As cars become more connected via multiple networks including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GSM, as well as being more context aware, life on the road is becoming as data dependent as life on the internet. And where there is data, there must be storage. Rolf Schroeder, Swissbit, explains.

Swissbit will be exhibiting a number of new products at embedded world that address the needs of industrial, automotive and networking/ communications applications. Items highlighted will include SD and microSD cards, embedded USB modules and SSDs. The event will also signify the first appearance of Swissbit’s durabit range, which delivers an unprecedented combination of performance and endurance in MLC NAND flash based memory and storage p...

Designed to meet the needs of demanding industrial and networking applications, the U-400 series embedded USB module (eUSB flash module) has been unveiled by Swissbit. The engineering team focused on achieving maximum data retention, power fail safety, health monitoring and endurance while still maintaining compatibility with existing applications. Key to this endurance is the utilisation of the latest-gen SLC flash.

Swissbit has introduced F-60/F-600 CFast 2.0 compatible cards delivering superior performance of up to 70,000IOPS random read/write or 525MB/s sequential read and 350MB/s sequential write. The F-60 cards are the first in the market to feature the latest Toshiba 15nm MLC-NAND technology, which enables advanced performance and extended lifecycle. The F-600 series featuring 24nm SLC-NAND is also available.

Swissbit has introduced the S-450 and S-450μ series SD and Micro SD memory cards, delivering top performance for demanding applications while maintaining high reliability and robustness. By combining SLC flash components with a powerful system architecture and intelligent firmware, Swissbit has been able to produce what it terms one of its best high performance, high reliability industrial SD memory card solutions.

Swissbit has launched its next-gen X-60m Series mSATA SSD product family. Compliant with the latest SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) interface specification, these reliable drives deliver high performance in demanding industrial, network, comms and automotive sectors. X-60m drives are compliant with JEDEC MO-300A (50.8x29.85x3.5mm) and suited for embedded applications needing high performance, non-volatile SSD storage in a compact, removable form-factor.

DRAM technology is well known and components are fully standardised products, which are manufactured with low cost materials and assembly lines. So why are there differences in quality and price anyway? By Ulrich Brandt, Head of Business Unit DRAM Products at Swissbit AG.

Swissbit has expanded its PS-100u Security series of secure microSD storage cards with the PS-100u FE which is suitable to protect US governmental and enterprise mobile communication. An integrated smart card fulfils FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 level 3, a US government computer security standard that is used to accredit cryptographic modules.

  At Embedded World 2015, Swissbit will be showcasing products that address the specific requirements of applications in the industrial, automotive and telecomms sectors. 

For the first time, Swissbit presents its X-60 series of the SATA III Generation at electronica (A6.319). The latest firmware and hardware technologies combine for an impressive speed of up 490MB/s with the utmost reliability. In order to meet the requirements of applications in specific markets, Swissbit develops and produces specific models for each segment with technically adapted features.

At electronica 2014, from 11th to 14th November, Swissbit will be presenting it’s first DDR4 ECC SODIMM. Using the 4th gen DDR, the device can achieve higher data rates than when used with the DDR3, while consuming the same amount of power consumption. Featuring optimised data bus termination, dynamic bus inversion and CRC protection of the command/address bus, the 8GB SODIMM is designed for next-gen embedded boards.

  Simplifying the creation of secure applications, Swissbit has expanded the PS-100u Security series with the PS-100u PE and PS-100u DP. These secure MICRO SD storage cards include new security functions, the PS-100u PE with an integrated smart card and the PS-100u DP without.

Swissbit has christened its new CompactFlash card the C-300 Longevity with good reason. The product’s long-term availability will take it through to at least 2021. The card targets applications in the telecommunications and networking market as well as applications requiring maximum longevity due to time-consuming and cost-intensive re-qualification processes.      

Designed for TCO-optimised applications, the S-40 and S-40u Series SD and Micro SD memory cards have been made available by Swissbit. Swissbit claim that these are the first SD and Micro SD cards on the market to feature autonomous data refresh that requires no intervention by the host or application. Further to these claims, Swissbit also boast that intelligent algorithms enable the memory cards to deliver up to 100x longer data retention than c...

At embedded world (Hall 1 - Booth 520), Swissbit will be presenting the S-40 and S-40u series, the first SD and MICRO SD memory cards with autonomous data maintenance that require no intervention by host or application. This enables the memory cards to offer much longer data retention than conventional SD or MICRO SD cards.

Swissbit is stepping into the security market with its new business unit “Security”. Hubertus Grobbel, head of the new division, explains the background and reasons behind the move, as well as its goals.

Multi-level cell mass storage solutions cater for a number of applications, but industrial applications often require single-level cell NAND flash technology. Roger Griesemer, Head of Business Unit Flash Products at Swissbit, discusses further in this article from ES Design magazine.

Swissbit expands its flash memory product line with the new PS-100u Series security product line. Enabling highly secure solutions with an embedded secure element, this Micro SD form factor storage solution enables other solution providers to turn mobile and embedded systems into secure devices using the Swissbit secure Micro SD as a root of trust.

Swissbit AG a récemment lancé plusieurs versions haute endurance EM-MLC (Endurance Managed - Multi-Level Cell) qui confirment la réussite de ses lecteurs à état solide industriels SATA SSD 2.5'' (Solid-State Drive) de la Série X-500. Par rapport aux lecteurs standards MLC SSD, les versions EM-MLC de Swissbit offrent une endurance trois à dix fois supérieure avec une conservation des donn&eac...

Swissbithas announced the introduction of endurance managed - multi-level cell versions of its successful X-500 Series 2.5'' Industrial SATA solid-state drive. Compared to standard MLC SSDs, Swissbit's EM-MLC SSDs have three to ten times greater endurance while maintaining consistent data retention of up to five years, in line with the JEDEC standard.