AMD and M-Systems to Collaborate On High-Density Embedded Storage Solutions for Mobile Markets.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif. & KFAR SABA Kfar Saba (Hebrew: כפר סבא) ("Grandfather's Village" or Saba's Village"), also Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon area, Center District of Israel in Israel. , Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- May 22, 2001 AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD): -- Collaboration to Combine AMD's Industry Leading Flash With M-Systems' Award-Winning DiskOnChip(R) Technology to Deliver High Performance Data Storage Solutions -- AMD to Adopt M-Systems' Flash Data Storage Technology in Strategic Agreement AMD (NYSE:AMD) and M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (Nasdaq:FLSH) today announced a strategic agreement to jointly develop sophisticated high-density flash data storage solutions for the rapidly growing mobile data storage market. Building on AMD's leadership in manufacturing, packaging and flash technology; and M-Systems' award-winning DiskOnChip(R) technology, this collaboration is intended to create embedded data storage products optimized for high-performance mobile and other applications. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop and market flash data storage solutions. The combination of AMD's advanced low power flash with M-Systems' widely supported and easy-to-use TrueFFS(R) (True Flash File System) technology is expected to create solutions which offer high-performance, small form-factors and an extremely cost-effective interface. This suite of products will be designed to offer the functionality and ease-of-use of a hard drive, with the superior speed, performance, low power consumption and reliability of AMD's Flash memory. Cellular telephones, wireless devices, hand-held PCs, automotive PCs and other mobile products that need to quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data, can greatly benefit from the small form factor and cost-effective interface of the solutions the two companies plan to develop. Offering integrated security features with extensive data storage capabilities, these products will be designed for mobile-commerce applications such as the secure digital music initiative Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) was a forum formed in late 1998, comprised of more than 200 IT, consumer electronics, security technology, ISP and recording industry companies, ostensibly with the purpose of developing technology specifications that protected the . "AMD believes that there is a burgeoning market for high-capacity embedded data storage devices in advanced portable products," said Walid Maghribi, AMD's senior vice president and president of the company's Memory Group. "The growing need for small, low-power, rugged and secure storage solutions that are capable of holding large quantities of data, audio and video files, represents a tremendous opportunity for flash memory. AMD has partnered with M-Systems to develop this new flash-based data storage solution to address the mobile market's unique needs." "We chose to adopt M-Systems' DiskOnChip technology because of its combination of the TrueFFS software, a unique controller with highly integrated security features, and their ability to provide a comprehensive solution," added Maghribi. "We are elated to enter into a partnership with AMD, a company that has earned the reputation for delivering extremely reliable flash memory products to the market," said Dov Moran, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of M-Systems. "AMD's expertise in flash memory and knowledge of the mobile market space, coupled with M-Systems' ability to offer an extremely reliable high-capacity storage solution to applications demanding very high performance, makes this partnership ideal for this venture." About M-Systems' TrueFFS(R) Technology and DiskOnChip Flash Disk Products M-Systems' TrueFFS is a patented Flash file system and set of technologies that performs full read/write hard disk emulation with an unmatched level of reliability and performance. TrueFFS works in all major operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. environments, including Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000, Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), Windows NT Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. , Windows95/8, DOS, BE, Linux and other leading operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . With combined TrueFFS and DiskOnChip flash disk technologies, M-Systems' DiskOnChip family of Flash disk products have a burst read/write speed of up to 20 Megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). , an endurance of one million write/erase cycles, advanced error correction/error detection, and are the most reliable Flash disk solutions in the market. M-Systems' DiskOnChip is currently available in 32-pin DIP, 144-pin DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module or 48-pin TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package) A very thin, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with gull-wing pins on its two short sides. TSOPs are about a third as thick as SOJ chips. See gull-wing lead, SOP, SOJ and chip package. form factors with capacities ranging from 8 MB to 288 MB. This unique product adds flexibility, minimizes integration efforts, reduces engineering costs and shortens time-to-market. M-Systems' DiskOnChip features high reliability, low power consumption and small size. In October 1998, M-Systems introduced the world's first and only monolithic, single-die