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ATP Next-Gen A600Si/A600Sc SATA SSDs Feature Breakthrough MCU Design for Enhanced Power Management and PLP Capabilities
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

PowerProtector 4 combines HW/FW solutions to safeguard data and storage device 
for higher levels of integrity and reliability

ATP Electronics, the leading manufacturer of industrial-only memory and storage 
solutions, unveils its next-generation A600Si and A600Sc Serial ATA solid state 
drives (SATA SSDs) featuring a completely new design of the power loss 
protection (PLP) array, which utilizes a new power management IC (PMIC) and new 
firmware-programmable MCU (microcontroller unit). 

Integrated into its latest PLP technology, ATP PowerProtector 4, the new MCU 
design allows the PLP array to perform intelligently in various temperatures, 
power glitches and charge states.

"Superior power loss protection is essential in any embedded/industrial 
application. But not all PLPs are equal," said Marco Mezger, ATP Vice President 
of Global Marketing. "By implementing this type of MCU design, we are able to 
showcase our engineering expertise and nearly 30-year experience in the design 
and manufacture of storage devices for wide temperature environments, 
particularly for compact form factors in embedded/industrial applications. We 
continue to blaze the trail, as we were also the first to design and release 
smaller form factor SSDs such as eUSB and M.2 2242 with an onboard PLP array."

ATP SATA SSDs with the new PowerProtector 4 MCU-based design have the following 
advantages:

- Enhanced device protection 
   - Suppression of power-up inrush current according to customer request 
   - Input over-voltage protection to prevent damage to the SSD circuitry

- Better data integrity 
   - Input power noise de-glitch to prevent incorrect cache flushing caused by 
false triggers such as noisy or unstable host input voltage.  
   - Under-charge/over-charge protection for hold-up power capacitors

- Fast power on/off control cuts the time required from power-off to re-power 
on the SSD 

- Precise control of reset signal generation and power up/down sequences 
prevents potential issues in the power up/down of the SSD 

- Industrial operating temperature support ensures reliable operation in 
extreme environments from -40oC to 85oC. As components perform and react 
differently in severely cold or hot scenarios, ATP PowerProtector 4 ensures 
reliable PLP capacitance in all states of cold start, hot temperature workload, 
and cross temperature. 

- RAID support ensures redundancy and fault tolerance to prevent data loss in 
the event of a drive failure 

- End-to-end data protection prevents unauthorized access to data while it is 
being transferred from one storage device to another. 

- Customization options. The new MCU-based design allows PLP capabilities to be 
tailor-fitted according to unique customer requirements, application-specific 
needs, or use cases.

The next-generation ATP SATA SSDs with the new MCU-based design include mSATA, 
2.5" SSDs and M.2 2242/2280 modules. Available with I-Temp (A600Si) and C-Temp 
(A600Sc) support, the SSDs come in the following capacities — M.2 2280: 120 to 
960 GB; M.2 2242 and mSATA: 120 to 480 GB; 2.5": 120 GB to 1.92 TB

For inquiries, please contact ATP regional sales, distributors, or send an 
email to Info@atpinc.com.  

Follow ATP Electronics on LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/atp-electronics

For more information on the product, visit: http://bit.ly/2NgILdB

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About ATP

ATP Electronics is the leading provider of "Industrial Only" NAND flash 
products and DRAM modules for demanding industrial/automotive applications 
requiring the highest levels of performance, reliability and endurance. A true 
manufacturer for over 25 years, ATP manages every stage of the manufacturing 
process to ensure quality and product longevity, offering in-house design, 
testing, and tuning from component to product level. For more information on 
ATP Electronics, please visit www.atpinc.com or contact us at info@atpinc.com.

Media Contact: Kelly Lin (Kellylin@tw.atpinc.com) Tel. +886-2-2659-6368 353 

Source: ATP Electronics
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