EMBEDDED MEMORY and STORAGE SOLUTIONS
AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNICATIONs INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING SECURITY
Why choose Swissbit
Swissbit, the largest independent embedded memory and storage solutions
manufacturer in Europe, was created through a management buyout from
Siemens Semiconductor in 2001. With over 20 years of experience in the memory
and storage industry, Swissbit has become a world class leader in technology
supplying high quality, high reliability memory and storage solutions with all
established DRAM and Flash interfaces.
Overview of services Swissbit is offering its customers:
Products
Customization
Compliance With
- Complete line of DRAM modules and
NAND Flash Solid State Drives with
industry standard interfaces and
form factors
- Both leading edge technology and
legacy product offerings
- Extended and industrial temperature
grade products
- Chip-On-Board (COB) and Systemin-Package technology
- Small form factor removable NAND
Flash cards
- Memory in-Package solutions
- Mobile Security Solutions, like
Secure microSD, SD and more
- Security firmware, drivers and SDK
- Custom memory and storage
solutions
- Security features
- Individual marking
- Conformal coating
- JEDEC, SDA, CFA, USB-IF, SATA-IO
- RoHS, REACH, and WEEE
- UL
- FCC, CE
Sales Service and
Engineering Support
- Fast, effective, and competent sales
staff on hand to serve your needs
- Our expert technical staff is available for quick response
- Joint product qualification service
- In-house manufacturing in Germany
- Design-in support
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Quality Standards
OEM Services
- Controlled bill of materials (BOM)
- Serialization and lot code tracking
- Support of long life cycles
- Stringent PCN and ECN process
Test for Reliability
- Final extended and industrial
temperature testing with KTI and
Tanisys Technology equipment
- World class Swissbit application testing
- System Level Test During Burn-In
(TDBI)
- Environmental testing according to
industrial and automotive standards
- ISO 9001:2008
- TS 16949
- ISO 14001
Associations
- JEDEC
- CompactFlash Association (CFA)
- SATA-IO
- USB Implementer Forum
- Secure Digital Association (SDA)
- Memory Implementers Forum
- Small Form Factor Special Interest
Group SFF-SIG
INTRODUCTION
Swissbit Target Applications........ 4
Swissbit Product Features........... 6
Swissbit’s Unique 360°
Customer Service....................... 8
Storage Solutions
Flash Storage Solutions.............. 9
2.5“ PATA & SATA SSDs............... 10
SATA SSD Modules..................... 12
SATA SSD Modules SLC................. 13
SATA SSD Modules MLC................ 15
Flash Life Time Prediction........... 14
CFast™ cards.......................... 16
CompactFlash™ cards............... 18
MicroSD memory cards............... 20
SD memory cards..................... 22
USB Flash Drives / Modules.......... 24
SECURITY SOLUTIONS
Security Products..................... 26
Security microSD card............... 28
Memory Solutions
Unbuffered DIMMs...................
SODIMMs...............................
XRDIMMs...............................
Mini / Micro DIMMs...................
Module Options.......................
Mini RDIMMs..........................
SORDIMMs..............................
Registered DIMMs....................
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TECHNOLOGY
System-in-Package (SiP)............ 36
Part Number Decoders
Storage and Security
Part Numbers......................... 38
Memory Solutions
Part Numbers......................... 39
Global Presence...................... 40
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SWISSBIT TARGET APPLICATIONS
Industry
Typical applications:
Industrial Automation
• Process- / motion control
• Industrial PC / embedded
• industrial measurement
• Building technology
• Identification / access systems
• Surveillance
Infotainment
• POS terminals
• Information terminals
• Ticket- / vending terminals
• Digital signage and advertising
• Casino gaming
• VLTs & lottery terminals
Energy
• Energy distribution
• Energy consumption
• Smart grid
Healthcare
• Diagnostics
• Point of care testing
• Mobil systems
• Imaging
Transportation
• Train Control and Monitoring
Systems (TCMS)
• Multifunctional terminals
• Data recorders
Aerospace and defense
• In-flight Entertainment &
Communication (IFE&C)
• Communications, Command,
Control and Intelligence (C4ISR)
• Combat management systems
• Battlefield sensor systems
Memory and non-volatile storage solutions for embedded applications must
provide reliable operation even in the most extreme conditions (e.g., temperature, shock, and vibration). As such, both the qualification cycle and
the support life cycle needed for these products far exceed those of devices
designed for typical consumer applications.
