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Innodisk at aditech customer meet 2015
The document outlines Innodisk's advancements in SSD technology, highlighting its focus on customization, reliability, and performance in various industries including aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. It details product features such as data protection mechanisms, power management, and rugged design to meet harsh environmental conditions. Additionally, it includes information on their global operations, certifications, and commitment to high standards in technology and service.
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- 1. HOW SSDs BENEFITS YOUBY UNIQUE TECHNOLIGIES AND SERVICES Elain Wu Global Sales BU February 5, 2015
- 2. • About innodisk •Why SSD • Technologies & Service • Storage Selection • Summary 2 Agenda
- 3. 3 Establish March 2005 ChairmanRichard Lee Capital USD$18,578K Revenue (2014) USD$118 million Employees (Global) 382 Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan Branch Offices USA, Japan, Europe & China Business Focus Enterprise, Industrial, Aerospace & Defense Intellectual Property 52 (Global) Certifications ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 14064-1, IECQ QC 080000, TS16949 Production Capacity 600K units/monthly About Innodisk
- 4. Sales R&D Finance $ MarketingTech. SupportManufacture Global Operation and Service Taipei HQ US Branch CN Branch EU BranchNew Jersey Fremont Beijing Shanghai Shenzhen JP Branch
- 5. Embedded Storage 5 INDUSTRIAL DRAM EMBEDDED FLASH Industrial DRAM USB/ LAN / Serial Ports / GPIO Innodisk Collections EMBEDDED PERIPHERAL
- 6. 6 • Truly designedfor IPC and Embedded field • In House R&D team to fulfill H/W & F/W Customization • In House Production and Testing • Worldwide Service, Local Support What is Innodisk committed ?
- 7. 7 Rugged & Reliable Faster SSD Solid StateDrive Multiple Form Factor Customizable Low Power Consumption
- 8. 8 PATA PCIe Gen. IIGen. IIISATA I II III Interface TrendSSD
- 9. Cloud Application ─ Server,Surveillance, HPC Semi-industrial ─ POS, Kiosk, Digital signage Embedded ─ IPC, Automation Vertical Markets ─ Gaming, Medical Security Endurance Reliability Customization Longevity Support BOM control Firmware support Performance Reliability PRODUCT DESIGN, SERVICES, DIVERSE APPLICATION Military Application Embedded and Industrial Application Cloud Storage Application Unique Application ─ Aerospace & Defense Security
- 10. Storage Demands We knowyour concern! • Reliability • Stability • Endurance • Security • Multiple form factors • Customization • more… Product Design & SERVICE Defense In-Vehicle Gaming Automation IPC
- 11. Technologies iCell iData GuardThermal Sensor iSLC DestroySecurity Erase Product Design & SERVICE Data Protection Stability Innovation Data Protection Reliability Security Security
- 12. • Conditions: – Harshenvironment – Unstable Power Supply • Applications: – Aerospace & Defense (Radar/Tank/Data Center…) – Government system (Data bank…) – In-vehicle system (Aircraft/Navigation…) • Issues: – Power Failure > Data loss 12 Product Design & SERVICE Data Protection iData Guard iCell
- 13. iCell iCell A smart dataprotection technology that is built into the SSD, providing a mechanism to instantaneously discharge data stores in DRAM buffer to flash to ensure the safety of data during power failure. iCell Product Design & SERVICE HOST iCell Technology Controller Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash DRAM Buffer HOST Interface
- 14. Product Design &SERVICE iCell Transportation System Defense Harsh Environment In-vehicle Data Protection IPC Automation
- 15. iData Guard iData Guard AComprehensive data protection mechanism that is active before and after a sudden power outage during the usage of an SSD iData Guard Product Design & SERVICE Unstable Power Supply Defense Harsh Environment In-vehicle Data Protection IPC Automation
- 16. Thermal Sensor Thermal Sensor Prevention ofFailure due to overheating. During extreme temperature, firmware can adjust the data transfer behavior to maintain the SSD’s reliable operation. Thermal Sensor Product Design & SERVICE High Temp. Environment Defense Extreme Environment In-vehicle Stable Operation IPC Automaion Vehicle Mounted Computers Defense/Tank Outdoor FacilityHigh Temp. Environment
