28Nov
Secure Boot: The Cornerstone of Ensuring Device Integrity

Secure Boot: The Cornerstone of Ensuring Device Integrity

Many of the most common security features could be rendered ineffective by an attacker who controls the systems firmware. Secure boot prevents this by enforcing a secure system state.

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26Jul
Understanding WORM Functionality and its role within Data Storage

Understanding WORM Functionality and its role within Data Storage

WORM stands for “Write Once, Ready Many.” It is a data storage technology that allows data to be written to a storage device once and then be read multiple times - ultimately ensuring data integrity for a range of secure applications and regulatory compliance documentation

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2May
Securing the Rails: Reliable Data Storage for Railway Applications

Securing the Rails: Reliable Data Storage for Railway Applications

Reliable data storage is always a top priority. But when it comes to railway applications, the stakes are extra high. Railway infrastructure poses unique challenges for systems designers.

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30Mar
Industrial-Grade SD and microSD Cards: Reliable, Durable & Secure

Industrial-Grade SD and microSD Cards: Reliable, Durable & Secure

Originally designed for consumer environments, these SD and microSD cards are now undergoing a renaissance in industrial environments, where storage system design engineers are welcoming them with open arms for their impressive reliability, durability, and security.

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7Feb
Do's & Don'ts: How to Design a NAND Flash-Based Storage System

Do's & Don'ts: How to Design a NAND Flash-Based Storage System

Designing a NAND flash-based storage system is a tall order. For one, there are many different systems and flash controllers available. Designers must make tough decisions to create a system that can meet industry- and application-specific requirements.

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6Dec
Modern NAND Flash Memory Demands Sophisticated Controllers

Modern NAND Flash Memory Demands Sophisticated Controllers

Driven by a demand for high capacity, low-power and low-cost storage, NAND flash technology has evolved significantly during its lifetime. As the technology has become more demanding, the role of the controller has become increasingly complex.

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5Oct
Choosing the best NAND controller for the job

Choosing the best NAND controller for the job

What characteristics and features should be considered when choosing the right NAND flash controller for a specific application. This blog looks into different feature sets and characteristics at play. 

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5Aug
The Importance of Controlling your Bill of Materials

The Importance of Controlling your Bill of Materials

If you want to manufacture products you need parts. If you want to manufacture good products, you need good parts. And if you want to manufacture good products that have a consistent long-term presence in your chosen market, you need consistent long-term access to good parts.

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22Jun
Extending Flash Lifetime

Extending Flash Lifetime

Flash controllers are responsible for managing usage and optimizing the performance of the flash memory device, hence they increase endurance, reliability, and the overall lifetime of the system.

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30Apr
Preventing Data Loss

Preventing Data Loss

In times of a steady increasing number of systems managing crucial data, it has become increasingly critical to foresee impending issues before they happen. The hySMART™ reads the data from a connected Hyperstone device and displays valuable information and statistics.

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24Mar
The Developments of 3D NAND Flash Technology

The Developments of 3D NAND Flash Technology

SSDs based on NAND flash have advantages of low power, high speed and reliability. There is still a price premium compared to traditional HDDs; however, newer devices based on 3D NAND flash are becoming ever more competitive in the storage market.

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17Feb
Power Consumption and NAND Flash

Power Consumption and NAND Flash

When designing a storage system, the power used by each component is an important consideration. Power dissipation in semiconductor devices has increased because of higher data rates and the smaller transistor sizes in modern chips.

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13Jan
Misconceptions about NAND Flash

Misconceptions about NAND Flash

NAND flash, the non-volatile storage technology, is used in an ever-growing range of storage applications. Its rise in popularity over the last two decades has also been met with many misconceptions. Here we will look at four of them.

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3Dec
Consumer, Enterprise & Industrial Storage

Consumer, Enterprise & Industrial Storage

Each storage device based on NAND flash is designed to meet the requirements of a specific market, which may be consumer, prosumer, enterprise or industrial. The requirements of these markets differ dramatically. 