Swissbit‘s embedded memory and storage solutions are the perfect fit for
such demanding applications. They offer the highest reliability and quality
with long availability and controlled BOM. To guarantee such high quality
standards, each product undergoes thorough functional testing before being
released for shipment.
Automotive
Typical applications:
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Entertainment systems
Navigation systems
Head unit / dashboard
Black box / crash recorder
The increasing varieties of infotainment and dashboard applications in our
cars today require significantly higher storage capacities than before. All
components used in automotive applications need to operate within a wide
temperature range and withstand sudden power loss as well as shock and
vibration. Additionally, very low failure rates are essential, because replacements
of malfunctioning parts can incur high costs.
Swissbit is the only independent embedded memory and storage manufacturer
with TS16949. Our new S-45 SD and microSD memory card lineup caters to
the demands of an automotive application, offering the highest reliability
and quality at competitive prices.
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NETWORKING / COMMUNICATION
Typical applications:
• ATCA Blade
• Cable modem
• Content and video delivery
• Digital Subscriber Line access
multiplexer
• Enterprise Media Gateway
• Switches and routers
• Optical network
• Radar / Sonar
• Radio network controller
• Security
• Tetra Base Station
• Wireless Base Station
Telecommunication infrastructure is implemented globally in every possible
climate zone; therefore the equipment has to operate under most severe weather
conditions such as heat, cold, humidity, or dust. This results in a long, expensive
qualification and testing process and the need for products that guarantee
long-term availability to minimize the number of requalifications.
Our cards provide features that are particularly suitable for NetCom applications,
where high reliability, longer duty cycles, and on-field firmware upgrade are
key requirements.
Swissbit‘s product portfolio is very much focused on products and form factors
that will dominate the NetCom sector in the near future, such as small form
factors like our newest SATA III devices including M.2, mSATA, and slimSATA.
Among our solutions, we have customized products able to guarantee a high
level of random performance meeting or exceeding most NetCom application
requirements.
Swissbit‘s embedded memory and storage solutions are tested specifically
for rough environmental conditions and guarantee industry leading reliability
standards. Long-term relationships with our suppliers allow us to guarantee
a fixed BOM along with the highest possible longevity.
SECURITY
Governments, enterprises, banks, and industry demand high-end security.
Swissbit‘s secure storage solutions offer smart modularization of algorithms
and secure storage of encryption keys in one runtime environment. Thus
solution providers can concentrate fully on system design while the computation
of cryptographic operations is delegated to the trusted execution environment,
e.g., a smart card chip in the Flash memory device. The Swissbit Security
Interface supports all relevant mobile, portable, embedded, and PC platforms.
TARGET APPLICATIONS
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SWISSBIT PRODUCT FEATURES
Wide Temperature Support
Swissbit‘s embedded memory and storage
solutions are designed and approved for reliable
operation over a wide temperature range. The
products are verified at temperature corners
and pre-stressed with a burn-in operating
functional test (Test During Burn In-TDBI).
ESD and EMI safe
The product designs are in line with the latest
regulations for electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference. Swissbit strives to exceed
these limits with our own in-house technology
and production capabilities, for example with
System-in-Package (SiP) competence.
Shock and Vibration
Robustness is one of our key specification
targets. The design, assembly, and use of
selected materials guarantee an extremely
solid design, which has been validated by
extensive testing.