- 17. Product Design &SERVICE Pin 7 SATA Pin 7 VCC • An optional design to provide power supply through the 7th Pin of SATA connector • Standard SATA connector Same concept as “Power over Ethernet!” Pin 7 VCC Intel Mini PC - NUC Board DE3815TYBE High-Shock Environment Defense Shock- resistant In-vehicle Reliability Max. use of space
- 18. Data Security Destroy Implements anultimate data erase of the SSD. Once Destroy is triggered, in addition to all the user data and SSD information, also SSD FW will also be erased and unrecoverable. Destroy Product Design & SERVICE Security Erase Security Erase Designed for emergency data erase to comply with some standards. All data block in flash chips will be erased by sending flash erase command. Defense Confidential Data Aerospace Gov. Data Bank Government
- 19. 19 •Erase •Destroy •Write Protection Triggers securityfunctions through H/W or ATA Command. Data SecurityProduct Design & SERVICE Robust Series
- 20. Function Standard Description QEraserQuick Erase Erase user data/ MBR/ FAT table SEraser DoD 5220.22-M Erase, overwrite with a single character, and then erase again. USA-AF AFSSI 5020 Erase, and overwrite with random data. USA Navy NAVSO P-5239-26 Erase, overwrite with random data, and then erase again. NSA Manual 130-2 Erase, overwrite with random data twice, and then erase and overwrite with one character. USA-Army 380-19 Erase and overwrite with random data, erase and overwrite with one character, and then erase and overwrite with complement of the character. NISPOMSUP Chap 8, Sect. 8- 501 Overwrite all locations with one character, its complement, and then random data. NSA Manual 9-12 Erase, and overwrite with random data. IRIG 106 Erase, overwrite with one character, erase and overwrite with one character and the erase. Write one character to all bad blocks and erase till it’s erased all. Destroy Innodisk Destroy Ultra speed erase user data/ MBR/ FAT table/ Firmware. Write Protect Hardware/Software Write Protect Once the SSD is triggered write protect, the SSD's status will be read only. 20 Security StandardProduct Design & SERVICE
- 21. 1. Triggering theQEraser with a jumper on the host or device or give a order through the ATA command. 2. The QEraser function access the flash chip in the drive and erase the data. InnoRobust Core Processor Micro ProcessorInterface Host Button Host Platform ATA Command Product Design, SERVICE, Business Model Quick EraseProduct Design & SERVICE
- 22. 1. Triggering theSEraser with a jumper on the device or give a order through the ATA command. 2. The SEraser function access the flash chip in the drive and erase the data. InnoRobust Core Processor Micro ProcessorInterface Host Button …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Host Platform ATA Command Product Design, SERVICE, Business Model Security EraseProduct Design & SERVICE
- 23. 1. Triggering theDestroy function with a jumper on the device or give a order through the ATA command 2. Device would totally extirpated, which is unrecoverable. InnoRobust Core Processor Micro ProcessorInterface Host Button …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message …Confidential Message $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k $%&uidjfl7ieqjro!@k FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Host Platform InnoRobust SSD ATA Command DestroyProduct Design & SERVICE
- 24. 24 Physical Destroy Host Controller Flash FlashFlash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash DRAM SATA Interface High Voltage Product Design & SERVICE 28v
- 25. H/W Switch S/W Lock Lock Write ProtectionProductDesign & SERVICE Digital signageGaming machine Kiosk
- 26. “A technology thatis able to increase the device’s lifespan but also keeps cost sweet !” iSLC Technology iSLC iSLC Product Design & SERVICE
- 27. iSLC Technology Item SLC Single LevelCell iSLC inno SLC MLC Multi Level Cell Architecture Read/Write Speed Fastest Faster Slow Power Consumption Lower High High Endurance (Program/Erase Cycle) Best Better Bad Cost SLC > iSLC > MLC Product Design & SERVICE