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27Oct
NAND Flash Storage Sees Continued Growth

NAND Flash Storage Sees Continued Growth

In the industrial market, compact size, low power and the inherent robustness of a technology with no moving parts are major benefits of flash storage. What is it about NAND flash technology that has fueled this growth?

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15Sep
How hyMap improves Reliability and Endurance in Storage Systems

How hyMap improves Reliability and Endurance in Storage Systems

hyMap® is our flash management firmware that implements enhanced Flash Translation Layer (FTL) mapping which significantly improves random write performances, reliability, and endurance.

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23Jul
5G and the Role of Flash Controllers

5G and the Role of Flash Controllers

Through the pandemic, access to online resources has become even more important for remote working, virtual meetings and online schooling. How is 5G changing our world and what is the role of the flash controller? 

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23Jun
Wear leveling and how it impacts SSD life expectancy

Wear leveling and how it impacts SSD life expectancy

Wear leveling is a flash memory controller feature that maximizes the life expectancy of SSDs and all NAND flash storage systems. But how does it work and why do we need it?

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19May
How technology is helping fight COVID-19

How technology is helping fight COVID-19

Modern technology is not only at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19, but it has also heavily influenced the way we communicate with each other in different environments. 

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14Apr
Which Error Correction Codes are Most Suitable for Industrial Storage?

Which Error Correction Codes are Most Suitable for Industrial Storage?

LDPC codes have become increasingly common in NAND flash storage devices such as SSDs. This blog considers their suitability for different classes of applications.

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19Feb
Understanding SSD Performance Claims

Understanding SSD Performance Claims

Performance numbers are probably the most looked-at indications in any SSD datasheet. However, these numbers vary over the drive´s lifetime and over the time of transfers. Learn why here.

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15Jan
Security in NAND Flash Storage Systems

Security in NAND Flash Storage Systems

Nowadays, many storage systems are connected to the internet, making them efficient but vulnerable. As the demands on security grow, so too do the security requirements of the flash memory controller.

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19Nov
How pseudo-SLC mode can make 3D NAND flash more reliable

How pseudo-SLC mode can make 3D NAND flash more reliable

Hyperstone’s flash controllers are designed to support the pSLC mode, giving manufacturers greater design flexibility without sacrificing performance or reliability.

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17Oct
Industrial grade data storage for medical applications

Industrial grade data storage for medical applications

There are a wide range of healthcare devices that require the ability to store valuable data and these devices need to be designed with reliability in mind.

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19Sep
FlashXE® and error avoidance for reliable NAND flash systems

FlashXE® and error avoidance for reliable NAND flash systems

There are many factors that contribute to the reliability of flash memory. Hyperstone controllers achieve their renowned level of reliability with the FlashXE ecosystem. 

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14Aug
Why technical support isn't what it used to be ...

Why technical support isn't what it used to be ...

For too many companies, support stops once their business has been won. This is a serious problem for companies who are designing products for markets that require longevity. 

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17Jul
Reliable Storage for Event Recording

Reliable Storage for Event Recording

Reliable real-time data storage is required in many industries. One particularly demanding example is black boxes in transportation systems, such as the airplane flight-data recorder and train event recorder. These have very strict requirements for rugged and reliable computing and storage. 

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18Jun
A simplified comparison: Warehouses & NAND Flashes

A simplified comparison: Warehouses & NAND Flashes

The technology can be complex, but when trying to explain it in a simple way one could argue that a flash memory is a warehouse with empty shelves and the controller is the logistics managing it.

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21May
How to accurately measure performance in embedded storage

How to accurately measure performance in embedded storage

When deciding which solid-state drives (SSDs) to specify for a certain system or product, it would be customary to delve into the spec sheets and select the one with the best stated performance. But is this the performance that you can expect to achieve over the lifetime of the drive? 

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16Apr
How much is your storage system really costing you?

How much is your storage system really costing you?

When considered holistically, total cost of ownership becomes a vital consideration when designing a product or system. Spending a bit more at the outset can reap huge rewards in operating costs, avoiding failures and ensuring that devices are trusted and valued by the industries they serve.

