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Phison Secure USB To Protect Against Newly Identified Cyber Attack
A new class of cyber attack is recently identified by a Germany-based researcher through replacing original firmware with malicious firmware into USB devices.
Phison provides a series of secure USB solutions which are able to avoid the aforementioned risk. Phison’s secure USB solutions are implemented with controllers specially designed to support digital signature authentication. By way of this digital signature authentication mechanism, it is able to protect USB devices from unauthorized firmware change.
Phison has offered secure USB solutions for years, and customer products using Phison’s secure USB solutions have been granted reputable certifications (e.g., FIPS-197, FIPS-140-2, etc).
For other product lines, Phison is also planning to strengthen the security mechanism of the devices in future shipment. The new implementation will enhance protection from unauthorized firmware change to the devices. As a leading manufacturer of USB storage devices, Phison is willing to make best efforts to contribute to the improvement of IT security.
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Phison Announces the World’s Fastest SDXC Memory Card Solution at 256GB
Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TWO), a global leader in flash storage, announced today the new 256GB SDXC UHS-I U3 (UHS speed class 3) - The world’s fastest 256GB SD card solution. Coupled with the latest 1Ynm MLC, the PS8210 controller provides up to 95MB/s sequential read and 90MB/s sequential write performance based on Phison internal testing with TestMetrix. The extreme speeds make the 256GB SDXC ideal for professional photos and high quality 4K2K videos.
The 2-channel, powerful PS8210 controller delivers a comprehensive SD product line across retail, professional and industrial markets.
About Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation was established in November 2000 at Hsinchu, Taiwan. Started with the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive IC, Phison is now a market leader in NAND Flash controllers and applications including USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe. In 2012, the company shipped over 679 million controllers worldwide and topped US 1 billion dollars in sales revenue. A NAND flash total solution provider, Phison also offers system and OEM services for major retail brand names. As used in this release, the terms “company” and “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.phison.com.
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Phison Announces New Generation Quad-Core PS3110 SATA III SSD Processor
Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, California (August 4, 2014) –
Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TWO), a global leader in SSD controllers, today announced its latest quad-core SATA III 6Gb/s SSD controller, the PS3110 SSD processor.PS3110 is a performance power house, delicately crafted to support not only the high-end client SSD market, but also includes multiple hardware and firmware features to make it an ideal choice for the entry-level enterprise SSD solutions supporting up to 2 Terabyte.
The building blocks of PS3110 include a quad-core CPU, end-to-end data path protection circuits, and SmartECC™ technology to provide additional error bit correction while supporting the latest generation 1Ynm/1Znm MLC and TLC NAND.
Working with today’s 1Ynm MLC, PS3110 delivers up to 550MB/s sequential read and 530MB/s sequential write performance, with random 4K IOPS up 100,000 read and 90,000 write. With the additional AES-256 engine and P-fail feature options, PS3110 is able to offer a comprehensive product line across client, industrial, entry-level enterprise, and data center SSD solutions.
“With the various consolidations in the SSD flash controller market, finding a partner with a proven track record and years of SSD experience is becoming more difficult,” said Mike McClimans, Sr. Director and General Manager of SMART Modular’s Flash Product Line. “We believe the Phison’s PS3110 will be a strong contender in the high-end SATA-III controller space.”
PS3110 is also Phison’s first SSD controller supporting TLC flash, offering SSD solution provider to address the entry-level, cost-centric market. With years of experience of developing TLC-based firmware on several existing NAND flash controllers, Phison is leveraging the know-how of handling TLC into PS3110 to improve its endurance and performance.
“We are extremely excited about our latest PS3110 controller. While Phison’s current controllers PS3108 and PS3109 has successfully built Phison as a top-tier SSD solution supplier, PS3110 widens our support to high-performing client and entry-level enterprise market.” said KS Pua, CEO of Phison Electronics. Phison is closely working with its SSD partners to enable PS3110 to mass-production. The production ramp is expected to be Q3 of 2014.
Key highlights for PS3110 solution include:
· Up to 2 Terabytes support
· 1Ynm and 1Znm SLC, MLC, and TLC support
· Ultra high performance
- Sequential Read: up to 550MB/s
- Sequential Write: up to 530MB/s
- 4K Random Read: up to 100,000 IOPS
- 4K Random Write: up to 90,000 IOPS
· Support both commercial and industrial grade requirements
· AES-256, TCG OPAL 2.0 compliant (A10 derivative)
· S.M.A.R.T support with Phison SSD ToolBox
Advanced Features:
· End-to-end data path protection
· SmartECC™ RAID data protection
· P-fail protection with SmartFlush™ and GuaranteedFlush™ technology
· Advanced read disturb management with SmartRefresh™ technology
· Advanced global wear-leveling
Phison will showcase PS3110 product and its multiple trademark technologies at the Flash Memory Summit from Aug 5-7, 2014.
About Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation was established in November 2000 at Hsinchu, Taiwan. Started with the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive IC, Phison is now a market leader in NAND Flash controllers and applications including USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe. In 2010, the company shipped over 500 million controllers worldwide and topped US 1 billion dollars in sales revenue. A NAND flash total solution provider, Phison also offers system and OEM services for major retail brand names. As used in this release, the terms “company” and “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.phison.com.
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Phison Inside: Kingston’s M.2 SATA III SSD
The widely available PS3108 SATA III controller has earned another design-win with Kingston’s latest M.2 SSD design. The 8-channel controller delivers extreme performance up to 540MB/s on Sequential Read and 500MB/s on Sequential write, with enough power to drive capacity up to 1TB of capacity. M.2 SSD (formerly NGFF) is shaping up to become the mainstream form factor for future slim notebooks, taking advantage of its small size, low power consumption, and fast performance.
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Chromebook: Powered by PS3109 SATA III Controller
Phison’s PS3109 SATA III controller has been designed into Chromebook platforms as the main storage device. Phison’s PS3109 based SSD delivers outstanding performance, low power consumption, and great reliability to become the ideal storage option for the new Chromebook. The new Chromebook is now more powerful than ever with its fast start-up, smooth operations, and built-in apps user experience. Click here to learn more on Phison’s PS3109 SATA controller.
About Phison
Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX:8299) is a global leader in NAND Flash controller IC and storage solutions. We provide a variety of services from controller design, system integration, IP licensing to total turnkey solutions, covering applications across SSD (PCIe/SATA/PATA), eMMC, UFS, SD and USB interfaces, reaching out to consumer, industrial and enterprise markets. As an active member of industry associations, Phison is on the Board of Directors for SDA, ONFI, UFSA and a contributor for JEDEC, PCI-SIG, MIPI, NVMe and IEEE-SA.