- 28. • Cost betweenSLC and MLC • Lifespan: up to 10 times better than MLC • Performance & user experience are similar to SLC “A technology that is able to increase the device’s lifespan but also keeps cost sweet !” iSLC Technology iSLC iSLC Good Performance Better Endurance Product Design & SERVICE
- 29. Self- Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology iSMART A powerful,easy to use monitoring tool for SSD and HDD. iSMART Tool Disk Health Lifespan Device information Temperature Wear leveling Performance Test Write protect Switch Alert function Power saving Manageability Product Design & SERVICE
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- 31. Transfer mode Partition Disk format Imagepre-load Vendor unique Even more…… Customized PCB Special soldering pad Customized connector Customized housing Customized erase CMD Even more…… Tailor made H/W & F/W CustomizationProduct Design & SERVICE
- 32. 32 Without coating Withcoating Conformal CoatingProduct Design & SERVICE Outdoor System In-vehicle System Factory Automation Defense & Aerospace Protect against: • Moisture • Dust • Chemical • Acid-Material • Alkaline-Material
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- 34. • Customization forspecific SPEC/Application • Fixed BOM (Bill of material) • Strong and efficient support team • Original IC only • Variety of models • Product Longevity support • Formal PCN/ EOL notice in advance • Document revision control Business Model How can we be outstanding? Product Design & SERVICE
- 35. Flash & DRAM SATA PCIe PATAUSB SD nanoSSD SELECTION DRAM Wide Temp. Low Profile Rugged and More…. DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4
- 36. Aerospace & DefenseSelectionFor You Aerospace & Defense Conformal Coating Strict Specification 2.5” SSD 3SR-P/3MR-P 2.5” SSD 3MG2-P 1.8” SSD 3SR-P/3MR-P Golden Finger 30u” Operating Temp -40℃ ~ +85℃ Wide Temp. DRAM
- 37. In-VehicleSelection For You In-vehicle iCell iDataGuard Thermal Sensor Security Function Removable WP switch 3MR-P iCF 1ME3MG-P L2 architecture iCell iData Guard Thermal Sensor Golden Finger 30u” Operating Temp -40℃ ~ +85℃ Wide Temp. DRAM
- 38. 38 Selection For YouVehicle-Grade Power Certifications • ISO TS16949 Automotive International Quality Management Standard • ISO 7637-2 Power lead immunity Coupled immunity
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Editor's Notes
- #2 Good morning everyone. Thanks for coming here and attending this seminar. My name is Elain, I am account manager of innodisk, responsible for India Region. The video we just saw is about innodisk. We are storage provider of embedded flash and industrial DRAM in Taiwan. Whether you are first time to know about us or you are using our product already. Hope you have a clearer image regarding innodisk through this video. Who we are and what we do. Today, I will introduce how SSDs benefit YOU by unique technologies and service.
- #3 First, I will introduce innodisk, let you know more about us. Then I will mention about the following: Why SSD? Show you its advantages. Introduce some our key product design and service. And last what selection do you have. Let us start.
- #4 Innodisk was established on 2005 by our chairman, Mr. Richard Lee. He owns many patented technologies and he was given a title of Mr. Flash in the industrial embedded field. Innodisk is a storage provider with a focus on the enterprise, industrial, aerospace and defense industries. We are a global company, HQ is located on Taiwan and we have branch offices in The US, Japan, China and Europe. Our company keeps growing up. The Revenue of 2014 is around $118 million dollars. We have 382 employees in the global. 10% is R&D team, they keep developing product and technology. Now we already have 52 patents in the global. We have the following Certifications and factory is located on Taiwan, you can trust our product quality. Production capacity can reach 600K/unit per month.
- #5 Our Global Branch location JP, China, Europe and the US In order to provide much timely service and local support, not only sales person, we also have technical person in every branch.
