Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has collaborated with Sun Microsystems to develop a single-level-cell (SLC) NAND Flash memory device for use in solid state drives (SSD) that is said to offer much higher endurance levels than any other Flash memory device on the market today.
Samsung's server-grade SLC NAND memory is designed to be used in SSDs to extend the life cycle of any high-transaction data processing server. Offering a claimed five-fold increase in data write-and-erase cycles over standard SLC Flash memory, the device is expected to deliver the highest endurance offered in 24/7 mission-critical computing. The ultra-endurance server-grade memory has been developed in close cooperation with Sun over the past several months.
Probable applications for the ultra-endurance SLC Flash include its use in video streaming, high-transaction data processing, search engine operations and other high-speed server functions.
Samsung said that its server-grade SLC memory will provide a 100x increase over conventional hard drives, in the number of data transfers (input/output per second or I/OPS) per watt, registering a substantial power savings in a market sector where rising cooling bills are being watched with a great deal of concern.
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