Leveraging STEC’s proprietary, high
performance MACH4 SSD controller, the Express Mini Card
offers extremely high-performance (up to 90MB/s) and high
capacities up to 32GB. The result is a no-compromise solid
state storage solution providing ultra-mobile system
designers with a true plug-n-play storage device, allowing
for short design cycles and fast time to market.
Flash memory has quickly become the product
of choice for applications requiring high reliability and
high tolerance to shock, vibration, humidity, altitude, and
temperature, especially important to mobile applications.
Because the MACH4 PCI Express Mini Card uses NAND flash
technology (e.g. no moving parts), it is more reliable and
has much lower latency compared to a traditional hard disk
drive, while consuming half the power (approximately 1 watt
compared to 2 watts for a typical mobile hard disk drive). STEC’s
MACH4 PCI Express Mini Card also adheres to the PCI-SIG
Express Mini Card mechanical specification as well as
industry compliance and regulatory standards including UL,
FCC, RoHS, and ATA-7. This combined with a proprietary
state-of-the-art flash memory controller supporting key
flash management features including advanced wear-leveling
and error checking and correction as well as drive
monitoring (SMART), provides OEMs with the flexibility to
address customer-specific applications with the industry’s
highest reliability and endurance. |