- #6 We provide completed storage solution, including Embedded Flash Storage and Industrial DRAM. We also provide the Embedded Peripheral product to break the limitation and extend more possibility of limited port on motherboard. Rahul will introduce EP Product in another topic later.
- #7 What innodisk committed? Our products are truly designed for IPC and Embedded field. We have in-house R&D team and our Factory is located on Taiwan. In order to provide high quality product, testing pattern is very different from consumer product. And our product has to pass many tests before shipping, such as burn-in test for 8 hours to ensure the product quality. Next, Let us cut to our topic. How SSD benefit you by unique technologies and service. Maybe you are not using SSD or the first time to know innodisk but never mind! I will show you SSD’s advantages and our own technologies today.
- #8 Why SSD? Not Traditional Hard Disk? Because… *It has Multiple-Form Factor: Such as 2.5inch SSD and to space-saving, it has many small form factor modules like mSATA, SATADOM as well. And maybe you don’t need to use so high capacity storage; it can give you much more storage selections. *It is anti-vibration, very Rugged and Reliable. We know Hard Disk is very weak in vibration surroundings. *Data Process speed is faster. Performance is much better Hard Disk. *It is Low-Power Consumption, it doesn’t need to rotate the platters like as Hard disk. *It is Customizable.
- #9 Next, Let us see that trend of SSD interface. Interface is from PATA to SATA then PCIe. Current main trend for Industrial /Embedded system Field still is SATA and PATA. SKYLAKE is the developing processor with new microarchitecture of Intel. It can support much more channel for PCIe. We may estimate that PCIe will be a more popular interface in the future.
- #10 SSD can be used in diverse application. From this pyramid, we can see that to different application, they have different request and concern. Our customer application can be divided roughly into 3 parts. (按)For cloud storage application, data traffic is huge, they will need good performance and reliability to operate and store the data. (按)For Embedded & Industrial application, they may require customization service, BOM control or firmware support and so on. And we have R&D team can support on this. (按)For Niche market, like A&D, their data is very confidential and device usually works on harsh environment, so they will more care about the data security and endurance.
- #11 Our team dedicate to these field many years, we know your concern. You are looking for the product with the following Maybe you need more…
- #12 So, to your concern, we have some preparation and solution. The following are our own technologies, designed by our team. (按)For Data Protection, we have iCell & iData Guard can prevent data loss from power failure. (按)For Stability, we have thermal sensor to avoid the failure due to overheating, ensure stable data transfer. (按)Our Innovation, iSLC technology increases Data Transfer Speed and Endurance. (按)To higher Reliability, we have PIN7 patented design for SATADOM. (按)For Data Security, we have erase and destroy function to protect confidential data. Next, I will introduce more about above design.
- #13 During the harsh environment, there power supply may not stable. For example, defense application, system may be set in remote region Or in-vehicle system power supply may not stable sometimes. Once power failure occurs, device doesn’t have enough power to operate the data then data may be lost. So, most users are afraid of sudden abnormal power failure. And These 2 technologies, iData Guard & iCell can prevent this issue, Raise reliability.
- #14 First, iCell. This is iCell. (按) We build iCell in our 2.5”SSD series. iCell is capacitor, a kind of battery to keep power supply. This technology is able to provide power after host power off. Before power outage, (按) iCell ensure all data in DRAM buffer can be written done into Flash, no data will be lost.
- #15 (按)you can see the power outage status of SSD from these two pictures, with iCell and without iCell. (按)During this period, around 60 milliseconds. iCell will ensure the all data in DRAM buffer can be written into flash. So if your device has iCell this design, it can higher your data protection, reduce the risk of data loss.
- #16 Besides iCell, in order to avoid data loss during power failure, we have iData Guard this design as well. We build a low power detector in SSD, it will auto detect the power if in normal range. Once detect low power event occurs, controller will reject any new command from the host and will ensure SSD has enough power for the last operation. When the next power on, firmware start remapping the table ensures data integrity. Our all product have this design.
