Toshiba Begins Sample Shipment of Mission Critical 1.6TB Large Capacity Enterprise SSDs

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 Booth: T101C

TOKYO - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will start sample shipments of its enterprise SSD (eSSD) "PX02SM" series, including "PX02SMB160", which has a 1.6TB capacity, the largest-class [1] of storage capacity in the market, in July.

Targeted at applications requiring the highest levels of eSSD performance, the PX02SM series is Toshiba's first eSSD to utilize eMLC (enterprise multi-level cell) NAND technology, with capacities of 200, 400, 800GB[2] and 1.6TB[2], and is Toshiba's first offering with a dual-port 12Gb/sec SAS interface with a form-factor equivalent to industry-standard 2.5-inch HDDs. With 900MB/s of sequential read speed and a random read speed of 120kIOPS [3], the PX02SM SSD series can expand the data transfer capabilities of high-end servers and tiered high-end storage systems.

The PX02SM series features Toshiba's original QSBC[4] error correction technology, which includes multiple error correction circuits that can select the most efficient error correction operation for different level errors.

The flagship 1.6TB model will be showcased during COMPUTEX at the Marvell suite, T101C, located on the first floor of the Taipei International Convention Center, June 4-8.

Outline of the New Products

Part Number

  

Capacity

  

Application

PX02SMB160

  

1.6TB

  

High-performance server and storage systems

PX02SMF080

  

800GB

 

PX02SMF040

  

400GB

 

PX02SMF020

  

200GB

 

             

[1]

  

As of June 3, 2013, for 2.5type enterprise SSD using SATA/SAS interface. Source: Toshiba

[2]

  

One terabyte (1 TB) is 1012 =1,000,000,000,000 bytes.

     

One Gigabyte (1 GB) is 109 =1,000,000,000 bytes.

[3]

  

4K random read/write I/O performance.

[4]

  

QSBC: .Quadruple Swing-By Code. QSBC is a trademark of Toshiba.

       

Follow this link for more on this product. http://www.semicon.toshiba.co.jp/eng/product/storage/built-in/enterprise_ssd/index.html

Customer Inquiries: Storage Products Division Tel: +81-3-3457-2445

Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.

About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 550 consolidated companies, with 202,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.1 trillion yen (US$74 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm

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Contacts

Toshiba Corporation

Semiconductor & Storage Products Company

Koji Takahata, +81-3-3457-4963

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