Life Time Monitoring (LTM)
The Swissbit Life Time Monitoring feature
enables users to access the memory device’s
detailed Life Time Status and allows imminent
failure prediction thereby avoiding unexpected
data loss. This feature uses an extended
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) interface or vendor
specific commands to retrieve Flash product
information.
Zone Protection
The device allows the configuration of multiple
zones with either no protection, write protection,
or access protected settings. Each zone is secured
with a separate password. A Windows tool and
a programming library are available.
SECURE ERASE (SANITIZE / PURGE) /
FAST ERASE
This feature uses an uninterruptable sequence of
data erase commands. Even a power-off can’t
stop the process, which will continue upon
restoration of power. The optional enhanced
feature allows the customer to sanitize the data
according to different standards like DoD, NSA,
IREC, etc. The purge algorithm can be started by a
software command or through a hardware pin.
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SWISSBIT FEATURES
Conformal Coating
Swissbit offers a special protective coating on
selected products. This coating is a thin
polyurethane film, which protects against
aggressive environmental conditions such as
dust, moisture, or corrosive gas.
TEMPERATURE SENSOR
The sensor allows the host hardware or software
to monitor memory device temperature to
improve data reliability in the target application
environment.
HEAT SPREADER
Heat spreader for DRAM modules allow
temperature hot spots to be dissipated over
a larger surface area and improve the
module’s reliability.
POWER FAIL PROTECTION and
RECOVERY
Intelligent power fail protection and recovery
protects data from unexpected power loss.
During an unintentional shutdown, firmware
routines and an intelligent hardware architecture
ensure that no corruption of user or system
data will occur.
Wear Leveling
Sophisticated wear leveling and bad block
management ensure that Flash cells are sparingly
and equally used to prolong the device‘s life.
READ-ONLY OPTIMIZED
In many industrial applications, content is
written to the NAND Flash once and is only read
afterwards. For such cases, the firmware can be
optimized to guarantee the highest possible
data retention and less read disturb.
TRIM SUPPORT
The TRIM command allows the operating
system to inform the SSD about which blocks
of data are no longer considered in use and
can be wiped internally, which increases
system performance during subsequent write
accesses. With TRIM support, data scrap, which
would otherwise slow down future write
operations to the involved blocks, can be
deleted in advance.
LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
Electronic devices with lower power consumption
increase the value of the product, because they
decrease energy cost, prolong battery life, and
reduce heat generation in the device and hence
require less cooling.
Data Care Management
LONGEVITY
Various effects like data retention, read disturb
limits, or temperature can impact data reliability.
The latest generation of Swissbit products uses
special methods to maintain and refresh the
data for greater data integrity.
The longevity product lines use special components with a long-term supply commitment of
up to ten years. These products offer the lowest
TCO in demanding applications with high
requalification cost.
SECURITY FEATURES
TRUE HARDWARE RNG
SECURE VOICE
True random numbers are generated inside the
secure element. True randomness is the key
prerequisite for secure systems to prevent
brute force attacks.
Secure Voice calls are a requirement for confidential
communication. Swissbit Security products are
optimal for fast, encrypted, user friendly secure
voice solutions.
DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND
ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY
VERFICATION
SUPPORT
Digital signatures are very popular and inevitable
to protect against data or code manipulation.
Elliptic curves are faster and more efficient than
RSA cryptography.
HARDWARE BASED DATA
Secure CD-ROM
ENCRYPTION
Hardware based security is key when it comes
to replaceability, simple workflows, and
trusted runtime environments.
The Flash memory can be partially or totally
switched to read-only. This function ensures
that e.g., important data can be modified only
after PIN authentication.
MOBILE BANKING AND ePURSE
Data Protection and Encryption
Swissbit Security products for mobile banking
and payment offer strong authentication and
offline security.
Various data protection modes ensure privacy of
stored data. The card offers a data safe function
with strong AES encryption and PIN access
protection.
DEVICE PROTECTION BY DUAL
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FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
Secure Logging
The user needs to have the card and know
the PIN.
