14 DAY TRIAL // Chinese SSD manufacturer RunCore has announced earlier today that it will soon launch a new device that is basically a single-chip solid state drive designed to be embedded in highly compact mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets.
This new micro-chip package (MCP) was dubbed rSSD T100 by RunCore and contains all the usual hardware that is found inside a regular solid state drive, such as the NAND Flash, SSD controller and DRAM cache, in a single chip.
As a result of the high integration achieved by the Chinese company, the T100 is a great solution for those devices that have limited space on the design board and require a low power consumption.
Smartphones and tablets are the primary candidates, but the RunCore's MCP can also be used in other devices, including, PDAs, notebook computers, handheld POS machine, bank counters, and communication equipment to name just a few of its applications.
Furthermore, the rSSD T100 will also be available in a special industrial version designed for operating in harsh environments, which is capable of sustaining temperatures from -40C to +85C.
Much like its much larger brothers, RunCore's MCP product also supports standard SSD functions like SATA 1.5Gb/s and 3.0Gb/s transfer rates, ECC, wear leveling, trim function, data protection and even SMART commands to monitor the life expectancy of the product.
"MCP products will be the next high market demand in the future, and we foresee that this growth will increase exponentially," said Jack Wu, the CEO of RunCore.
According to the company's latest development roadmap, the first MCP samples are scheduled to be released later this month.
In October, RunCore will offer the technical documents for the products, which also include the results of a series of tests run by the company. The Chinese SSD maker hasn't revealed when the first devices based on the rSSD T100 hit the market.