SanDisk, a provider of flash memory cards, has released integrated SSD (iSSD), a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) that is designed for use in mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.
The company said that its new SSD supports the industry standard SATA interface in a small BGA (Ball Grid Array) package that can be soldered onto any motherboard. It measures 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighs less than one gram.
"The new category of embedded SSDs should enable OEMs to produce tablets and notebooks with an unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and fast performance," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk.
SanDisk said that iSSD is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable devices that are frequently dropped or jostled.
iSSD offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds and is available in capacities ranging from 4 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB.
