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CME Storage sales 2016/17 Type Quantity 2015/16 Quantity 2016/17 Percentage 2016/17 Compact flash 1186 1070 33% (38%) mini-SATA 607 808 25% (19%) sataDOM 576 366 11% (18%) SSD 2.5” 398 579 18% (13%) HDD (spinning) 378 388 12% (12%) CF 1st due to large gambling project Mini-SATA 2nd due to large train project SDOM 3rd also used in gambling project (very little other sales) SSD is out performing HDD Storage accounts for 5.2% of CME sales (3211 storage devices sold 2016/2017)

Advantech Flash Options No notes

First Commercial SSD used in Embedded environment (2001) 1996 – 2001 many different camera flash standards (smart media / CF etc) From 2001 IPCs with CF slots became available CF has 50 pin IDE (PATA) interface

Less common Embedded SSDs SATADOM, sata-SLIM, SD, USB, mini-SATA half and CFAST

Popular SATA Embedded SSDs SSD2.5”, mini-SATA full and M.2 (SATA)

Embedded SSD Form Factor Transition STD 2.5 SSD (100x70x7mm) Mini-SATA (50.8x29.8x4.8mm) M.2 (22x42/60/80x3.5mm) 2.5” SSD mSATA M.2 Interface SATA USB/SATA USB/SATA/PCIex2, PCIex4 Host connector SATA 7+15Pin Mini-SATA M.2 connector Width 70 mm 30 mm 22 mm Thickness 7 mm 4 to 5 mm 3 to 4 mm Length 100mm 50.8mm 30/42/60/80/110mm  

2.5” SATA SSD SSD2.5”, mini-SATA full and M.2 (SATA)

Typical SLC Capacities Typical MLC Capacities Operational Temperature SSD 2.5” SATA Options SSD Type 2.5" SATA SSD (SQF-S25) Product Series 520 630 820 830 Transfer Protocol SATA3 (6Gb/s) Connector SATA 7 + 15 pin Typical SLC Capacities 4 to 64GB 1 to 64GB 16 to 256GB 64 to 512GB Typical MLC Capacities 32 to 256GB 2 to 128GB 16GB to 1TB 128GB to 2TB Number of Channels 4 2/4 4/5/8 8 Max R/W speed MB/s 140/100 510/190 500/350 540/520 Add-on features N/A HW write protect Voltage Stabilizer Operational Temperature 0 ~ 70° C / -40 ~ 85° C

mini-SATA full SSD Mini-PCIe typically ½ length for WIFI cards Advantech has extender to fit mini-SATA (or mini-PCIe) half in full length slot

Typical SLC Capacities Typical MLC Capacities Operational Temperature Mini-SATA Options SSD Type Mini-SATA (SQF-SMS) Product Series 630 820 Transfer Protocol SATA3 (6Gb/s) Connector miniPCIe with SATA pinouts Typical SLC Capacities 1 to 32GB 16 to 128GB Typical MLC Capacities 4 to 64GB 16 to 256GB Number of Channels 1/2/4 4/8 Max R/W speed MB/s 510/150 510/300 Add-on features HW write protect N/A Operational Temperature 0 ~ 70° C / -40 ~ 85° C

M.2 Lengths 30mm (shortest) is about the size of a SD card Also 110mm Most popular is 42/60/80mm

M.2 SATA slot on SBCs 2016 onwards (AIMB-275) Full Size mini-PCIe on front M.2 slot on the rear Provision for 42 mm and 80 mm cards

Typical SLC Capacities Typical MLC Capacities Operational Temperature M.2 (NGFF) SATA Options SSD Type M.2 SATA (SQF-SM8) Product Series 640 830 Transfer Protocol SATA3 (6Gb/s) Connector M.2 B + M Key Typical SLC Capacities N/A 64 to 128GB Typical MLC Capacities 16 to 512GB 64GB to 1TB Number of Channels 2/4 8 Max R/W speed MB/s 560/495 540/520 Add-on features HW write protect Voltage Stabilizer Operational Temperature 0 ~ 70° C / -40 ~ 85° C

M.2 NVMe SSD (PCIe interface) M.2 using PCIe (NVME) interface iso SATA NVMe = Non-Volatile Memory express Very fast

M.2 Slot/Key types for SSDs There are many key options Typically M-Key is used for PCIe x4 SSD Typically M + B -Key is used for SATA SSD

