ATA fast flash drives in capacities as large as 16 gigabytes

M-Systems Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., is offering a fast flash disk (FFD) 2.5-inch ultra-advanced technology attachment (ATA) in capacities from 1 to 16 gigabytes in 9.5-millimeter case heights. The drive provides the functionality of a high-capacity UATA hard disk drive, and is for laptops, data recorders, blade servers, telecommunications, and military and aerospace applications. The drive can withstand more than 5 million write/erase cycles, burst performance of 100 megabytes per second, and sustained performance of 45 megabytes per second, compliancy with strict reliability standards such as NEBS level 3 and MIL-STD-810F and top security with features such as fast security erase that meet sanitizing standards of the U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Agency, Air Force, Army, and Navy. For more information contact M-Systems online at www.m-systems.com.