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TMCNet:  Etron Introduces New USB3.0 Dual-Channel Flash Drive Controller Chip

[January 15, 2013]

Etron Introduces New USB3.0 Dual-Channel Flash Drive Controller Chip

Jan 15, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Etron Technology introduced a new flash drive controller, EV2669, of Etron's USB3.0 Flash Drive Accelerator (FDA) series, in addition to its EV1669 product recently announced at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

According to a release, EV2669 enables Etron's USB3.0 flash drive customers to deliver read and write speeds of 260 and 235 megabytes per second with MLC (Multiple Level Cell) flash memories without additional host drivers or software required. Moreover, EV2669 meets customer demands for data storage by supporting flash memory capacities up to 128GB.

Etron said EV2669 utilizes Etron's proprietary Flash Driver Accelerator technology to enhance the overall performance of NAND flash memory access by leveraging firmware algorithms and high-performance flash interface engines. It has been adopted in the products of top-tier USB3.0 flash drive makers, many of which are exhibited at the 2013 CES.

EV2669 employs a dual-channel design and 72-bit Error Check and Correction (ECC) functionality for all MLC/ TLC NAND flash memories made of 2x nm or 1x nm CMOS technologies from various flash memory manufacturers. It supports 4 CE (Channel Enable) pins per channel in a 64-QFN (9x9 mm) package or 8 CE pins per channel in a 88-QFN (10x10 mm) package, with up to a total of 16 CE pins.

More information: www.etron.com.tw ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com))

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