SSD News

BIWIN, a global leader in NAND flash memory technology, is announcing the H6201, a half-slim business grade SSD that is being targeted for digital sign usage.  Digital signage is a fast-growing field that is seeing more and more applications and uses.  With digital signs appearing in both indoor and outdoor orientations, use of reliable, scalable and efficient components is vital …

Western Digital Corp. has announced that wholly-owned subsidiary HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) has acquired sTec, Inc. for around $340 million in cash.  sTec’s enterprise SSD engineering expertise, application acceleration software experience and intellectual property will complement that of HGST. With enterprise being the other growth market for SSDs (beside mobile devices), HGST will now be able to more …

LSI Corporation is announcing that it is expanding its product portfolio of Nytro PCIe Flash Adapters for Big Data / datacenter application acceleration.  The new product offerings will include a high capacity 3.2TB Nytro WarpDrive flash adapter card.  This latest LSI Nytro product expansion also includes increased capacity, connectivity and software features in their Nytro MegaRaid series of PCIe flash …

Toshiba Electronics Europe is announcing the launch of their next generation of solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) that combines the large capacities of an HDD with the speed increases of an SSD.  The new versions merge 8GB of NAND flash memory with up to 500GB of HDD rotating disc storage in a 2.5″ X 7mm form factor.  These lower profile …

BIWIN, a global leader in NAND flash memory technology, is announcing a new business-grade SSD dubbed the C8636, which utilizes unique power loss protections.  The C8636 utilizes a power supply detection chip to offer real-time monitoring.  If the voltage is detected to be below 4V, the firmware of the SSD immediately becomes guarded, effectively avoiding any serious damage caused by …

SSDs are most likely not the first things that pop into your mind when you think about E3. That is exactly what Plextor aimed to change at the event this year – getting more gamers involved in SSDs and SSD technology. We looked around the small Plextor booth which had quite a neat setup. Two open-air computer systems, running a …

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory technology, is announcing the release of FlashSoft 3.2 for acceleration of enterprise and data center applications.  FlashSoft 3.2 will integrate with any server, storage and network infrastructure.  This release follows on the heels of FlashSoft 3.1 for VMware vSphere that was released in April. SanDisk’s acquisition of FlashSoft, announced in February of …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world-leading memory technology provider, is announcing mass production of its XP941 PCI-Express (PCIe) solid state drive (SSD) to be utilized in modern ultra-thin notebooks / laptops.  Earlier this quarter, Samsung began supplying the new XP941 SSD to OEM notebook PC producers. With mass production of the XP941, Samsung is establishing a basis for a significant …

Axtremex Technology, UK-based manufacturer and global supplier of memory devices, is announcing their new Micro SSD that features a USB 3.0 interface.  The lightweight, durable and convenient to use Micro SSD is about 2/3 the size of a standard business card, and achieves sequential read/write speeds of 450 MB/s and 400 MB/s respectively. The Micro SSD draws its power straight …

Mushkin, Inc., a premier designer and producer of high-performance computer products, has announced the official launch of their new Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD.  The Scorpion Deluxe utilizes a quartet of SandForce controllers to achieve amazing performance. Mushkin’s original Scorpion PCIe SSD was targeted to designers of multimedia to offer a scalable 4-way format and maximum performance.  The new Scorpion Deluxe …