- #17 We know, if device temperature is too high, it may have operation issue and then fail. So, thermal sensor this design is to prevent the failure due to overheating. It is a good design for the system usually operates under extreme environment. Such as outdoor system, defense system or in-vehicle system and so on. During harsh environment, it can detect temperature and firmware will adjust the data transfer behavior to maintain the SSD operation, Raise the stability. We build thermal sensor into our all Wide temp series product.
- #18 PIN7 this technology is used in our SATADOM and it is a patented design of innodisk. It can be the replaced solutions for power cable. And user can maximize the use of space of their systems. If the motherboard owns this design, the Host can supply the power through the 7th pin of SATA connector directly. Raise the Reliability of the system and avoid possible interference from the power cable. It will very suitable for small-size machine or in-vehicle system on high-shock environment. This technology has been designed into Intel Romley server platform since 2012 and they only recommend innodisk SATADOM with their platform. (按)And current Intel NUC series have this PIN7 design as well.
- #19 Next is about Data security function. Such as Government data center, aerospace / Defense related system application, they have lots of important data in the device, cannot disclose to anyone. In order to protect some confidential data, during emergency moment, Security Erase and Destroy will be important function of the SSD.
- #20 (按)Our Robust series SSD is designed for Defense application, support Erase, destroy and write protection. Trigger these functions through hardware design jumper (按) or ATA command. (按)
- #21 This chart shows many type security function standards. If you have special requirement of erase mode, we can assist you to customize one. Next, Let us see more about the security functions.
- #22 One of erase function, it is for emergency data erase in few seconds. If you have no time to delete the data, you can execute this function directly. (按)As soon as the host executes this function, all data will be erased in few seconds. (The spent time is based on the SSD’s capacity. 128GB data can be erased within 7 seconds.)
- #23 (按)Will Erase the all data and then rewrite the data with random data or letter “F”. It is compliant with military standard.
- #24 Destroy is the high-end security function. This function will remove all user data, Firmware, FAT table, will be unrecoverable. Device becomes useless. Even though, third party got your device, they are not able to acquire any data from it. No data will be disclosed.
- #25 Physical Destroy. It is a special customization. Generally, if system voltage is over around 13 Volt, component will be damaged. Therefore, this case is that through high voltage supply (按) from the host to destroy the device. Input high voltage to every Flash and then it will be burned out, device cannot be recovered anymore. You can see the spark from the flash on the photo. Above Security functions is to protect your important information, no one can get it.
- #26 Except some SSD we have HW design jumper to execute the write protection. The rest products, we also can through hardware switch or particular firmware to control the Write Protection prevents anyone from modifying the data. For example, gaming machine, digital signage, kiosk will need read-only sometimes.
- #27 Next is about our innovation iSLC technology. It is able to increase the device’s lifespan but also keep price sweet. Let us see its position in where.
- #28 This is comparison table of 3 Flash types. SLC, iSLC and MLC From this chart, you can see that SLC Performance, Endurance is the best and it is low power consumption. If your application is with heavy writing behavior, we will suggest SLC to you. MLC has lower cost, but its performance & endurance is not good as SLC. If your application may be with little heavy writing behavior,…
- #29 iSLC series product will be the best budget-friendly solution for you. (按)Performance is similar with SLC. (按)Endurance is 7 times better than the MLC. (20K) So, iSLC is a good alternative solution between SLC and MLC.
- #30 Besides the technical design we mentioned in above. For manageability, we have a tool called iSMART. Assist user to track the disk information and observe the health status of storage. For example, with this tool, engineer can monitor and manage the disk usage exactly when to replace the disk, before the end of its cycles. We have confidence in our product quality, so we show you the details of device. (Support Linux and Windows Embedded two OS version.)
