High Reliability Memory Module Features, Applications & Environments

Memory solutions must provide reliable operation even in the most extreme conditions (e.g., temperature, shock, and vibration).

UHC-SILO 50TB SAS SSD Datacenter Evaluation

Datacenter infrastructures today are often made up of a grid of modules or nodes, each with storage and compute power in a single chassis.

Memory Module Serial Presence Detect

For a computer system to recognize a memory module, the module needs to have a chip on it that communicates the specifications of the module to the system.

DRAM Memory Module Rank Calculation

A memory rank is a set of DRAM chips connected to the same chip select, which are therefore accessed simultaneously.

ECC vs. Non-ECC MEMORY

ECC memory (Error-correcting code memory) [Figure-1] is a type of computer data storage (memory) that can detect and correct the most common kinds of internal data corruption (errors) without user intervention.

TCG - Opal

Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is an international industry standards group. The TCG develops specifications amongst its members and publishes the specifications (i.e. Opal Security Subsystem Class) for use and implementation by the industry.

Wear Leveling

The wear leveling (WL) technique can extend the endurance and life of an SSD by working around the block erase and program/ erase cycle limitations of NAND flash devices.

SSD Power Fail Protection

Viking SSD’s that contain MLC NAND, use special SSD firmware and data protection mechanisms to protect in-flight write cache data during power fail events, without the use of capacitive hold-up circuits, which could fail at elevated temperatures.