New STEC Technologies Significantly Improve Data Reliability, Cost Effectiveness, and Endurance of Enterprise-Class Solid State
August 16 2010 - 9:25AM
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) today announced its CellCare and Secure
Array of Flash Element ("S.A.F.E.") technologies that enable STEC's
MLC-based Solid State Drives ("SSDs") to reach unprecedented levels
of write endurance and data reliability.
The implementation of CellCare and S.A.F.E. technologies on MLC
NAND Flash components, which are more widely available at
competitive pricing than SLC NAND Flash components, has resulted in
significant cost reductions for SSD solutions. Until now MLC-based
SSDs have been perceived negatively relative to standard SSDs
utilizing SLC NAND Flash components when comparing endurance,
reliability and performance. But with the implementation of
CellCare technology, these disadvantages can be negated and the
critical 5-year enterprise endurance threshold can be met. In
addition, S.A.F.E. technology virtually eliminates data integrity
issues, including failures and data loss, on STEC's MLC-based
SSDs.
"Given the critical role of enterprise storage systems,
customers cannot compromise on reliability and performance even
though IT budgets are tight," said Mark Moshayedi, President and
CTO of STEC. "STEC CellCare and S.A.F.E. technologies provide the
needed peace of mind for implementing MLC-based SSD solutions,
while reducing the total cost of ownership, making these drives an
ideal solution for many of today's enterprise market needs."
- STEC's CellCare technology substantially
reduces the cost of SSD implementation in the enterprise by
enabling SSDs to use lower cost MLC Flash components. STEC's
proprietary technology utilizes adaptive Flash access, signal
processing, data management algorithms and ECC to improve the
endurance of MLC Flash components. MLC-based drives with CellCare
Technology are able to handle write intensive workloads for over 5
years without limiting performance, making them not only viable but
well-suited for the rigorous enterprise server and storage
environments.
- STEC's S.A.F.E. technology is a key enabler of
enterprise-class MLC-based SSDs. As technology nodes gets smaller,
the failure rates associated with MLC Flash components has
increased, making the drives unreliable, specifically for use in
critical applications where data integrity is paramount. STEC's
MLC-based SSDs utilizing S.A.F.E. technology are designed to
virtually eliminate all failures associated with MLC Flash.
S.A.F.E. technology drastically reduces component-level failures
and delivers the data reliability required by enterprise storage
and server applications. And the coupling of S.A.F.E. technology
with STEC's proprietary advanced Flash management algorithms
enables STEC to deliver superior reliability to both MLC and
SLC-based SSDs.
For more information regarding this announcement and other
important SSD topics, please visit the company's web site at
www.stec-inc.com
About STEC
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive
technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance,
high-reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide,
STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state drive knowledge
and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of
solid-state drives to the storage industry. For more information,
visit the company's web site at http://www.stec-inc.com
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those statements concerning: the
capabilities, reliability and performance of STEC's products; the
benefits of CellCare and S.A.F.E. technologies; the costs and cost
savings of components and STEC's solutions; and the usages and
expansion of the Enterprise class SSD market. Such forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent
risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert
or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes and results
to differ materially from current expectations. Although STEC
believes that the forward looking statements contained in this
release are reasonable, it can give no assurance that its
expectations will be fulfilled. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
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including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on
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occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
CONTACT: STEC, Inc.
Mitch Gellman, Vice President of Investor Relations
(949) 260-8328
ir@stec-inc.com
The Hoffman Agency
Kenn Durrence, Public Relations for STEC
(408) 975-3097
kdurrence@hoffman.com
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