick is available upon customer request.
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