SanDisk today unveiled its nex
Designed as drop-in replacements for hard-disk drives
(HDDs), SanDisk?s new second generation module has a SATA
interface to meet new netbook design requirements.
Available in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and 64-gigabytes
(GB)1, SanDisk Gen 2 pSSD drives are aggressively priced,
making them attractive for POS terminals, printers, ATMs
and other applications where users need HDD functionality
with strong reliability, yet want to pay a low cost for
the exact capacity that they need. For example, the 32GB
modular SSD is priced at parity with 2.5" HDDs in OEM
quantities.
SanDisk?s Gen 2 pSSD drives, slated to be available in
February, 2009, are built using the company?s 43-nanometer
Multi-Level Cell (MLC) flash memory. This technology is
produced at fabrication plants in Yokkaichi, Japan, where
SanDisk and its partner, Toshiba Corporation, share the
output.
The technology on which the Second Generation Modular SSDs
are based also utilizes SanDisk?s patented All Bit Line
(ABL) architecture with proprietary programming algorithms
and multi-level data storage management schemes to yield
MLC NAND flash memory chips that don?t sacrifice
performance or reliability.