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Fast microSDTM with Extended Temperature Rating

Secure Digital Storage Cards Meet Rugged Industrial Conditions

Integrated Industrial PC Line Based on Intel Atom

New Non-Volatile Memory Technologies Poised to Shake up System Design

Extend SSD Lifetime Using the Network Database Model

Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have evolved to become a viable option to replace rotating Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in many embedded systems. This is because SSDs eliminate the single largestRead More...

Giesecke & Devrient and Phison in Joint Venture for Secure Flash Solutions

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Phison are joining forces to develop and market secure flash products. Their joint venture—Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions GmbH—will beRead More...

SSDs Increase Performance and Reliability in Embedded Applications

In 1999, solid-state drives (SSDs) in their nascent 3.5-inch form factors cost as much as $42,000 for 14 Gbytes and were used primarily for high-end military and industrial embeddedRead More...

Braidwood—NAND on the Motherboard—Expected to Undercut 2010 SSD Demand

With all the recent advances in solid-state drive (SSD) technology, there is at least one wet blanket being thrown on the enthusiasm. According to a report from Objective Analysis,Read More...

High Speed Solid State Drives for Embedded Systems

High-Speed Solid-State Drives for Embedded Systems A new family of solid-state drives (SSDs) features fast read/write speeds in high capacities and is designed for embeddedRead More...

Industry Insider

Intel Buys McAfee for Over $7 Billion In what turns out to be the biggest purchase in its history, Intel has acquired anti-virus software maker McAfee for $7.68 billion. The dealRead More...

“SWaP” the HDD Form-Factor SSDs in Embedded System Design

In today’s platforms, embedded and industrial rugged system designers continue to search for better ways to deliver solutions with optimal SWaP (Size, Weight and Power)Read More...

SSDs Take Hold in Embedded Applications

Amazing as it might seem, there has never been a “specific” solid-state drive (SSD) form factor designed for onboard storage for the embedded system OEM market. Rather, designers haveRead More...

Rugged, Removable SSD Supports Supports 256-Bit Encryption and Declassification

Rugged, Removable SSD Supports Supports 256-Bit Encryption and Declassification

A ruggedized, removable SATA solid-state disk (SSD) supports 256-bit AES encryption and declassification capabilities. With its storage capacity of up to 256 Gbyte and its maximumRead More...

Standard Configurations for Electromechanical Development Tasks

Military Grade SSD Self-Destructs with the Push of a Button

A new series of rugged Military-grade storage devices is engineered to withstand the severe conditions encountered in the line of duty while delivering comprehensive data protection.Read More...

One Terabyte of Solid State Storage in Single 3U VPX Slot

One terabyte of solid state storage in a single 3U VPX slot is the boast of the newly available conduction- or air-cooled 3U VPX XPort6172 Solid State Disk (SSD) from ExtremeRead More...

Compact Flash Card Features Lock Switch For Write Protection

To assist users in protecting data in such storage devices, Apacer Technology offers a fifth-generation industrial compact flash (CF) card featuring a write-protection design forRead More...

USB 3.0 Flash Drive enables a Virtual PC to Run on Any PC

With the introduction of USB 3.0, external storage devices can now function at unprecedented speeds. This new found speed blurs the line between internal and external storage and hasRead More...

Industrial Embedded SD Card Takes Shock, Vibration and Temperatures

A new industrial SD card from Apacer is designed for embedded systems in harsh storage environments. Features include high reliability, high storage and resistance to extendedRead More...

Next-Generation USB 3.0 to NAND Flash Controller

  A second-generation single-chip solution for USB 3.0 flash drives offers enhanced performance using today’s popular flash memories. The VL751 from Via Labs has been certified by theRead More...

Series of SSDs Provides Optimized RAID Support for Higher Data Transfer Rates

A series of industrial grade solid state drives (SSDs) features a SATA 6 Gbit/s (SATA III) interface with fastest read/write speeds. The ASD Series from Adlink is available in 2.5”,Read More...

3.5 Tbyte of Solid State Storage in Rugged ½ ATR NAS

A natural convection-cooled sub-½ ATR system supports between 1 Tbyte and 3.5 Tbyte of rugged solid state storage. The XAct3000 from Extreme Engineering Solutions is a turnkey NAS; byRead More...

Non-Volatile Storage-Class Memory for Demanding Applications

This new non-volatile storage device is packaged as a DDR3 non-volatile DIMM that provides a battery-free, storage-class memory (SCM) solution to a host of enterprise applications. TheRead More...

1 Terabit on a Chip – New Memory Technology Rises to Challenge NAND Flash

A new nonvolatile memory technology is gearing up to challenge high-density NAND Flash memory in both commodity mobile devices as well as in enterprise storage. It is beingRead More...

The Expanding Role of Non-Volatile Memory in High-Performance Embedded Architecture

Over the past 20+ years, there have been numerous memory technologies brought to market with varying degrees of commercial success. Among these are static RAM (SRAM), pseudo staticRead More...

VPX Storage Module Boots over SATA/SAS and PCI Express for Use with Any CPU

A new bootable storage module in a 3U form factor, suitable for use with any CPU, supports dual slim SATA drives or a single 2.5” drive, either rotating or solid-state. The XembeddedRead More...

How Does an Embedded Systems Designer Select the Right Storage Solution?

One of the truest lines in the high technology and embedded systems industries is, “Standards are great—everybody ought to have one.” This line rings especially true for solid stateRead More...

SATA SSDs Designed for Capacity and Workload of Embedded Systems

A new line of solid-state storage products includes 1.8- and 2.5-inch SATA, Slim SATA, mSATA and CFast form factors that are specifically designed for embedded systems that have uniqueRead More...

SATA SSD Line to Satisfy Embedded Needs for Endurance, Industrial Temperature

Designed to meet virtually any workload requirement of embedded systems, a new solid state storage portfolio satisfies needs for enhanced endurance and extended operating temperature.Read More...

Small Form Factor Special Interest Group Pushes Ambitious Standards Effort

The embedded board industry has recently experienced a rapid proliferation of standards for small form factor single board computers, I/O expansion modules and Computer-on-ModuleRead More...

High-Capacity Industrial Slim SATA SSDs up to 512 Gbyte

The ability to integrate very high Slim SATA capacity gives OEMs an optimal small form factor alternative to 2.5-inch SATA SSDs or hard drives for networking, industrial,Read More...

The Future of Flash

What does a small form factor embedded system have in common with a smartphone, tablet, reader, Ultrabook, or even a data center? Not much. Or as little as possible, one might hope.Read More...