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A solid state drive (SSD) is more than just a combination of several flash memories. It requires advanced controller technology for parallel processing of flash memories to achieve the high speed and reliable performance required by today's demanding computing environments.

Below is an example of how a typical flash memory controller is built.

Basic Flash Memory Controller Architecture

In comparison, Imation SSDs utilize Mtron's proprietary controller architecture with the most advanced design that performs efficient Multi Channel Multi Array (MCMA) data processing.

Below is an example of how Mtron's high performance flash memory SSD is created. Note Mtron's series of unique design approaches, including:

• A high bandwidth flash memory bus with aggressive data interleaving
• Intelligent write buffering using a 16MB SDRAM chip to flush multiple flash chips in parallel, thereby reducing the large overhead needed for block merging and garbage collection
• An efficient flash translation layer (FTL) with extensive hardware automation and a simple mapping policy

Mtron's High Performance Flash Memory SSD

As a result, Mtron's industry leading controller technology delivers extremely high sustained read and write speeds, impressive IOPS performance and virtually no seek time.