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Code Base Growth, Safety-Critical Requirements Driving Static Analysis Market Recently published research by VDC Research indicates that embedded software engineers using a staticRead More...

To Defrag or Not to Defrag–That Is the Question for SSD

Although the solid-state disk (SSD) is not new and has a long history of its own, it has only recently received quite a bit of media hype that makes it outshine other NAND flashRead More...

Fast microSDTM with Extended Temperature Rating

High-Speed, 256 GByte Rugged 3U VPX Solid State Drive

ETX Module Supports SATA SSD and DDR2 Memory on a Single SODIMM

Line of Mini Industrial Servers Features Reduced Installation Depth

Secure Digital Storage Cards Meet Rugged Industrial Conditions

CompactPCI Board and Rear Transition Module for RAID Applications

SSDs? It's What's Inside That Counts

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

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One Stop Systems Purchases Ciprico Storage Product Lines One Stop Systems has purchased the exclusive manufacturing rights to Ciprico’s MediaVault, Talon 4, and DiMeda productRead 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...

Communication Rack Mount Servers Move to New Levels of Reliability

The growing demand to maximize uptime, performance and reliability of networked systems has led to the design of more rugged server solutions. Moreover, these types of rugged solutionsRead 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...

4-Channel Serial FPDP Streaming RecorderSupports 960MB/s Data Stream

4-Channel Serial FPDP Streaming Recorder Supports 960 Mbyte/s Data Stream  Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployedRead More...

Embedded Form Factors Harness Emerging Technologies to Enable Wireless Systems

Wireless connectivity is merging with technological advancements in silicon, signaling, mass storage and software to meet the high-performance, ultra-low-power requirements forRead More...

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...

SATA Solid-State Drive Provides Higher Endurance and Capacity

A next-generation enterprise-class solid-state drive (SSD) is available in 1.8” and 2.5” form factors. The XceedIOPS SATA from Smart Modular Technologies is offered with eitherRead More...

Improving RAID Storage Systems with Non-volatile Write Journals

When RAID was first introduced, the term was defined as “Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks.” It has now become a blanket term for data storage schemes with better fault toleranceRead More...

Low-Cost Optical Interconnect Points the Way to Major System Developments

Fiber optics is certainly not new to computer systems. Fibre Channel, for example, has been around for years and we are starting to see Ethernet over fiber links; telecom has used itRead 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...

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...

1.8V Serial Flash Supports Latest Generations of Low-Power Devices

A low-voltage (1.8V), 8 Mbit flash-memory device features extremely low standby power consumption of just 5 microamperes, active read current of 2 mA (typ., at 33 MHz). The SST25WF080Read More...

Mass Storage Mezzanine Offers Fast Secure Erasure and Write Protection

A mass storage mezzanine for securely erasing and write-protecting sensitive data in harsh environments such as those often found in military and defense applications is built on openRead More...

Big Performance, Little Footprint: Rugged System Beats ATR-Short

A fast, powerful, rugged computer system packs features and options into a small, easily mounted package that is one-quarter the size and weight of a ½ ATR-Short package. With a Core2Read More...

SAS Solid-State Drive with Enterprise-Grade Multi-Level Cell Technology

A new development in flash memory is a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) solid state drive (SSD) equipped with enterprise-grade multi-level cell (E-MLC) NAND flash technology. The 2.5”Read More...

Embedded SATA SSD Designed to the JEDEC MO-297Spec

A case-less, small form factor and rugged SATA SSD is an embedded solid state drive solution that delivers outstanding performance in a standard form factor—and is less than half theRead More...

Solid Sate Drive in DIMM Form Factor Expands Storage Options

An enterprise class SATA II Solid State Drive (SSD) in an industry-standard DDR3 240-pin DIMM form factor is now available. This technology from Viking Modular Solutions allows usersRead More...

Solid State Storage: Will the Enterprise Fuel an Upheaval in the Embedded Space?

An undisclosed number of years ago I was in the office of Alan Shugart, who was at that time the CEO of disk drive manufacturer Seagate Technology here in the throbbing metropolis ofRead More...

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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...

Optical 4-Port Serial Mezzanine Board Supports Multiple I/O Protocols

Targeted for its direct-to-disk, long-duration recording and playback systems, Conduant has introduced its StreamStor Optical High Speed Serial Mezzanine Board. It can be used withRead 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...

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

Making Embedded Systems More Secure with Windows Embedded Standard 7

Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Business supplies OEMs with platforms and technologies for embedded systems. Released in the spring of 2010, Windows Embedded Standard 7 delivers theRead More...

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...

Mini-SAS Cables Perform to 6Gb/s SAS Specifications

A new line of Mini-SAS cable assemblies comes in the form of high-performance, cost-effective cabling solutions for high-speed serial buses supporting 4X Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)Read More...

Rugged 512 GB Solid State Disk XMC with Data Encryption

A conduction- or air-cooled solid state disk (SSD) XMC module provides up to 512 Gbyte, or a half terabyte (½ TB), of storage capacity with data encryption. With the ability to operateRead 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...

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...

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...

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...

Storage XMC Features High Speed Operation and Front Removability

Developed to address rugged storage applications, a new single-width storage XMC uses the latest mezzanine form factor and flash drive technologies, including the new CFast flashRead More...

Rugged Solid-State HD Video Data Recorder with up to Three Hours on CompactFlash

In the latest addition to its family of rugged video recorders, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the Skyquest VRDV-5002 High Definition Video Recorder. 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...

Industrial-Grade 16 Gbyte MicroSDHC Memory Card for Extreme Environments

An industrial-grade MicroSDHC memory card targets high reliability and longevity even in extreme environments for mission-critical applications. The shock-resistant industrial-gradeRead More...

The Fabric of the Cloud

With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things, with the proliferation of machine-to-machine (M2M) systems and with the growing need for embedded devices to make vast amounts of dataRead 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...

High-Speed Storage System for Network Monitoring Applications

A new platform for high-throughput data recording applications provides very high sustained write-to-disk rates for solutions such as network forensics, application performanceRead 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...

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...

Conduction Cooled OpenVPX StoreEngine Moves 750 Mbyte/s

A scalable storage server designed for high-performance embedded systems provides the built-in capability to operate as a high-bandwidth data recorder, embedded RAID or file server.Read 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...

Rugged IF Signal Recorder for Extreme Environments

The first of a new recorder family called Extreme Talon is an IF signal recording and playback system, suitable for military and aerospace applications, UAVs and other severeRead 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...

2U RAID Array Is NEBS Certified for Telecom Applications

A new 2U RAID array has been certified to Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Level 3. The 12-drive array from One Stop Systems supports up to 48 Tbyte data storage usingRead More...