In large, hidden storage, any system event log,
tax data, consumption data, or audit trails can
be stored securely in write-once mode, queue
mode, or random access mode.
SWISSBIT FEATURES
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SWISSBIT’S UNIQUE 360° CUSTOMER SERVICE
PRE-SALES
YOUR FUTURE WITH OUR SOLUTION
Swissbit’s experienced BDM and FAE teams in Europe, North America, and Asia support you in the selection and qualification
of the most suitable memory and storage solution for your applications.
Our services include
• TCO support,
• consulting (design / concept / technology),
• qualification cycle support & joint qualification,
• evaluation units,
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hardware customization,
firmware customization,
midware customization for security products, and
consulting for your future product generations.
PRESALES
CUSTOMER
AFTERSALES
AFTERSALES
SALES
LOCAL SUPPORT — GLOBALLY
LOCAL SUPPORT — GLOBALLY
Our engagement stretches far beyond the delivery of our
products. Through sophisticated lifecycle management,
we can ensure maximum longevity and smooth transitions
in the event of product changes. And while we are proud
of our best-in-class quality, we are still prepared to
provide fast and solution-oriented RMA support at any time,
including 4D and 8D reports whenever required.
Our services include
• local high level engineering support,
• longevity of product lines - up to ten years,
• field support (including firmware upgrades),
• full product and service life support, and
• PCN process.
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SALES
Customer Service
We understand the importance of providing local
support in your language and time zone. For that reason,
Swissbit has established sales offices in all major regions
plus a strong network of partners that reaches even
farther. Our experienced sales teams manage forecasting
and order fulfillment, if desired also through third-party
logistics or distribution networks.
Our services include
• Global Account and Key Account Management,
• highly sophisticated channel partners who can
support sampling within 24 hours,
• fast, reliable response time,
• highly reliable inventory management using an
integrated CRM/ERP/BI system for smart data
analysis and forecasting.
Swissbit‘s Embedded Storage Solutions
OEM‘s of various industries require a
variety of memory and storage solutions.
In contrast to typical consumer devices,
Swissbit‘s embedded memory and
storage solutions are designed for highest
reliability under extreme environmental
conditions. They come with a large
feature set tailored to the demands of
the industrial, automotive, and NetCom
markets and with our commitment to
long-term availability.
Swissbit‘s embedded memory and
storage solutions portfolio covers all
relevant interfaces and form factors
including SD and microSD memory
cards, CompactFlashTM and CFastTM
cards, 2.5“ PATA and SATA SSDs, SLIM
SATA and mSATA SSDs, M.2, USB Flash
Drives (UFD) and modules.
Our sophisticated Flash handling
algorithms optimize performance and
life of the Single Level Cell (SLC) and
Multi Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash used
in our products.
SLC
Chip Capacity
Cost per Bit
Product development according to
stringent design rules and extensive
product qualification procedures
ensures the electrical and mechanical
robustness of Swissbit‘s embedded
storage solutions. All products are
offered in commercial (0°C to +70°C)
and industrial (-40°C to +85°C)
temperature ranges. Available Flash
handling features include diagnostic
information, built-in error correction,
bad block management, static and
dynamic wear leveling and power fail
protection. Our service team can offer
product life time calculations for special
use cases with specific workloads. The
diagnostic features we provide enable
our customers to access device state
information and schedule replacements
before the system stops working.
EM-MLC
MLC
TLC
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Reliability & Endurance
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Industrial Temperature
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Write Performance
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Data Retention
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Longevity
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ECC Requirement
NAND Flash Technology
COMPARISON
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FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
2.5“ PATA & SATA SSDs
Swissbit offers various 2.5” SSDs with PATA and SATA interfaces.