Flash disk, the 8 MB DiskOnChip Millennium. Just recently, a new 32 MB version with higher performance and advanced data protection features -- the "DiskOnChip Millennium Plus" -- was released. DiskOnChip Millennium was the first solution to combine a controller and high-density Flash memory on a single die, enabling a vast number of applications to benefit from on-board data storage. About M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (Nasdaq:FLSH) is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative data storage products, known as Flash disks. The Company's Flash disks provide the functionality of a mechanical hard drive on a solid-state silicon chip. M-Systems was first to bring to market a complete Flash disk in a single die, using breakthrough DiskOnChip Millennium technology. The Company's products are based on its patented TrueFFS technology and include the DiskOnChip, DiskOnKey(tm) and Fast Flash Disk (FFD FFD film-focal distance. ) product families. DiskOnChip is primarily used in the embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. and Internet appliances markets, while the FFD product line is used in video and audio servers, telecommunications systems and military applications. The DiskOnKey product family is targeted at the PC and laptop markets. For more information, contact M-Systems at 8371 Central Avenue, Suite A, Newark, CA 94560. Telephone: 510/494-2090; e-mail: info@m-sys.com; and, on the Internet: http://www.m-sys.com. AMD Flash Memory Awards AMD's Flash memory products have received numerous customer service, quality and technology awards. The most recent Flash memory awards include: Cisco Systems' highest customer satisfaction recognition -- the Cisco President's Award The President's Award may mean:
About AMD Flash Memory Devices AMD's technology is employed by the world's largest producer of Flash memory devices, Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Ltd. (FASL FASL Feet Above Sea Level FASL Fujitsu Amd Semiconductor Limited FASL Fellow, Academic Society of London ). AMD's Flash memory products encompass a broad spectrum of densities and features to support a wide range of markets. AMD's Flash memory customers represent leaders in the automotive, networking, telecommunications and handheld mobile terminal markets. AMD offers many Flash memory products, such as the award-winning Simultaneous Read-Write (SRW SRW Super Robot Wars (video games) SRW Single Rear Wheel (truck) SRW Segmental Retaining Wall SRW Soldier Radio Waveform SRW Strategic Reconnaissance Wing SRW Search and Retrieve via the Web ) product family, Super Low Voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains 1.8V Flash memory devices and Burst- and Page-Mode devices. AMD developed the robust Known Good Die (KGD KGD Known Good Die (semiconductor industry) KGD Kaliningrad, Russia - Kaliningrad Airport (Airport Code) KGD King's Gambit Declined (chess) KGD Komitee Für Grundrechte Und Demokratie ) program and the patented negative gate erase technology, and refined the industry-standard Fine-pitch Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga ). All AMD's Flash memory devices are guaranteed by AMD for a minimum of one million write cycles per sector and 20 years' data retention, making them the most reliable non-volatile memory devices in the industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded AMD an ENERGY STAR(R) Certificate of Recognition for its energy-efficient Flash memory devices. Such devices help manufacturers meet stringent Energy Star specifications for a variety of appliances, equipment and other products. Products with the ENERGY STAR label are designed to use less energy, save money and help protect the environment. About AMD AMD (NYSE:AMD) is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. Visit AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. Cautionary Statement This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in the private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include, but are not limited to, those related to the risk that the joint development project discussed herein will not be undertaken, will be delayed or will not be successfully completed, or will otherwise not result in the timely and successful introduction of a product or products, along with the risks associated with: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in the parties' respective industries and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance; the impact of competitive products and pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties; capacity and supply constraints, including dependence on Flash component suppliers; changes in the parties' and their respective customers' inventory levels; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed as needed prn. See prn order. ; market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on M-Systems', AMD's and their respective customers' products and markets; development, release and sales of new products by strategic suppliers and customers; and development and growth of anticipated markets for M-Systems', AMD's and their respective customers' products. M-Systems and AMD urge investors to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the companies' respective filings with the United States Securities Exchange Commission. AMD, the AMD logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR certification mark are registered trademarks of the U.S. Government. M-Systems, M-Systems product and technology names and other company, product and technology names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion