In today's solid state drives, the NAND flash memory must be erased before it can store new data. In other words, data cannot be overwritten directly as it is in a hard disk drive. Instead, SSDs use a ...

Solid-state disk (SSD) technology using integrated circuit assemblies is considered to be a readily available, drop-in replacement for discrete hard disks and is used to increase throughput in large ...

How to maximize storage life by decreasing write amplification factor (WAF). How the address-mapping choice can make a big difference to the WAF. How the appropriate flash-management firmware can ...

Do you know that there's a garbage collection inside your SSD? It's true! CNET editor Dong Ngo explains that and more. He also answers SSD-related questions. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

Datalight’s FlashFXe software accelerator for eMMC, which integrates seamlessly with the Reliance Nitro fault-tolerant system on Linux and Android, significantly reduces write amplification that often ...

Enterprise MLC is a phrase increasingly heard in relation to solid-state storage. For a long time single-level cell (SLC) was the only choice for enterprise users, while multi-level cell (MLC) was ...