Micron M500IT Automotive Storage SSD Announced

Micron has announced the M500IT SSD, expanding on its automotive storage solutions portfolio with capacities ranging from 60GB to 240GB as well as embedded multimedia card (eMMC) 5.0 memory. Both solutions are specifically designed to enhance automotive applications.


Micron has announced the M500IT SSD, expanding on its automotive storage solutions portfolio with capacities ranging from 60GB to 240GB as well as embedded multimedia card (eMMC) 5.0 memory. Both solutions are specifically designed to enhance automotive applications.

Micron’s M500IT SSD is the industry’s first automotive-grade SSD that is built with AEC-Q100-compliant NAND flash memory components and system-level qualification in select automotive applications and conditions. In addition, the M500IT SSD features hardware-based encryption, data-at-rest protection against unexpected power loss, and an adaptive thermal monitoring system to secure user data at extended temperatures. With AEC-Q100-compliant NAND flash memory technology and customized firmware, the M500IT ideal for demanding automotive applications due to its focus on high quality and high performance.

Micron’s eMMC 5.0 is specifically architected to provide the level of quality, innovation, and service that is required by automotive application designers. All of Micron’s eMMC products are fully managed NAND solutions with built-in controllers and industry-standard interfaces, which results in a simpler hardware and software integration as well as the streamlining of the development and qualification process for designers. Micron’s automotive eMMC also features a full range of JEDEC-compliant packages in densities ranging from 4GB to 128GB.

Availability

The M500IT SSD is currently in the qualification stage at focused automotive platform suppliers. Broader availability is slated for a mid-2015 release.

Micron’s eMMC 4.51 product family is in volume production with automotive OEMs. In addition, the 5.0 solution is currently sampling with mass production targeted a for late 2015 release.

Lyle Smith

Lyle is a staff writer for StorageReview, covering a broad set of end user and enterprise IT topics.

Recent Posts

Ampere Unveils Breakthrough CPU Promising 40% Performance Boost Over Competition

Ampere Computing has unveiled its annual update, showcasing upcoming products and milestones that underscore its ongoing innovation in sustainable, ARM-based…

2 days ago

IGEL Disrupt 2024 Provides A View To Future Direction

IGEL Disrupt 2024 was held from April 29th to May 1st at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, and we…

2 days ago

ZutaCore Waterless Cooling for NVIDIA’s Grace Blackwell Superchip Unveiled

ZutaCore has unveiled a waterless, direct-to-chip liquid cooling system specifically designed for NVIDIA's GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip. At next week’s…

3 days ago

HPE Simplifies Workload Management With New HPE GreenLake Cloud Solutions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has introduced new solutions within the HPE GreenLake cloud platform that aim to simplify enterprise storage,…

3 days ago

Veeam Now Supports Proxmox Virtual Environment

Veeam Software has announced the upcoming introduction of Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) support, responding to strong demand from its SMB…

4 days ago

IBM Power S1012 Extends AI Workloads to the Edge

The IBM Power S1012 is the portfolio's edge-level server. It is a one-socket, half-wide, Power10 processor-based system for edge computing…

4 days ago