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AdvantechA solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data. An SSD emulates a hard disk drive interface, thus easily replacing it in most applications. An SSD using SRAM or DRAM (instead of flash memory) is often called a RAM-drive.
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End-to-End UAV Messaging over Unreliable Data Links
In the complex software environments of both aircraft and ground station, many applications must communicate. Historically, developers built these as complex independent systems,Read More...
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PCI/104-Express, PC/104 and EPIC SBCs Roundup
SBC Provides Right-Sized PC/104 Solution PC/104 has always shined in defense applications that need a modest amount of computer power. Adlink Technology has released the AmproRead More...
Serial ATA Stakes out Territory as Next-Gen Storage Interface
Over the past several years, serial interconnect schemes have been steadily pushing aside parallel buses, and that trend has impacted the memory and storage realm just as it has everyRead More...
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3U cPCI Board and Rack Family Satisfies Extreme Thermal Needs CompactPCI, particularly in its 3U flavor, is no longer the new kid on the block in the military market. It’s paidRead More...
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Controller Adds Graphics to StackableUSB USB for years went underutilized in military embedded applications. That’s starting to change as uses from the technology presentRead More...
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Qseven-Based Carrier/SBC Duo Rolls The Qseven connector scheme leads the way on the notion of combining a variety of I/O technologies onto one connection. Supporting that standard,Read More...
Solid-State Storage Faces Signal Integrity Challenges in Military Apps
Parallel ATA (PATA) standards have been the dominant storage interface in military embedded systems for some time. The use of solid-state storage is a common solution for embeddedRead More...
Switched Ethernet Broadens its Reach in Land, Sea and Air
Once relegated only to command and control systems in the military, Ethernet is now gaining traction in numerous other military applications. As a result, Ethernet switch boards areRead More...
Stand-Alone Rugged Boxes Fine-Tune their Feature Sets
A trend has been building in the past couple of years where traditional embedded board vendors are adding stand-alone rugged box-level systems to their military market offerings. TheseRead More...
Technology Focus: Conduction-Cooled cPCI Boards
Rad-Tolerant SBC Boasts Low Operating Power Space-based applications require a level beyond the typical definition of ruggedness. Aitech Defense Systems offers aRead More...
Case Study: Box-Level System Undergoes MIL-STD-901D Shipboard Test
Over the last few decades, embedded computers based on desktop PC electronics have penetrated the defense market. Interest is now building for shipboard PCs that can withstandRead More...
Solid-State Disk Drives Overshadow HDDs for Mil Apps
An uninformed decision about SSD selection could result in catastrophic system failures. That’s clearly intolerable in life-or-death military systems. Early SSDs were designed forRead More...
SSD Products Climb Aboard New Form Factors
Free from the woes of moving parts, flash-based solid-state disks (F-SSDs) are able to operate under the harshest conditions, unlike magnetic hard disk drives. And because F-SSDsRead More...
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Advanced Low-Power PMC Supports Dual Graphics Heads A blend of graphics and video performance is vital for advanced sensor fusion, image/frame capture and recording inRead More...
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Tiny SMD Fuse Approved for Space Applications Reliability and ruggedness take on a whole new meaning for electronics used in space applications. There’s no repair truckRead More...
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20-Inch 2U Chassis for Trenton 32 Gbyte Boards The days when military system developers did everything themselves are long gone. They’d much rather find building blocks to pieceRead More...
Small Form Factor Realm Churns out Boards and Standards
Small embedded computers—in both standard and non-standard form factors—are in high demand for military applications that are extremely space- or weight-constrained or whereRead More...
Solid-State Drives Roundup
Serial ATA Flash Drive Boasts Stacking Technology Serial ATA is quickly becoming the dominant storage interface technology—in both flash and rotating disks. Apacer has launched itsRead More...
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BGA Adapters Adapt 0.50 mm Devices to 1.00 mm Boards Keeping up with and mitigating the impact of component obsolescence is a constant challenge in the military industry. ICs oftenRead More...
Rugged Stand-Alone Box System Roundup
Rugged System Features Military Connectors The stand-alone rugged box trend has touched nearly every corner of the military embedded computer market. ADLINK Technology, for its part,Read More...
The Inside Track
SMART Modular Tech's SDDs Selected for F/A-18 Upgrade Program Harris has selected SMART Modular Technologies to provide solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in its Mass Storage UnitRead More...
Secure SSD BGA Provides Fast Data Erase
White Electronic Designs has introduced a secure Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND SSD that provides compact, secure and reliable data storage for embedded military applications in ruggedRead More...
SATA SSD Is Built for Harsh Environments
The military values solid-state drives (SSD) because they’re inherently more rugged than rotating drives. But many harsh environment military applications require a whole extra levelRead More...
32 Gbyte CompactFlash Card Does 45 Mbyte/s Sustained Reads
Swissbit’s popular family of Industrial Type 1 CompactFlash (CF) cards has just added a new member. The C-320 offers the highest density and performance of all Swissbit CFRead More...
