Product category: Memory Devices and Modules
News Release from: Simpletech Europe | Subject: Zeus SATA SSDs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 24 March 2005
Solid-state drives come with Serial ATA interface
SimpleTech has extended its Zeus solid state drive (SSD) product line with the introduction of a Serial ATA (SATA) version.
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SimpleTech has extended its Zeus solid state drive (SSD) product line with the introduction of a Serial ATA (SATA) version. Zeus SSDs, available in capacities up to 128Gbyte, have sustained read/write rates of 20, 30, 40 or 60Mbyte/s and use the company's patented stacking technology to measure just 9.5mm in height - making Zeus SSDs the world's thinnest, fastest SATA solid state drives. 'SimpleTech continues to deliver new designs to remain in alignment with our customers' current and next generation product development needs'.
'Our SATA product line affirms our commitment to industrial Flash customers', said Patrick Wilkison, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at SimpleTech.
'The Zeus solid state drive product portfolio provides the optimised mix of interface possibilities, throughput characteristics, and all the advanced features that are vital to our Industrial and OEM customers'.
Zeus SSDs are fully ATA-compliant and conform to the same mounting requirements as traditional hard disk drives, making Zeus SSDs drop-in replacements for any standard IDE/ATA-compliant hard disk drive.
Additionally, Zeus SATA SSDs have longer cable lengths than IDE drives making the drives easier to route and install.
The product's patent-pending design combines low power consumption with the highest storage density (gigabytes per cubic centimetre) available in an SSD solution.
SimpleTech's patent-pending wear-leveling and back block management algorithms ensure the consistency, accuracy and integrity of user data.
As there are no moving parts, Zeus SSDs eliminate the electromechanical noise and delay inherent in traditional rotating media.
The drives have unlimited read cycles, 2 million write cycles, 10-year data retention, and are enclosed in an impact-resistant aluminium alloy case.
SimpleTech Zeus SATA SSDs incorporate cutting-edge security features that comply with the most rigorous security standards issued by the Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M), National Security Agency (NSA 130-2), Air Force (AFSSI 5020), Army (AR 380-19) and Navy (Navso 5239).
Zeus SSDs offer advanced security features, including secure erase and intelligent destructive purge.
The security erase has two options to sanitise the media.
The first minimises the time required to complete the operation, and the second minimises the power consumed during the operation.
SimpleTech's patent-pending destructive purge option removes the drive's data and then destroys the media, making the SSD unusable and data retrieval impossible.
Additionally, the destruction is monitored and confirmed.
Zeus SSDs are ideal for a variety of applications including military, automotive, transportation, industrial railway control and financial transactions.
Military applications include mission data recorders, black boxes, navigation systems and field computers.
SimpleTech ensures long-term product availability and nonobsolescence.
All Zeus SSDs carry a standard seven year warranty.
Extended warranties are also available.
SimpleTech's Zeus SATA SSDs are currently shipping.
Both SATA and Ultra DMA SSDs are available in standard 2.5 and 3.5in form factors, as well as custom form factors, and ranging in capacity from 2 to 128Gbyte.
OEM pricing is available on request.
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