STEC Showcases New Integrated ZeusIOPS(R) SSD ASIC Architecture at FMS 2011
August 09 2011 - 8:00AM
Flash Memory Summit 2011 -- STEC, Inc.
(Nasdaq:STEC), The SSD Company™, a leading global provider of
solid-state drive (SSD) technologies and solutions, today announced
a new integrated application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
architecture for its popular ZeusIOPS® enterprise-class SSD family
making them more cost-efficient. The new ZeusIOPS SSD ASIC
architecture will be demonstrated in the company's booth (#300) at
this week's Flash Memory Summit and offers a comprehensive array of
options optimized for enterprise system architects that includes 6
Gigabyte (GB) Serial Attached Storage (SAS) and Fibre Channel (FC)
interfaces, as well as a broad range of capacities supporting up to
1.6 Terabytes (TB) of user accessible storage.
The new ASIC-based ZeusIOPS SSD product family, based on three
previous generations of field-proven ZeusIOPS SSD success, combines
high-performance with cost efficiencies that support enterprise
applications. The overall ZeusIOPS SSD cost has been reduced by
moving to a customized ASIC controller that intelligently manages
the growing complexities associated with shrinking NAND flash
memory geometries. In addition, the ASIC controller has been
designed to utilize NAND process geometries of either 3X or 2X
nanometers, providing more functionality in a smaller footprint, as
well as reducing overall device cost and power consumption.
ZeusIOPS SSDs enable server and storage systems to reach the
outstanding and sustainable input/output operations per second
(IOPS) performance required for today's demanding data center and
virtualization requirements. They provide long-lasting reliability,
increase server utilization and reduce the total cost of ownership
(TCO) in the data center by delivering a high-performance drop-in
replacement for enterprise hard disk drives (HDDs). SAS and FC
interfaces support 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, with future
products to support 1.8-inch form factors.
"ZeusIOPS SSDs have led the way in enabling businesses to access
critical data in the enterprise, overcoming the performance
bottlenecks inherent with traditional rotating HDD storage media,
and now we provide an even more cost-effective design with our new
ASIC architecture," said Manouch Moshayedi, STEC's Chairman and
CEO. "Data is money in today's economy and our new ASIC-based
ZeusIOPS SSD family delivers high-performance, advanced
wear-leveling, and exceptional data integrity, at a cost that is
unmatched in the industry."
Supporting very high throughput for enterprise storage and
server platforms, the transactional performance of ASIC-based
ZeusIOPS SSDs exceeds 120,000/70,000 sustained IOPS with sequential
large block transfers of up to 500 Megabytes per second.
To improve the endurance and reliability of its ZeusIOPS SSD
multi-level cell (MLC) flash-based architecture, STEC's CellCare™
and Secure Array of Flash Elements™ (S.A.F.E.) technologies have
also been further advanced. CellCare utilizes adaptive flash
access, signal processing, data management algorithms and error
correction codes to improve ZeusIOPS SSD endurance and can handle
intensive workloads of up to 10 full capacity writes per day for
over five years without limiting ZeusIOPS SSD performance. S.A.F.E.
technology eliminates virtually all failures associated with both
SLC and MLC flash, providing yet another mechanism to reduce
ZeusIOPS SSD failures.
This new generation of cost-effective, ASIC-based ZeusIOPS SSDs
is now sampling to key customers. For more information regarding
this solution, or other STEC enterprise solid-state solutions
covering ZeusRAM™, Kronos™ PCIe and MACH16™, please visit the
company's web site at http://www.stec-inc.com.
About STEC
STEC, Inc., The SSD Company™, is a leading global provider of
solid-state drive (SSD) 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 knowledge and experience to deliver the most
comprehensive line of SSDs to the storage industry. For more
information, visit the company's web site at
http://www.stec-inc.com.
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Array of Flash Elements, ZeusIOPS and ZeusRAM are either registered
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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those statements concerning
customer adoption, sampling and utilization of ZeusIOPS SSD
products; the performance of ZeusIOPS SSD products; the cost
efficiencies of ASIC-based ZeusIOPS SSD products; the adoption of
ZeusIOPS SSD products into new applications and markets; the
benefits from CellCare, Secure Array of Flash Elements, and other
developing technologies; overall product and solution cost savings;
the capabilities and performance of STEC's products and solutions;
and the evolving enterprise storage and server markets. 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. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements are detailed in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by STEC,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The information
contained in this press release is a statement of STEC's present
intention, belief or expectation. STEC may change its intention,
belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon
any changes in such factors, in STEC's assumptions or otherwise.
STEC undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Scott Harlin
Public Relations Manager
STEC, Inc.
(949) 260-8231
sharlin@stec-inc.com
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