SSD Trend and Designfor

Industrial Application

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• SSD Market Trend – NAND, FF, Protocol

• Challenges of Robust SSD• Key Features for Industrial Application• ADATA SSD Solutions

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ConsumerStorage

BootStorage

ColdStorage

WriteCaching

ReadCaching

Recording

SLC

MLC

TLC

eMLC

MLC+

SLC Mode

3D NAND

-General usage-Compatibility

-High seq. writePerformance-High Density

-Larger density-High C/P value

-High IOPS-High Endurance

-High IOPS

NAND Flash

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Diversified SSD solutions

EmergingNAND Flash

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Application Capacity Price PerformanceIndex Quality Reliability Supply

ChannelConsumer

0% & 7% OP128 GB Sensitive Peak Perf. Moderate Moderate Flexible

ODM/OEM 0% OP128 GB Sensitive Peak Perf. High High Moderate

IPC 0% OP16 GB Moderate Average Perf. High High Consistent

Server 7% ~ 21% OP480 GB Moderate Sustain Perf. Highest Highest Consistent

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SSD Preference by ApplicationsClick t

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SSD Market Trend- NAND- Form Factor- Protocol

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2014 2015Q4

Micron

SKHynix

SanDiskToshiba

256Gb

128Gb

MLC, 20nm L85A

MLC, 16nm, L94C

MLC, 20nm L85C

128Gb

64Gb

MLC, A19nm, ECC 40b/1k

128Gb

64Gb

MLC, 16nm B die, ECC 58b/1k

MLC, 16nm E die, ECC 58b/1k

TLC, 19nm, LDPC

MLC, L84A, 20nm, ECC 40b/1k

MLC, L84C, 20nm, ECC 40b/1k

64GbMLC, 19nm, ECC 40b/1k

MLC, 15nm

MLC, 16nm L95B, ECC 60b/1kTLC, 16nm, B95

TLC, 15nm

MLC, 16nm B die

MLC, 16nm F die

Q1 Q2 Q3

256Gb 3D MLC

TLC, 16nm M die

TLC, 16nm M die

3D MLC, L05A

3D MLC, L06B

NAND Technology RoadmapClick t

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Lithography 3x nmMLC

2x nmMLC

2y/1x/1z nmMLC

1z nmTLC 3D MLC

Capacity 32Gbit 64Gbit 64/128Gbit 64/128Gbit 128/256Gbit

ECCRequirement

12 bit/512B(BCH)

24 bit/1KB(BCH)

40-60 bit/1KB(BCH) LDPC LDPC/BCH

NANDP/E Cycle 5K 3K 3K 500 10K

NANDSynchronicity Ascync ONFI 2.0 ONFI 3.0

Toggle 2.0ONFI 3.0Toggle 2.0

ONFI 4.0Toggle 3.0

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Call for Higher Speed NANDClick t

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9*Intel IHV 2014/5

Intel storage plan to 2015+Click t

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2.5” mSATAHalf Slim

SATA DOM CFast

M.2 22x42/60/80 uSSD

USB DOM CF

Performance Capacity Space

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SSD Form Factor TransitioningClick t

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SSD Interface & FF Adaptation Trend

Source : Hynix Marketing 2014

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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017AverageCapacity(GB) 14.5 22.7 31.0 42.4 57.7Revenue($M) 207.6 325.6 385.8 456.4 529.9Units(100k) 66.0 80.0 98.0 119.0 129.0

0.0

100.0

200.0

300.0

400.0

500.0

600.0

AverageCapacity(GB)

Revenue($M)

Units(100k)

IA SSD unit YoY 22.5%, revenue Y0Y 18.5% in Y2014.

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Industrial SSD Shipment Forecast

Source : Gartner Aug/2014

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Challenges of Robust SSD

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Flexibility design for variousapplications.

Application driven NANDselection.

Senior engineering for high-speed, EMI/ESD free PCBA design.

Package capability to improvedensity and performance.

Robust for unsafe shutdownand wide temperatureapplication.

Better write efficiency toimprove drive life time.

Strong ECC engine to coverNAND BER.

NAND Flash sorting to screenout potential failure.

Key Challenge for Robust SSD

ApplicationWorkload

ApplicationWorkload

SSDQuality

SSDQuality

NANDQualityNANDQuality

ReliableFirmwareReliable

Firmware

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• Failure rates are multiplied proportionately to capacity• When combined with other problems, it can easily exceed 1%

DPPM

500

~8000

> 1%

NAND NAND

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Quality NANDClick t

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ADATATesting

Capability

NANDNANDWaferWafer

TestingTesting

Flash ICFlash ICTestingTesting

Finish GoodFinish GoodTestingTesting

ReliabilityReliabilityTestingTesting

Quality Control – from Wafer to Finish GoodClick t

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-High Speed SATA/PCIe-Signal Integrity (6G -> 10G)

-High die stack package (ODP/4chBGA).-Density is up to 128GB/package-Single Side design, capacity need to

support 256GB.

