Embedded World: Exascend Wins Best in Show With PI4 Series Industrial-Grade E1.S SSD Up to 7.7GB

Exascend, Inc. has won the Best in Show award at Embedded World 2022 for its industrial-grade E1.S SSD from its PCIe Gen4 PI4 series.

Facing stiff competition from industrial storage industry peers such as Apacer, Innodisk and Swissbit, the jury from Embedded Computing Design gave the company’s PI4 series E1.S SSD the highest score across a 15-point rubric made up of Design Excellence (5 points), Relative Performance (5 points), and Market Impact/Disruption (5 points).

PI4 series SSDs

Enterprise performance everywhere with E1.S
The PI4 series is the company’s industrial-grade SSD lineup, available in the U.2, M.2 (2280, 2242 and 2230) and E1.S form factors, featuring the firm’s trademark storage technologies and wide temperature-support for operation in -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C) industrial environments.

Launched in December 2021, the PI4 series E1.S SSD is a rugged SSD in the enterprise E1.S form factor – combining enterprise-class performance and storage density with a thoroughly tough design for extreme environments.

PI4 series E1.S SSD

The PI4 series E1.S SSD is available for order with capacity configurations from 960GB to 7,680GB (1TB to 8TB) and a range of industrial technologies and value-added features.

Start to highly anticipated Embedded World 2022
After a hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Embedded World is finally back with an in-person show in Nuremberg, Germany. The company is exhibiting its latest storage products – including the PI4 series E1.S at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg.

“We are grateful that the judges have recognized Exascend’s commitment to blending enterprise-class performance with industrial-grade innovation into exciting new products that push the industry forward,” said Frank Chen, CEO. “Our industrial-grade E1.S SSD is the result of our whole team’s dedication to storage innovation in a fiercely competitive industry where it takes more than just incremental steps to truly stand out and tackle customer’s pain points head on.”

“We look forward to meeting anyone interested in the future of industrial-grade storage at our booth and cannot wait to showcase the innovations we have in store,” he continued.

The PI4 series SSDs are available for sampling and order through the company and its authorized distributors WW.