SD Cards to Support PCI-E/NVMe

SD Cards to Support PCI-E/NVMe

SD storage cards have been improving over time, especially with the introduction of UFS, which has significantly increased their speed. However, overall, they still remain relatively slow. Now, the SD Association (SDA) is preparing a revolutionary transformation to turn them into mini SSDs. In fact, this plan was disclosed by the SDA during the flash … Read more

Detailed Example: Analyzing SSD Quality from NAND Flash Information

Detailed Example: Analyzing SSD Quality from NAND Flash Information

As the application of SSDs in the market increases, the importance of SSDs as a core component of computer data storage is self-evident. Due to the rising prices of NAND Flash in 2016 and the first half of 2017, the prices of SSDs have also surged. According to the China Flash Market quotation, from Q2 … Read more

How NAND Flash Is Manufactured

How NAND Flash Is Manufactured

NAND Flash is a type of non-volatile random access storage medium based on the design of floating gate transistors. It uses floating gates to store charges, which can be retained even without power supply. There has been a previous explanation of the basic principles of NAND Flash technology, which can be referenced in the article … Read more

Disable Hardware BitLocker Encryption on Vulnerable SSDs

Disable Hardware BitLocker Encryption on Vulnerable SSDs

Recently, those following IT Home may have heard about an issue with certain models of SSDs from Samsung and Micron, where the built-in hardware encryption has vulnerabilities that could allow access to data on the drive without entering a password. It is important to note that the BitLocker feature in Windows 10 (or Windows 8.1) … Read more

Setting Up and Demonstrating PCIe Gen4/5 M.2 SSD Fault Injection

Setting Up and Demonstrating PCIe Gen4/5 M.2 SSD Fault Injection

Many domestic laptop manufacturers use the Quarch M.2 fault injection module to test the fault handling and performance of M.2 SSDs when faced with various exceptions from the host. Of course, server manufacturers or evaluation laboratories also frequently use the Quarch PCIe Gen4/5 card fault injection module for various exception and fault injection tests on … Read more

Quarch Hot-Swap Fault Injection Module and PAM Testing Demo

Quarch Hot-Swap Fault Injection Module and PAM Testing Demo

Enterprise-grade SSD hot-swapping is a fundamental feature. Whether installed in servers or supported RAID storage devices, when the system reports a disk failure, it is necessary to remove the faulty drive without shutting down the system and then insert a replacement drive to trigger the system for subsequent data reconstruction processes. This article is accompanied … Read more

NAND Flash vs NOR Flash: A Comparative Study

NAND Flash vs NOR Flash: A Comparative Study

🟩Flash can be divided into two main categories: NOR Flash and NAND Flash. NAND has a large capacity and low cost per unit, while NOR has fast read speeds, high reliability, and quick erase speeds. NOR Flash is primarily used for coding applications, often related to computation; NAND Flash mainly functions as data storage, widely … Read more

Using TRIM in Buildroot System in 1 Minute

Using TRIM in Buildroot System in 1 Minute

Open Source Harmony Hardware Solution Leader Tactile Intelligence This article is applicable to Tactile Intelligence development boards that support the Buildroot system. This article takes the Purple Pi OH as an example. The Tactile Intelligence Purple Pi OH motherboard is a recommended Harmony development board from the Huawei Laval official community. This motherboard is mainly … Read more

Display Images and Text on OLED Screen with Raspberry Pi

Display Images and Text on OLED Screen with Raspberry Pi

☞ Essential Resources for Programmers to Advance to Architects, Free Giveaway ☜ The Raspberry Pi does not come with a display by default. If you want to view some system information, you need to log into the Raspberry Pi from a computer or connect an external monitor via HDMI. This can be a bit cumbersome, … Read more