Automotive- and industrial-grade PCIe SSDs boast 1TB storage

Micron Technology, Inc. introduced the industry’s first 1TB automotive and industrial grade PCIe NVMe solid state drive (SSD) in BGA and 22x30mm M.2 form factors. Based on 64-layer triple-level cell (TLC) 3D NAND technology, the new Micron 2100 series of NVMe SSDs is designed for next-generation autonomous cars and the industrial internet of things (IIoT).

As data requirements in connected cars with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) increase, vehicles are transforming into data centers on wheels, requiring faster, reliable and cost-effective storage. In addition, the proliferation of edge computing and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in IIoT applications is driving a similar need for faster storage that is not supported by legacy interfaces like SATA and e.MMC.

Key features

• Up to 2000 MB/s reads and 1100 MB/s writes, >2X faster reads and >1.5X faster writes than UFS 2.1 and SATA 3 interfaces¹
• Available in 64GB to 1TB densities² and 16x20mm BGA and 22x30mm M.2 form factors
• Optimized for reduced power consumption with lower estimated energy usage vs. UFS 2.1³
•  -40°C to 105°C and -40°C to 95°C Tcase
• PCIe x4 Gen3, NVMe 1.3 with direct boot option, bypassing the need for another storage device for boot; NVMe shows >25% and >15% improvement in system write and read speeds, respectively, over SCSI software storage stack used in UFS⁴
• AEC-Q100, IATF 16949-compliant
• End-to-end data path protection, SLC partitioning support for high endurance, TCG Opal with self-encryption capability
• Based on industry-leading 64-layer TLC NAND with CMOS under array technology