Swissbit’s X-500 and X-55 SATA II SSDs are designed as a
rugged and extremely reliable storage solution for stable
operation in harsh environmental conditions such as wide
temperature range, shock, vibration, or humidity. They use
the most reliable SLC (X-500) or EM-MLC (X-55) NAND Flash
available on the market today and comprise a large number
of features. These features include various options for Secure
Erase, Purge, and Sanitize methods as well as detailed,
S.M.A.R.T. based Life Time Monitoring tools that allow the
user to have full control of mission critical data at any given
time. The BCH-ECC (error correction code) in combination with
an intelligent power fail protection mechanism guarantees
the highest possible data reliability. Special features such as
ATA-8, NCQ, and TRIM commands enable higher sequential
and random performance while providing the high level of
reliability required in industrial applications.
X-500 SSDs are the ideal solution for applications requiring the
highest level of endurance or maximum longevity.
The X-55 series were designed for industrial applications
with a balanced read / write workload and offer more than
ten times the endurance of SSDs using standard MLC.
The P-120 (PATA) and X-200 (SATA II) complement Swissbit’s
2.5” SSD product portfolio and are an ideal fit for low-to
medium-density applications. They are designed for longterm industrial use and support key requirements such as
long data retention, no compromise power fail safety, and
long product life cycles.
LOCKING / LATCHING
SATA CONNECTOR
Swissbit‘s X-500 and X-55 SSDs
are designed with a latching SATA
connector. Multiple notches
support the latching cables for
highest vibration and shock
resistance.
X-55
X-500
X-200
p-120
Industry Leading;
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Cross section
Series Name
2.5“ SATA
2.5“ SATA
2.5“ SATA
2.5“ PATA
SSD
SSD
SSD
SSD
X-55
X-500
X-200
P-120
Interface
Data Transfer Mode
SATA II - 3 Gbit/s
up to UDMA6 / PIO4/ MDMA2
15 + 7 pin Serial ATA with latch protection /
special feature connector
Connector
Outline Dimensions
Flash Type
IDE / PATA
up to UDMA4 / PIO4 / MDMA2
15 + 7 pin Serial ATA
ATA 44 pin, 2 mm pitch
100.2 x 69.85 x 9.3 mm
100.2 x 69.85 x 9 mm
EM-MLC
SLC
Density Range
30 GB - 480 GB
Data Retention
5 years @ life begin
3 months @ life end
Endurance
420 / 310 TBW
(60 GB, JESD219 Client /
Enterprise workload)
Operating Temperature
16 GB - 512 GB
4 GB - 8 GB
4 GB - 32 GB
10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end
2700 / 370 TBW
(64 GB, JESD219 Client /
Enterprise workload)
100,000 P/E cycles
(Flash cell level)
Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature
-55°C to +95°C
-50°C to +100°C
Performance
Burst Rate (MB/s)
Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)
up to 300
up to 240
up to 160
up to 14,800
up to 3,200
up to 300
up to 240
up to 220
up to 14,500
up to 5,300
up to 300
up to 120
up to 95
up to 3,100
up to 25
up to 66
up to 45
up to 35
up to 3,840
up to 51
MTBF
≥ 2,000,000 hours
≥ 2,500,000 hours
Shock
MIL-STD810; 2,000 G, 0.4 ms; 50 G, 11 ms
1,500 G
MIL-STD810; 20 G, 10-2,000 Hz random
20 G
Vibration
Humidity
Voltage
Power Consumption
85 % RH 85°C, 1,000 hrs
5 V ± 10 %
3.3 V optional
Slumber 140 mA
max 700 mA
Idle 200 mA
5 V ± 10 %
PIO typ 55 mA
max 160 mA
Idle 5 mA
max 320 mA
Idle 140 mA
Proven Power Fail Safety
ATA security feature set
Enhanced Secure Erase, Purge and Sanitize features (MIL STD)
Features & Tools
NCQ, TRIM
Advanced Wear Leveling & Bad Block management
In-field firmware update
Proven Power Fail Safety
Security Features available
Wear Leveling & Bad Block management
SBLTM Tool & SDK for S.M.A.R.T. based Life Time Monitoring
SBLTM Tool & SDK for S.M.A.R.T. based Life Time Monitoring
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FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
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SATA SSD Modules
Swissbit’s mSATA (MO-300), SLIM SATA (MO-297), and the
new M.2 SSDs are ideal solutions for embedded applications
requiring solid state storage in smaller, removable form
factors. Our SATA SSD modules offer a long service life
combined with controlled BOM and a change notification
process. Each unit undergoes extensive testing over the
full temperature range before being released for
shipment.
