TDK SMG4A Series of Industrial mSATA Type Modules

TDK Corporation presents the new SMG4A series of SATA II compatible industrial NAND flash memory modules, which enable storage capacities of up to 128GB and measure 30x 0mm.

The product will be available from January 2015.

TDK can meet the requirement of industrial usage by offering a collateral error prevention function, which overcomes the fact that in case of power failure the conventional MLC NAND flash memory products lose the data, which is not written on the disk.

The SMG4A series does feature the power failure tolerance algorithm of TDK’s own GBDriver RS4 controller IC, and also TDK’s internal power supply protection circuit that reliably prevents any power failure related collateral errors.

Further advantages provided by GBDriver RS4 include enhanced ECC and other functions bolstering data reliability, such as read retry, auto recovery, data randomizer, and auto refresh. In addition, service life diagnosis software (TDK SMART) facilitates quantitative lifespan management.

Data security has also been enhanced. In addition to the standard ATA security complement and AES 128-bit encryption, a TDK proprietary security function is also implemented. Data can be stored in the NAND type flash memory in encrypted form, to guard against the risk of data leaks and tampering, resulting in highly robust storage security.

The SMG4A series of industrial mSATA form factor SSDs are SATA flash memory drives suited for use as replacements for HDD drives in industrial equipment and embedded devices. They combine performance, data reliability, storage lifespan, and data security.

With the introduction of the new series, TDK can complement its existing SMG3B series and expands the product range of mSATA type NAND modules.

The products was exhibited at TDK’s booth at the Embedded Technology Exhibition (ET 2014), held from November 19-21 in Yokohama, Japan.

Main applications:

Factory automation equipment
Railway and transport equipment
Cashless registers and other POS equipment
Terinals and thin-client computers, SATA AID SSD installations and other IT equipment for cloud computing systems
Automotive equipment such as car navigation systems, digital tachographs, drive recorders, and rear-view monitors
Office equipment
Amusement devices
Advertising display equipment
Medical and measuring instruments and nursing-care equipment
Base station equipment for 4G mobile data communication systems
Smart grid equipment
Security and surveillance equipment
Disaster prevention related equipment

Features and benefits

Includes GBDriver RS4 NAND Flash Memory Controller
High-Speed Access: Compliant with SATA Revision 2.6 Specification. Compatible with SATA Gen. 1 (1.5Gb/s), Gen. 2 (3Gb/s), and NCQ commands. Supports read access speeds up to 215MB/s and write access speeds up to 95MB/s with no DRAM or other cache while maintaining high reliability.
Global Static Wear Leveling
Improved Power Interruption Tolerance
Enhanced ECC Function
Read Retry Function
Data Randomizer Function
Error Recovery
Security Functions: AES 128-bit encryption, Protection function, TDK’s proprietary security function
ATA Trim Command
Support for SMART Command
Solution Support