[san-tech][03309] OCZ Technology: the First ASIC-Based Controller to Enable Triple-Level Cell NAND Flash (1TB Maximum), July 20, 2011

Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:08:32 +0900
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SSDメーカーの OCZ Technologyからコントローラの発表です (後で紹介する
ように、2011年 3月 14日に買収した会社の製品です。プレスリリースも両社
から出ています)。

"OCZ Technology Unveils Indilinx Everest Series Solid State Drive Controller"
 Next Generation SATA 6Gbps SSD Platform Allows up to 1TB of Storage per
 Controller and is the First ASIC-Based Controller to Enable State-of-the-Art
 Triple-Level Cell NAND Flash
 July 20, 2011
  http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/441
  http://www.indilinx.com/news/news_view.asp?seq=38


Indilinx Everest Platform Complete Feature-Set: (一部)

 *)SATA Revision 3.0 - Supports 6Gbps, 3Gbps, and 1.5Gbps interface speeds
 *)Dual Core ARM CPU
 *)1TB Maximum Capacity
 *)Up to 8 Channels of ONFI 2.0/Toggle 1.0 Flash at up to 200MT/s with
   up to 16-way Interleaving
 *)Advanced BCH ECC engine -over 70 bits per defined sector
 *)400MHz DDR3 DRAM Cache Interface with Support for up to 512MB
 *)Supports up to 1xnm Node NAND Flash with 1, 2, or 3 bits per cell
 *)Efficient NAND Flash Management - Dynamic and Static Wear-Leveling,
   and Background Garbage Collection
 *)NCQ Support up to 32 Queue Depth
 *)End-to-End Data Protection

Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI)
  http://onfi.org/


関連記事：
"OCZ samples twin-core ARM SSD controller"
 Do you need a bit of TLC?
 25th July 2011, The Register
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/25/ocz_indilinx_everest/


Indilinx社買収関連：
"OCZ Technology completes acquisition of Indilinx Co., LTD"
 Addition of High Performance Controller Technology and Firmware is Expected
 to Accelerate Storage Technology Innovation and Expand Product Portfolio
 2011-03-14
  http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/421
  http://www.indilinx.com/news/news_view.asp?seq=34

"OCZ opens wide and swallows Indilinx"
 Embedded SSD controller tech gives it deeper penetration into new markets
 16th March 2011, The Register
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/16/ocz_buys_indilinx/


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