-EMI&ESD Free of plastic case

-PCB layout complexity (Legacy toToggle 2.0/ONFI 3.0).

-Power ConsumptionSATA to PCIe Gen2/3 by 4

-Thermal/Heat issue andreliability is concerned.

-All in onePLP, Devslp, ThermalSensor, Debug.SATA/PCIe.

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SSD Design and ValidationClick t

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Unstable Power Source

Wide Temperature Condition

Firmware Needs to Handle/Provide

Better Drive Life Time

Flexible for different applications

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Reliable FirmwareClick t

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Key Features forIndustrial Application

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Key IPC SSD Features

Wide Temp SSD Monitoring

Power LostProtection

• HW based solution.• 100% guarantee• Fully protect content

without data lost risk.

F/WValue-Add

• Specified S.M.A.R.TAttributes for Industrial .

• Support A+SLC.• Quick Erase function.

Security

• Provide Locked &Password mechanism.

• Write Protect by S/W orH/W.

• Secure Partition.

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F/WValue AddCapability

SLC Mode

NANDTraceability

HealthMentoring

S.M.A.R.T

Open API

Tool Box

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Advanced S.M.A.R.T. Attributes

Power-on Hours

Power CycleCount

UnexpectedPower Loss

Count

SSD Life Left

Total DataWritten (Host)

Total Data Read(Host)

Temperature

Program FailCount

Erase Fail Count

UncorrectableErrors Count

Bad Block Count

Erase Count

Total DataWritten (Flash)

Total Data Read(Flash)

Wear LevelingFactor

Temperatureever occurred

Advanced SMART

Raw Read ErrorRate

Re-allocatedSector Count

Default

NAND Flash andTemperature data

Drive Access data

Customization SAMRT

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Monitor of SSD statusdisk info, TBW, temperature, health, Estimated remaining

life, automatic alert for abnormal status.Powerful toolkit

diagnostic, firmware upgrade, security erase.Friendly system optimization for operating system and SSD.OS Support: Win XP/Win7/Win8/Win8

Key Features:

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(1)Bad blocks Info(2)Drive Life Info(3)Temperature(4)Erase count(5)Wear leveling factor(6)TWB

IPC

Open API

FW

ADATA Open APILinux / Windows API

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Calculated from the formula applied with advanced SMART attributesIntegrate Toolbox or Open API for Drive-Management

WAF 3 3K P/E NAND20GB WPD

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1 15 29 43 57 71 85 99 113 127 141 155 169 183 197 211 225 239 253 267 281 295 309 323 337 351 365

Date

ADATA 128GB SSD Life Left

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Content of SSD can be protected by password for different secure levelrequirements.SSD can be partitioned into several partitions. Each partition can be oneof below three secure functions.

Secure Partition

Normal Partition

ROM Partition

No protection for read and write

Read only partition, write function isprotected by password

Locked Partition User could not read or write withoutpassword

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NANDType Reliability Performance Endurance Cost Capacity

SLC Very High 200% Very High(60k) Very High SPEC

A+SLC Near SLC >150% High(At Least 9K) Low ½ SPEC

MLC Typical 100% Low(3K) Low SPEC

A+SLC technology delivers higher reliability, performance and competitivecost for customer.

Users who have cost budget, but need near SLC solution can considerA+SLC to get similar experience.

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Power Loss Protection (PLP)

Level 1Level 1.2 Level 2

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

Copies of FW and FAT Copies of FW and FATCopies of FW and FAT

Write Protect on FlashTrue PLP Function

FW, Voltage Detect, PolymerCap

Committed data will be lost. Committed data will be lost. Committed data will be safe.

Consumer Application Consumer Application Server and Industrialapplication

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

FWFAT

HW detect abnormal powerdrop and inform controller.

FW stops all process andbackup all data in buffer.

FW finish backup process andready for power-off

Intel DC3500 ADATA ISSS312

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Wafer Testing and Packaging• Dedicated engineering of wafer testing and packaging provides high

quality and cost competitive solution for customers.

Memory Component Testing• In-house flash sorting technology guarantees the product quality which

is approved by ODM/OEM/Server/Mobile customers.

Product Design & F/W Customization• ADATA product development team are familiar with NAND flash

technology and can deliver excellent solution.

Automatic Manufacturing & Testing• All product are manufactured & tested automatically. Quality is highly

improved and shipment is guaranteed as well.

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SATA SSD

Flash Memory Cards

SATA DOM

USB Flash Module

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mSATA M.22.5” M.2 2.5”

SATA IIISATA III PCIePCIe

SSD

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ADATA Commercial & ODM/OEM SSDClick t

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Dell Titan 14

Sony VAIO Series

HP Elitebook 9470m

HP SPECTRE X1

ASUS Zenbook Series

HP Moonshot

WD Black 2

Intel NUC

TCGTCG--OPALOPAL

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