Plug-and-Play Storage System delivers USB connectivity.September 4, 2007 -
Available in 1-4 GB capacities, SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module exhibits performance, reliability, and multi-year product lifecycle required by OEMs for embedded system applications in demanding environments. PowerArmor technology protects against voltage and power anomalies, and SiSMART technology monitors storage system useable-life. ECC, wear-leveling, and storage management technologies provide extended product life.
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Original Press release
SiliconSystems, Inc.
26940 Aliso Viejo Parkway
Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656
USA
SiliconSystems Announces Availability of Its SiliconDrive USB 10-pin Product Family
New Product is Based on SiliconSystems' Next-Generation Storage Platform
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 23 -- SiliconSystems, Inc., a world leader in advanced storage technology, today announced the addition of a USB 10-pin module to its SiliconDrive family of products. The new family features an industry-standard form factor and is available in capacities ranging from 1- to 4-gigabytes (GB). Based on the advancements of the company's recently-announced next-generation storage technology platform, which overcomes the storage system reliability and compatibility issues associated with faster host system interfaces and shrinking process geometries, the new SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module delivers the high performance, high reliability and multi-year product lifecycle storage system required by Enterprise System OEMs.
Embedded system applications designed for use in today's most demanding environments such as blade servers, video poker machines, single board computers and interactive kiosks require the high-speed data transfer and exchange provided by a USB interface combined with a highly reliable storage solution. SiliconSystems USB 10-pin module offers a feature-rich plug-and-play storage system to meet these needs. The SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module integrates advanced storage technologies to achieve higher write speeds, enable lower power consumption and provide enhanced ruggedness and reliability.
As with all its products based on SiliconSystems' next-generation SiliconDrive technology, the new USB 10-pin module features an enhanced version of the company's patented PowerArmor technology, which offers protection from host system voltage and power anomalies to prevent data and drive corruption, and a more precise version of the company's patent-pending SiSMART technology, which accurately monitors storage system useable-life to compensate for lower endurance storage components. Giving OEMs the highest reliability and performance, the SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module also incorporates the company's industry-leading ECC, wear-leveling and storage management technologies, as well as robust storage management architecture to ensure long product life.
"By offering 10-pin compatibility in a small form factor that matches host system capacity requirements, the SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module delivers an optimal storage solution for a broad range of next-generation embedded applications," said Gary Drossel, vice president of product planning at SiliconSystems. "Along with overcoming storage system reliability and compatibility issues associated with faster host system interfaces and shrinking storage component process geometries, our USB 10-pin module is also a great example of the scalability designed into SiliconSystems' next-generation SiliconDrive platform."
SiliconSystems will offer both standard and low-profile versions of the SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module to match motherboard designs and save valuable board space. Engineering samples of the SiliconDrive USB 10-pin module are available now and volume production will commence in Q4 2007.
About SiliconDrive
SiliconSystems' patented SiliconDrive is breakthrough storage technology engineered to overcome problems associated with products originally designed for the consumer electronics and personal computer markets. SiliconDrive technology is engineered to exceed the high performance, high reliability and multi-year lifecycle requirements of the Enterprise System OEM market. PowerArmor and SiSMART technologies integrated into every SiliconDrive eliminate field failures from power disturbances, prevent costly product requalifications and provide enhanced security to protect application data and software IP, resulting in a lower total cost of ownership.
About SiliconSystems
SiliconSystems is a world leader in advanced storage technology engineered exclusively for the high performance, high reliability, multi-year product lifecycle requirements of the Enterprise System OEM market. The company's patented SiliconDrive technology exceeds the rigorous demands of applications in the netcom, military, industrial, interactive kiosk and medical markets. SiliconSystems is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Additional company and product information is available on the company's website at http://www.siliconsystems.com/.
SiliconSystems(TM), SiliconDrive(TM), SiSMART(TM), PowerArmor(TM) and the SiliconSystems logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SiliconSystems, Inc. and may be used publicly only with the permission of SiliconSystems and require proper acknowledgement. Other listed names and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Annette Keller of Keller Communication, +1-949-640-4811, akeller@siliconsystems.com, for SiliconSystems, Inc.; or Tim Leary of SiliconSystems, Inc., +1-949-900-9402, tleary@siliconsystems.com
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