The X-60 SATA III series is Swissbit’s solution for high
performance, cost sensitive, high capacity markets. The
SSD modules will be available as mSATA (X-60m), SLIM
SATA (X-60s), and M.2 (X-60m2). They were designed for
all industrial, NetCom, and automotive applications
requiring high data transfer rates up to 525 MB/s in
sequential access and 79,000 IOPS in 4 KB random
access. In addition, they offer a wide range of features
such as Swissbit’s proven Power Fail Safety, ATA security
feature set, Data Care Management tools, a Windows or
Linux tool and SDK for detailed S.M.A.R.T.-based Life
Time Monitoring, NCQ, TRIM, advanced wear leveling & bad
block management and in-field firmware update functionality.
The newly introduced SLC-based X-600 series are highly
reliable storage solutions with outstanding endurance
and are available with the same set of features as the
X-60 products. They are built using the most reliable SLC
Flash on the market and an industrial grade SATA III
controller and operate from -40°C to +85°C.
SATA 2.5“
SOLID STATE DRIVE
M.2 2280
M.2 2260
69.85 mm
22.00 mm
X-600m / X-60m
X-600s / X-60s
X-600m2 / X-60m2
X-200m
X-200s
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39 mm
36.40 mm
50.80 mm
54 mm
22.00 mm
Product size comparision
Industry Leading;
mSATA SSD
MO-300 full size
CFastTM card
60.00 mm
80.00 mm
100.20 mm
SLIM SATA SSD
MO-297
29.85 mm
42.80 mm
SLC BASED MODULES
MO-300
MO-297
M.2
MO-300
MO-297
Full Size
slim SATA
2242 / 2260 /
full size
slim SATA
X-200m
X-200s
2280
Series Name
X-600m
X-600s
Interface
Data Transfer Mode
X-600m2
SATA III - 6 Gbit/s
ATA8
SATA II - 3 Gbit/s
up to PIO4, MDMA2, UDMA6
Connector
52 pos. Edge Connector
PCI Express (PCIe) mini
15 + 7 pin Serial ATA
Connector
75 pos. Edge Connector
B & M key
52 pos. PCI Express
(PCIe) mini
15 + 7 pin Serial ATA
Connector
Outline Dimensions
50.8 x 29.85 x 3.3 mm
54 x 39 x 4 mm
22 x 42 / 60 / 80 x 3.6 mm
50.8 x 29.85 x 3.3 mm
54 x 39 x 4 mm
Flash Type
Density Range
SLC
8 GB - 120 GB
15 GB - 120 GB
2 GB - 64 GB
10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end
Data Retention
max 9.8 TBW per GB drive capacity
(per JESD219)
Endurance
Operating Temperature
8 GB - 60 GB (2242)
8 GB - 120 GB (2260 / 2280)
100,000 P/E cycles
(Flash cell level)
Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature
-50°C to +100°C
Performance
up to 600
up to 520
up to 400
up to 75,000
up to 75,000
Burst Rate (MB/s)
Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)
up to 300
up to 120
up to 95
up to 3,100
up to 25
Voltage
3.3 V ± 5 %
5 V ± 10 %
3.3 V ± 5 %
3.3 V ± 5 %
5 V ± 10 %
Power Consumption
typ 450 mA
max 800 mA
Idle 110 mA
typ 300 mA
max 550 mA
Idle 60 mA
typ 450 mA
max 800 mA
Idle 110 mA
typ 300 mA
max 490 mA
Idle 180 mA
typ 260 mA
max 320 mA
Idle 140 mA
Features & Tools
Proven Power Fail Safety
Proven Power Fail Safety
NCQ, TRIM
Advanced Wear Leveling & Bad Block
management
Advanced Wear Leveling & Bad Block management
In-field firmware update
SBLTM Tool & SDK for S.M.A.R.T. based Life Time Monitoring
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FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
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Flash life time prediction
The endurance of Flash based products is one of the most controversial aspects of this technology.
