SanDisk Corporation, world-leading flash memory storage solutions provider, is announcing that it has begun customer sampling of their industry-leading 1Ynm process technology for flash memory products.  This represents SanDisk’s second generation of 19nm (or smaller) manufacturing technology. SanDisk’s latest breakthrough achievement reduces the memory cell size from 19nm X 26nm to 19nm X 19.5nm, resulting in a 25% reduction of …

Innodisk, designers and manufacturers of commercial and industrial SSDs, is announcing release of the world’s first SATA device that meets SATA uSSD standards — the nanoSSD.  By integrating a control chip, flash memory and peripheral power components into an individual ball grid array (BGA) package, Innodisk has realized a reduction in the size of the nanoSSD to almost 1% of …

SSDs continue to gain market share versus HDDs, according to a recent report from market research analysts IHS.  This trend is forecast to continue for several years.  SSD shipments in PCs are forecast to grow by a whopping 122% from 2012 to 2013! Chart source: ihs-isuppli As shown in the chart above (spanning 2012 through 2017), HDD shipments in PCs …

WD, a Western Digital company, and SanDisk Corporation, a world leader in flash memory products, are announcing that the two companies have collaborated to bring to market SSD / HDD hybrid storage drives. These hybrid drives will combine best-in-class flash memory technology from SanDisk with best-in-class hard drive technology from WD. This powerful combination will greatly improve PC user experiences …

Running through the Runcore website recently resulted in a very interesting find in the name of the  RunCore Kylin III MAX PCIe Gen2 SSD.  The Kylin III MAX represents one of, if not the highest capacity and performance combination of a PCIe SSD that we have seen to date yet. It is a  full-length native PCIe card utilizing a controller …

Corsair, global designer and provider of high performance computing components, is announcing availability of two new products for their SSD line.  First is the SSD Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit, which allows users to migrate their data easily from one drive to another.  The second is the Corsair SSD Toolbox, which is a free software utility that enables Corsair SSDs …

Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology innovator, is announcing the OWC Envoy Pro EX ultra-portable SSD.  The anodized aluminum case matches modern Macs and PCs.  The Envoy Pro EX is portable enough to fit into a briefcase, backpack, or even a coat pocket.  OWC’s rugged, high-performance storage and/or backup solution is now highly mobile. A SandForce controlled …

Micron is announcing release of their P420m PCIe SSD for enterprise and data center applications requiring high performance read operations. Micron utilizes their own 25nm MLC NAND Flash in the P420m to provide enterprise-class reliability and performance at a mainstream price point.  The P420m is designed for applications such as caching, cloud and data centers, web acceleration, and online transaction …

SMART Storage Systems, a leading enterprise SSD technology developer, is announcing their new Optimus Eco enterprise SSD — the first SAS 6 GB/s SSD utilizing 19nm multi-level cell (MLC) Flash.  Anticipating the ever-changing needs of enterprise data centers, SMART continues their efforts to usher in a new era of Flash storage.  Their Optimus Eco SSD offers an industry best combination …

SMART Storage Systems, Inc., a creative provider of solid-state drive (SSD) technology for enterprise applications, and Diablo Technologies, Inc., an innovative provider of memory system interface solutions, are announcing an exclusive agreement.  This agreement will combine SMART Storage Systems’ Guardian Technology Platform with Diablo’s Memory Channel Storage (MCS).  The partnership will result in a new tier of enterprise SSDs that …