1. Flash Storage 2017
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2. Flash Market Analysis
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3. No notes

4. 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)

5. Advantech Flash Options
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6. 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

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

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

9. 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

10. 2.5” SATA SSD
SSD2.5”, mini-SATA full and M.2 (SATA)

11. 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 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. 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

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

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

26. M.2 Peripheral
Cards
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27. 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

28. Advantech Flash Capabilities
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29. 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.

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

31. Larger capacities to increase SSD
Importance of
Larger capacities to increase SSD
Lifespan
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32. (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

33. Benefit of Larger Size and MLC
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34. Benefit of Larger Size and MLC
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35. 3 Dimensional NAND FLASH
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36. 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 LX nm 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

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

38. CURRENT 2D FLASH STRUCTURE
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39. NEW 3D FLASH STRUCTURE
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40. NEW 3D FLASH STRUCTURE
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41. See on right. SLC disappeared around 2015
See on right. SLC disappeared around D MLC is decreasing, 2D TLC is constant, 3D (MLC/TLC) is growing

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