NAND Flash component suppliers specify the endurance of their products based on the number of allowed PE (program /
erase) cycles before Flash cell degradation reaches a level exceeding the controller’s error correction capability. SLC
components allow 100,000 PE cycles per block while MLC is typically specified as 3,000 PE cycles.
This transparency of NAND component endurance is no longer provided for integrated Flash cards with controllers
and firmware. For each write that the host initiates, the Flash controller has to perform internal management steps
and may need to erase and write multiple blocks even at the smallest external write transfer size. The ratio between
internal write data volume and the external request size is called WAF (write amplification factor).
The WAF can vary between one (theoretical best case) and several hundred depending on card structure, Flash
components used, firmware architecture, and user-application write profile.
The WAF directly influences the IOPS rate but the endurance even more. With a WAF of 100, internal PE cycles are
100 times greater than expected from the external data rate, and the endurance limit is reached 100 times faster
than anticipated.
Customer application use cases have a huge impact on the WAF. For example data base applications can cause catastrophic
numbers of small writes to the disk that wear out the Flash in shortest time frame. In most cases, how the software‘s
access profile will translate into Flash writes can hardly be predicted.
Swissbit supports a realistic prediction of the WAF and the endurance of their SSDs and storage cards with help of the Swissbit
Life Time Monitoring Tool and statistical data stored into the Flash by the firmware. This tool can read out usage data such as
number of writes, number of erase cycles, the bad block statistic, the successful ECC correction, and much more.
The realistic predicted endurance can be calculated following this procedure:
• Dump the status of a Swissbit Flash product as initial state with help of the Swissbit Life Time Monitor.
• Run your real-life application for a defined period of time, e.g., seven days.
• Dump the product‘s status after finishing the test run.
Send the initial and final dump to the Swissbit FAE team which will happily provide you with the calculated life
expectancy of this card in your application.
If you have confidential applications where you don‘t want to disclose the results, Swissbit will instruct you how to
extrapolate the recorded number of PE cycles into the life expectancy.
The Swissbit Life Time Monitor can also be used to visualize the detailed S.M.A.R.T. status and history of Swissbit‘s
Flash products.
The Swissbit Life Time Monitor is available as stand-alone
executables for Windows or Linux, or as an API to be
integrated into the customer‘s software architecture.
Swissbit also offers to port the tool into an existing
embedded application.
The monitor can be run as a background process in
minimized mode in the system tray where it displays the
current device S.M.A.R.T. status and performs periodic
snapshots of the statistical values for a complete device
life history.