- #31 (按)iSMART tool can monitor 8 device at one time. (按)You can see the general disk info like Model Name, FW and Temperature, power-on count/hour, bad block from this page. (按)Temperature Trend, (按)Lifespan (It is a calculation based on user behavior and Storage health status) Users can clearly see the lifespan status and when if SSD needs replacement. Wear leveling status, many vendor say their product support wear leveling but no one show, only innodisk show the status to you. (按)simple and real time performance test (按)set an alert for device, if there have any abnormal index occurs, for example temperature over 70”C. it will send email to you immediately then you can check/fix the problem timely. And you can Export system info, it will be helpful to know some details right away.
- #32 Moreover, We have strong in-house R&D team provide customization service from hardware to firmware. If you have any request, welcome to discuss with us. We will try our best to fulfill your request.
- #33 And we also provide Conformal coating customization service. It is compliant with MIL standards. Why need conformal coating? Because… There have many factors such as moisture, dust, some acid- or alkaline material during the environment will damage the module, and have bad impact on SSD’S operation. So, if system is used in outdoors, chemical factory or defense application, product with conformal coating can raise the reliability.
- #34 And to get closer with customer’s request and each vertical market, we keep developing product and improving the design. We also can provide customized products to meet your special requirement.
- #35 How can we be outstanding? Our business model is very different from general consumer product market. We provide customization service. Fixed BOM: would not change the component freely. If customer encounters any problem, our support team will assist to find out the root-cause and resolve it. We use original IC only on our product. No down-grade IC, Quality is not good. We offer various product series for your selection. And longevity support, if we have to change the design/discontinue the product due to some unavoidable reason; we will issue formal PCN or EOL in advance.
- #36 We talked much about our technologies and service so far. So what solution do you have? We offer full type storage, including Flash & DRAM. We can offer the storage solution to every port on the motherboard. For Flash part, Interface is with PCIe, PATA, SATA, USB, SD. Factor is from 1.8”/2.5” to small form factor like SATADOM, CF and SD card. And DRAM Part, we have SODIMM or UDIMM from DDR1 to DDR4, offer low profile, wide temp, and rugged series and so on. To vertical market, Defense and in-vehicle application, we have some featured product series.
- #37 For Defense this vertical market, (按)We have Robust series It is very rugged and reliable and it is complaint with military standard and meets the strict specifications, such as vibration, shock, thermal test and so on. Support iCell, iData Guard, security function to protect the data and thermal sensor to prevent the failure due to overheating. (按)3MG2-P is with our special FW architecture can provide high IOPS and it can offer till 1TB capacity to meet your huge data storage requirement. Such as for Radar application. (按)We also have wide temp and rugged series DRAM can fulfill your application. Our Wide temp DRAM is with 30u golden finger to ensure memory maintains high-quality signal transfer.
- #38 For in-vehicle market, (按) Generally device will operate under the high shock, vibration or high temperature environment. Our 3MR-P series is rugged and compliant with military standard and support iCell, iData Guard technologies, security function to protect the data. And 3MG-P can provides high IOPS or you can choose removable storage, CF card. These 3 models have E-Mark certification. E-mark is a seal of the European Communities. It is to ensure the driving safety and environmental protection. (按)And wide temp DRAM is with 30u golden finger to ensure high-quality signal transfer.
- #39 You can trust all of our product quality to your application. Our whole company and factory were approved by SGS and got the TS16949 certification. It shows a global unified quality management to automotive industry supplier. And our products are compliant with ISO standard and pass some tests for vehicle-grade by third-party monitor. From these certificates and tests, it can show our product is reliable. Our design, our company is compliant to the requirement for different territories and regions.
- #40 Now, let me give the Summary of above contents. SSDs are the trend and will dominate the storage market and make your system more powerful. The important thing for product is not only Price and Performance, but also Product Design and Quality. We not only dedicate to industrial embedded field but also focus on Defense, in-vehicle vertical market, provide Specific features for the application. iSLC is an alternative solution between SLC and MLC. Good performance, longer lifespan with friendly price. What we want to deliver not only Product, but also Services. Is there any questions about above contents?
- #41 That is end of my presentation. Thanks for your listening & attention.