Embedded World: Virtium StorFly Series 3 M.2 Industrial-Grade BiCS5 3D TLC NVMe and SATA SSDs

Virtium LLC introduced the 2nd-gen StorFly Series 3 M.2 NVMe and SATA SSD platforms.

StorFly Series 3 M.2 NVMe SSDs

Interface: NVMe / PCIe
NAND: BiCS5 gTLC, pSLC
Capacities: 8GB-2TB ( 4TB coming soon)
Form factors: M.2 2230, 2242, 2280 and 22110
Other features:

• Integrated power-fail protection
• Integrated AES encryption, crypto-erase sanitization, device locking and TCG Opal options

These drives are industrial-grade BiCS5 gTLC (true industrial grade) storage solutions, which include full cross-temp (-40°C to 85°C) characterization and an option for pseudo-SLC (pSLC) support for extended endurance and long-term lifecycles.

The StorFly Series 3 SSDs are designed to deliver performance over their product life, capacity, and full industrial temperature range in both standard and extended endurance (XE) configurations. The platforms support M.2 2230, 2242 and 2280 NVMe with PCle Gen3x4 interface, as well as M.2 2280 SATA, mSATA (MO- 300A), and Slim SAT A (MO-297) with SATA 3.1 interface.

StorFly Series 3M.2 SATA SSDs

Interface: SATA
NAND: BiCS5 gTLC, pSLC, SLC
Capacities: 8GB-2TB ( 4TB coming soon)
Form factors: M.2 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280
Other features:

• Integrated power-fail protection
• Integrated AES encryption, crypto-erase sanitization, device locking and TCG Opal options

“The new StorFly Series 3 NVMe and SATA SSD solutions are purpose-built to enable cost-and-power-optimized storage for industrial embedded applications. The products offer the lowest power in the smallest form-factors with a wide range of capacities relevant to system requirements. A unique feature of these drives is support for lower capacities (down to 16GB in extended endurance), which makes them ideal as a low­ cost boot drive while also consuming less power and generating less heat to help optimize system designs.“, said Scott Phillips, VP, product marketing. “The new M.2 NVMe products also support 5-year-plus product availability with the high standard of quality, reliability and consistency that Virtium has become known for over its 25-year history.”

The StorFly Series 3 M.2 NVMe SSDs are a choice for industrial settings that are prone to temperature extremes, necessitating a low-power solution, while providing sufficient capacity and performance for the required industrial applications. These SSDs are for use in robotics, transportation, and process monitoring, as well as in the telecom and networking sectors that are heavily focused on the rapidly expanding 5G and optical networking markets.

Key features include:

• Capacity ranges from 16GB to 1TB (2TB option available in Series 6).
• Industrial temperature (-40°C to 85°C) support.
• High-endurance options including 320GB pSLC in M.2 2242 format.
• Integrated power and thermal management for best steady-state performance over widest temperature range.
• Integrated vtGuard power-fail protection to protect data during an unexpected power loss.
• Integrated vtSecure data security supporting AES encryption with crypto-erase sanitization, device locking, and TCG Opal options on select devices.
• Host Memory Buffer (HMB) support.
• NVMe and SATA platforms provide support for four successive generations of 3D TLC, which will allow for at least a 10-year life cycle.
• Locked bill-of-materials and product change notifications.
• Optional ruggedization enhancements including conformal coating, component
• Underfill, extended temperature screening, 30u” gold connector.

The StorFly Series 3 M.2 NVMe and SATA SSDs are sampling.