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19Mar
The advantages of an industrial USB flash drive

The advantages of an industrial USB flash drive

The USB form factor is most commonly known for its consumer flash drive. Whilst there is a soaring demand in consumer markets, what is often overlooked is the USBs potential in industrial storage systems due to its flexibility, speed, and robust design.

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14Feb
Choosing the right SSD could save you more than just your data

Choosing the right SSD could save you more than just your data

There’s a saying that goes ‘buy cheap, buy twice’, the meaning of which is fairly clear; if you choose a cheaper and inferior product, you will probably need to replace it sooner than you’d hoped.

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17Jan
Tackling the tradeoffs with using Flash memory in an embedded design

Tackling the tradeoffs with using Flash memory in an embedded design

Reaching the best performance of a storage device always comes at a price. This can include reliability, data safety and storage capacity for example. Therefore, it is important to understand the use case of your storage application

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11Dec
The importance of health monitoring

The importance of health monitoring

Knowing when the storage system will reach its end of life is an important  information for industrial applications to avoid unexpected system failures, which might result in data losses. For that, there are SMART health monitoring tools, giving the user information about the health status of the NAND flash system.

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6Nov
Why power fail management is an essential feature for industrial applications

Why power fail management is an essential feature for industrial applications

Power fail management is an essential feature in NAND flash based applications, especially industrial storage solutions where the NAND flash memory controller manages the transactions of sensitive data. 

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18Oct
How Disk-on-Board can deliver significant benefits for mass storage

How Disk-on-Board can deliver significant benefits for mass storage

Often overlooked, DoB solutions can save companies significant amounts of money and have an array of benefits for industrial systems allowing for flexible system design, a lower BOM, easier certification and further optimization opportunities

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18Sep
From Sand to Silicon: How are microchips made?

From Sand to Silicon: How are microchips made?

The heart of modern processors - California’s high tech region got its name through the Silicon that is the bread and butter of the semiconductor industry. But how are microchips actually produced?

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23Aug
Platforms provide access, API's allow for differentiation

Platforms provide access, API's allow for differentiation

We’re all about platforms today, there are even companies that offer Platforms as a Service. It isn’t surprising, because a platform can provide access to a huge amount of functionality at a fraction of the cost of development. 

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20Jul
The role of the Flash controller: Hiding inherent imperfections

The role of the Flash controller: Hiding inherent imperfections

NAND Flash has a number of inherent characteristics that need to be managed to ensure reliability, performance and lifetime, and it is the job of the Flash controller to do this. 

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25Jun
What is and how does NAND Flash Memory work?

What is and how does NAND Flash Memory work?

A type of NVM technology that stores data in arrays of memory cells that are made using Floating-Gate MOSFET transistors. NAND Flash is a cost competitive technology that has become a serious contender to replace HDDs

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7Jun
NAND Flash controllers – The key to endurance and reliability

NAND Flash controllers – The key to endurance and reliability

The interface between a host system and Flash memory is handled by the Flash controller. As well as providing the physical interface, the controller also has to manage the usage of the Flash memory to optimise performance, endurance, reliability and lifetime. Flash memory has some specific characteristics that the controller needs to handle correctly to achieve these goals. Among these are the process for writing data, the limited number of program/erase cycles of Flash memory cells, and error handling.

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22May
NAND Flash is displacing hard disk drives

NAND Flash is displacing hard disk drives

According to Markets and Research, the non-volatile memory market is expected to be over $81 billion in 2022, with an annual growth rate of 9.96%. 

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17Apr
Solid State bit density and the Flash Memory Controller

Solid State bit density and the Flash Memory Controller

Solid-state or Non-volatile memory is rapidly displacing magnetic media in mass storage, and this goes beyond the ubiquitous “thumb drive” to include high-density storage in servers. NAND Flash, the most prevalent form of solid-state storage, has many benefits, but increasing storage capacity and bit-density while maintaining sufficient reliability is a challenge for the industry. The Flash memory controller and its associated firmware play a crucial role in supporting developments in Flash-based mass storage.

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