Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems Introduces New Rugged 3U VPX Terabyte Solid State Memory Module with 256-bit AES Data Encryption
DAYTON, OH – June 13, 2011 -- Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems (CWCES), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial market, has introduced its newest rugged solid state drive, the 3U VPX Flash Storage Module (VPX3-1TB). This new high performance, rugged, high-capacity, solid-state SATA storage card was designed for space, weight and power (SWaP) constrained military applications. The compact module delivers 1 Terabyte of SLC NAND flash memory and can be configured as a JBOD or RAID. To ensure the security of critical data, the VPX3-1TB FSM provides an NIST-certified 256-bit AES data encryption capability.
“Our customers increasingly require high densities of fast, secure memory that performs optimally in harsh military environments,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems group. “The VPX3-1TB FSM raises the bar for open standard solid state memory performance with a Terabyte of flash memory deployed on a 3U VPX, VITA 46 or VITA 48.2 REDI, high bandwidth slot card.”
The VPX3-1TB FSM’s 1TB of SLC NAND flash memory is organized in four banks of 256 GB each in a 1”pitch 3U VPX module available in a VITA 46 and VITA 48.2 REDI variants. The card’s four banks of flash can be configured to appear to the host processor as four (4) separate SATA drives or as a single SATA drive with hardware RAID0 support. To ensure long-life and optimal performance, the card features industry standard wear leveling and bad block management.
This conduction-cooled module is available in the full range of military ruggedization configurations, including Levels 100 and 200.
VPX3-1TB FSM Performance Features:
- 1 TB physical storage capacity
- 28% over-provisioning to enhance storage endurance
- VPX single RAID0 or quad JBOD SATA ports
- 160 MB/s RAID0 performance or 100 MB/s per port JBOD performance
- Industry standard wear leveling and bad block handling
- Interoperable with standard host storage software under Windows®, Linux®, or VxWorks®
- RS-232 or I2C for host management functions
- NIST certified 256-bit AES data encryption hardware
- Tool-less Wedgelocks
Sales & Editorial Contacts
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For editorial information regarding Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com.
Sales inquiries: Please forward all sales and reader service inquiries to Matt Young, Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Tel: (937) 610-5457; email: systeminfo@curtisswright.com
About Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems
Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems is one of the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single sources for reliable, integrated military platform solutions. Our product and service expertise includes motion control, network centric computing, rate sensor assemblies, vehicle management computers, high-speed recording & storage, electro-mechanical solutions, chassis/enclosures, backplanes, power supplies, power management and electronic contract manufacturing services. The Electronic Systems group of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. serves the defense, commercial, aerospace and industrial markets. For more information about Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, visit www.cwcelectronicsystems.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading international technology-based organization. With manufacturing facilities around the world, the company provides niche motion control products, subsystems and services for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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