Hitachi ships the industry's first 25-nanometer SLC NAND flash enterprise-class SSDs
Demonstrating its commitment to delivering leading-edge technologies and solutions for enterprise-class servers and storage systems, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that its Ultrastar enterprise-class solid state drive (SSD) family is the industrys first to use 25-nanometer (nm) single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash. The Ultrastar SSD400S.B family combines Hitachis proven enterprise hard disk drive (HDD) expertise with Intels extensive capabilities in developing high-endurance SLC NAND flash memory and advanced SSD technology. The drives also conform to the Trusted Computing Groups Enterprise A Security Subsystem Class encryption specification, helping customers protect sensitive data, and reduce the costs associated with drive retirement and reuse. Security is a growing concern among enterprise customers, especially those in financial services, e-commerce and online transaction processing, said Brendan Collins, vice president of product marketing, Hitachi GST. Our solid state drives are designed to deliver the highest level of performance, while reducing total cost of ownership. ...