Overview
Silicon Motion Leverages the industry leading technologies and experiences in NAND flash memory controller along with Multi-Chip Package (MCP) solution to introduce Ferri Family, including FerriSSD®, Ferri-eMMC® and Ferri-UFS™.
The FerriSSD® is designed optimally for a wide range of embedded, enterprise and data center applications requiring faster access speed, small flexible form factor and reliable PCIe NVMe/SATA/PATA storage. By combining industry proven controller technology, NAND flash and passive components into a small single BGA package, FerriSSD simplifies design efforts, reduces time-to-market while protecting from NAND technology migration concerns.
Ferri-UFS™ is a highly integrated solution which combines a feature-wise flash controller compliant with the latest UFS2.1/3.1 standard and standard NAND flash memory. Its high-performance storage accessing, better power efficiency, and ease of system design make the Ferri-UFS™ a fabulous solution for automotive, industry, embedded and portable applications.
Ferri-eMMC® is optimally designed for a wide range of embedded applications and is fully compliant to the JEDEC standards for eMMC* 4.5/5.0/5.1 protocols. Available in 100/153-ball BGA packages, Ferri-eMMC® eases PCB design and enables low-cost manufacturing.
Features
Easy to use
- Plug & Play only requires format/fdisk prior to use
- Small footprint for space-limited design
Lower total cost of ownership
- Rugged & Reliable (no moving parts)
- Eliminate requalification cost from NAND generation change
- Cost-saving with flexible TLCmode™/MLCmode™/SLCmode™, configurable capaities
Eliminate down time
- Supports S.M.A.R.T. and advanced SSD Telemetry logging features
- IntelligentScan with DataRefresh for Data integrity enhancement
- Full End-to-End data path protection with recovery algorithms
- Silicon Motion's 4th generation LDPC ECC engine with Group Page RAID
- Remote firmware update available via secured digital signature
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Hardware Quick Erase * Optional/by request | Instantly delete all data by push of a button |
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AES & Secured Password | Supports AES-256bit full disk encryption with Secured Password Protection |
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Hardware Data Flush | Hardware pin to trigger Data flush to safely store user data during sudden power failure |
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Full Slumber / Energy Save Mode | Automatic power-saving mode to reduce power consumption |
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SLCMode™ | Significantly enhance the performance and durability of MLC and TLC NAND flash |
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SSDLifeGuard™ | Software / Commands to monitor SSD health status to ensure data integrity |
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Intelligent Scan + DataRefresh | Intelligent self-scan entire SSD to continuously extend data retention capability by DataRefresh |
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Advanced Field FW Update | Runtime remote firmware update |
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Built-in Temperature Sensor | Monitor the SSD temperature for thermal throttling and SSD protection handling |
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Intelligent Clean | Intelligent background garbage collection to ensure optimal performance |
Technologies
End to End Data Path Protection
Silicon Motion's FerriSSDs incorporate full data error detection with recovery engines to provide enhanced data integrity throughout the entire Host-to-NAND-to-Host data path. The FerriSSD® data recovery algorithm can effectively detect any error in the SSD data path, including hardware (i.e. ASIC) errors, firmware errors, and memory errors arising in SRAM, DRAM, or NAND.
NANDXtend® ECC Engine
Conventional SSDs employ standard BCH and RS ECC (error correction coding) engines to initiate first-level correction using NAND shift-read-retries. In addition to this first-level error correction, FerriSSDs also implement a highly efficient second-level correction scheme using an LDPC (low-density parity-check) code and a Group page RAID algorithm (a highly efficient redundant backup) to reduce potential dPPM at customer site while extending the service life of SSD.
IntelligentScan and DataRefresh to Enhance Data Integrity
Silicon Motion's proprietary IntelligentScan function will activate automatically to scan recharge, repair, or retire the cell block (DataRefresh) according to the host behavior and working environment (eg. ambient temperature). As a result of the combination of IntelligentScan and DataRefresh, FerriSSD® can effectively prolong its service life much beyond typical NAND specifications.
Application
Automotive
Sever
Thin Client
Medical Device
POS
Kiosk
Gaming
Surveillance
Multifunction Printer
Factory Automation/HMI
Industrial Handheld Device
Test Instruments