SATA SSD data paths Traditional SATA storage based system SATA controller sit on PCIe bus Bottlenek at the 6Gb/s SATA bus SATA was fast enough for spinning disk having heads Sectors and Cylinders

PCIe SSD data paths New NVMe based storage system The system has PCIe lanes capable of 5Gb/s per lane NVMe uses four PCIe lanes to get max speed of 20Gb/s data transfer Now 3+ times faster than SATA3 at 6Gb/s

Typical Capacities SLC Typical Capacities MLC M.2 NVMe (PCIe) SSD Type M.2 PCIe (SQF-CM8) Product Series 910C Transfer Protocol PCIe (20Gb/s) Connector M.2 B Key Typical Capacities SLC 50 to 200GB Typical Capacities MLC 100 to 800GB Number Channels 8 Max R/W speed MB/s 2500/1500 Add-on Voltage Stabilizer Op. Temp. 0 ~ 70° C See high data transfer rate (CF 40/20, old SATA 190/100, fast SATA 530/510) NVME 2500/1500

Solution for MB without NVMe M.2 slot Adding PCIe x4 M.2 slot to your PC

Typical Capacities SLC Typical Capacities MLC U.2 2.5” SSD (NVMe/PCIe) SSD Type U.2 PCIe (SQF-C25M8) Product Series 910C Transfer Protocol PCIe (20Gb/s) Connector U.2 (SFF-8639) Typical Capacities SLC 50 to 400GB Typical Capacities MLC 100 to 1.6TB Number Channels 8 Max R/W speed MB/s 2500/1500 Add-on Voltage Stabilizer Op. Temp. 0 ~ 70° C CFAST, SATADOM, SSD2.5”, mSATA and M.2 All functionally the same (controller + flash) mSATA became popular 2012 onwards

Card with M.2 and U.2 connector Adding PCIe x4 M.2 slot to your PC

Card with M.2 and U.2 connector Adding PCIe x4 M.2 slot to your PC

M.2 Peripheral Cards No notes

M.2 Embedded Peripherals SATA x4 RAID Dual Gbe LAN Gbe LAN Here is the overview of our embedded peripheral modules, which includes the expansion on storage, RAID function, display and communication like CANBUS, bandwidth, COMPORT

Advantech Flash Capabilities No notes

To implement security functions on flash storage or the host system always requires huge software and firmware effort. SQFlash security and software package simplifies this process by offering complete utilities and API for each of the security functions such as: Security ID, Write Protection, and Emergency Erase. System integrators can easily integrate these functions into their system design to accomplish higher security level solutions. Also, McAfee Anti-virus function is integrated into this package from 2016, which can help end user to have better protection from malwares.

Complete Power Failure Protection Stabilizing internal power supply Valid data always in Flash IC Data integrity in Flash IC Reliable startup power sequence

Larger capacities to increase SSD Importance of Larger capacities to increase SSD Lifespan No notes

(Program/Erase Cycle) NAND Flash Types Item SLC Single Level Cell MLC Multi Level Cell TLC Triple Level Cell Architecture Read/Write Speed Faster Slow Slower Power Consumption Lower High Highest Endurance (Program/Erase Cycle) 60K 3K 1K Data Retention 10 Years Density TLC > MLC > SLC Cost $$$$+ $ $- Application Unique application Aerospace & Defense Security Embedded and Semi-Industrial application: POS/Kiosk Consumer product

Benefit of Larger Size and MLC No notes

Benefit of Larger Size and MLC No notes

3 Dimensional NAND FLASH No notes

Moore’s law roughly translated says: “Things” will double in “performance” every 2 years Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965 noted that the number of transistors in circuits doubled every 2 years. In general this was achieved by minimizing the silicon circuit’s track widths (2000 AMD LX800 350nm vs 2017 Intel 6th gen I7 at 14nm. In CPUs Moore’s law continued with DC and QC processors (8, 16 Cores) In SSDs, minimization and later implementing MLC and TLC technologies was used to increase SSD capacities. Some people predicted that Moore’s Law will stop occurring around 2017

Moore’s Law challenges to SSD Flash Cell. Positive and Negatively charge semiconductor materials

CURRENT 2D FLASH STRUCTURE No notes

NEW 3D FLASH STRUCTURE No notes

NEW 3D FLASH STRUCTURE No notes

See on right. SLC disappeared around 2015 See on right. SLC disappeared around 2015. 2D MLC is decreasing, 2D TLC is constant, 3D (MLC/TLC) is growing

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