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FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
MLC BASED MODULES
Series Name
MO-300
MO-297
M.2
Full Size
slim SATA
2242 / 2260 / 2280
X-60m
X-60s
X-60m2
Interface
Data Transfer Mode
SATA III - 6 Gbit/s
ATA8
Connector
52 pos. Edge Connector
PCI Express (PCIe) mini
15 + 7 pin Serial ATA Connector
75 pos. Edge Connector
B & M key
Outline Dimensions
50.8 x 29.85 x 3.3 mm
54 x 39 x 4 mm
22 x 42 / 60 / 80 x 3.6 mm
Flash Type
MLC
Density Range
10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end
Data Retention
max. 1.9 TBW per GB drive capacity
(per JESD219)
Endurance
Operating Temperature
30 GB - 240 GB (2242)
30 GB - 480 GB (2260 / 2280)
8 GB - 480 GB
Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature
-50°C to +95°C
Performance
up to 600
up to 525
up to 450
up to 75,000
up to 79,000
Burst Rate (MB/s)
Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)
Voltage
3.3 V ± 5 %
5 V ± 10 %
3.3 V ± 5 %
Power Consumption
typ 450 mA
max 800 mA
Idle 110 mA
typ 300 mA
max 550 mA
Idle 60 mA
typ 450 mA
max 800 mA
Idle 110 mA
Proven Power Fail Safety
NCQ, TRIM
Features & Tools
Advanced Wear Leveling & Bad Block management
In-field firmware update
SBLTM Tool & SDK for S.M.A.R.T. based Life Time Monitoring
Part Number
SFSAxxxxUvAAxss-t-dd-rrr-ccc
SFSAxxxxVvAAxss-t-dd-rrr-ccc
SFSAxxxxMvAAxss-t-dd-rrr-ccc
X-60 series: target specification
FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
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CFast™ Cards
CFast™ cards combine two existing industry standards into a single product: the CompactFlash™ (CF) card
form factor and the Serial ATA (SATA) interface commonly used in hard disks. CFast™ cards can replace
both HDDs and CompactFlash™ cards in applications requiring small form factors, high endurance and
the ability to withstand shock, vibration, extreme temperatures (-40°C to +85°C), high altitude and rough
environmental conditions. Swissbit’s CFast™ cards provide rugged storage for embedded and industrial
systems where performance, data and system reliability, power fail protection and flexibility are important
design considerations.
Swissbit CFast™ cards operate with a 3.3 Volt low power source and support three SATA power management states: Active, Partial, and Slumber. This standard is a perfect choice for both boot devices and as
removable media for applications requiring low to medium storage densities with a small footprint.
Additionally, the Swissbit CFast™ cards come with full engineering and customization support, S.M.A.R.T.
based Life Time Monitoring features, our intelligent Flash Management algorithms and Error Correction,
guaranteeing the highest level of reliability even in rough application environments.
Swissbit’s latest innovations are the F-60 / F-600 SATA III CFast™ card series. Using state of the art controllers
and MLC / SLC Flash technology, the F-60 / F-600 achieve data transfer rates up to 525 MB/s in sequential
access and 70,000 IOPS in 4 KB random access. In addition, the F-60 / F-600 series feature Swissbit’s
proven Power Fail Safety, ATA security feature set, enhanced Secure Erase tools, a Windows or Linux tool
and SDK for detailed S.M.A.R.T.-based Life Time Monitoring, NCQ, TRIM, advanced wear leveling and bad
block management or in-field firmware update functionality.
F-600
F-60
F-240
Industry Leading;
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default implemented;
FLASH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
on request;
not available
Series Name
CFastTM Card
CFastTM Card
CFastTM Card
F-600
F-60
F-240
Interface
Data Transfer Mode
CFast™ 2.0 - SATA III - 6 Gbit/s
ATA8
Connector
CFast™ Type I
Outline Dimensions
36.4 x 42.8 x 3.6 mm
Flash Type
SLC
MLC
Density Range
8 GB - 60 GB
16 GB - 240 GB
SLC
Data Retention
Endurance
CFast™ 1.0 - SATA II - 3 Gbit/s
ATA7
2 GB - 64 GB
10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end
9.8 TBW per GB drive capacity
1.9 TBW per GB drive capacity
100,000 P/E cycles
(Flash cell level)
Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
-50°C to +100°C
Performance
Burst Rate (MB/s)
Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)
up to 600
up to 520
up to 340
up to 70,000
up to 40,000
up to 600
up to 525
up to 340
up to 70,000
up to 40,000
up to 300
up to 130
up to 100
up to 3,300
up to 95
MTBF
≥ 2,500,000 hours
Shock
1,500 G
Vibration
20 G
Humidity
85 % RH 85°C, 1,000 hrs
Voltage
Power Consumption
3.3 V ± 5 %
typ
max
450 mA
650 mA
typ
max
450 mA
650 mA
typ
140 mA
max 250 mA
55 mA
Idle
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