Category: Press Releases

March 17, 2021

• 2021

Recently, the COVID-19 vaccine has begun to be used globally. Although the side effects are still being observed at the initial stage, at least a new dawn has emerged for the prevention of COVID-19. In view of this, Phison Electronics (Phison; 8299TT) and Mediland, a medical equipment supplier, jointly donated 3 professional medical-grade high-end hyper light disinfection robots to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital (新竹臺大分院) (Phison donated 2 robots and Mediland donated 1 robot), to make a contribution to protect the homeland.

K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, and Chun-Sung Chiang, Chairman of Mediland, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital

Chung-Jen Yu (余忠仁), Dean of Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital, expressed his gratitude to Phison Electronics and Mediland for supporting frontline medical colleagues with technology and contributing to the epidemic prevention. Hyper light disinfection robots will be applied to the hospital’s epidemic prevention wards, intensive care wards and operating rooms. It is expected to effectively reduce the infection caused by direct contact with the source of disease by medical staff and cleaning staff, and provide medical staff with a better epidemic prevention environment. It is also hoped that the people who come to seek medical treatment will be more at ease. 

Chun-Sung Chiang (江春松), chairman of Mediland, pointed out that the chairman of Phison Electronics, K.S.Pua, is young and visionary, and occupies an important position in the NAND industry. Its entrepreneurial spirit of public welfare has been implemented early, such as the use of solar power to build green R&D centers, organic farms, and annual charitable donations... are all positive actions and manifestations of corporate social responsibility. The donation of two hyper light disinfection robots to Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital this time shows that Phison is very supportive of medical care after Phison’s previous donations to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital (桃園壢新醫院) and Hsinchu Mackay Hospital (新竹馬偕醫院). Phison supports the medical industry with actions and can be described as a role model for Taiwanese electronics industry entrepreneurs. Mediland admires its kindness very much, and is also inspired to donate one more unit in response to the kind deeds. I believe that more entrepreneurs like K.S.Pua will be able to join together to connect Taiwan's medical protection network to achieve the best infection control in hospitals in various places.

Chung-Jen Yu (余忠仁), Dean of Hsin-Chu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital Presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Phison Chairman K.S.Pua

K.S.Pua (潘健成), Chairman of Phison, emphasized that the risk of nosocomial infection has always been a topic of great importance to medical institutions, and the threat of multi-drug resistant microorganisms has been increasing year by year. Different from traditional low-power ultraviolet sterilization products, the donated hyper light disinfection robots not only exert its maximum effect during the epidemic, but more importantly, its clinically valid effect on multi-drug resistant microorganisms can quickly eliminate bacteria up to 99.99% or more. In addition to assisting in enhancing the effectiveness of environmental disinfection in high-risk areas in the hospital (such as isolation wards, intensive care wards, emergency rooms, etc.), it can also reduce the risk of possible nosocomial infections and provide a safer medical environment for patients and medical staff; Phison continues to do its best to fulfill its social responsibilities.

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February 24, 2021

• 2021

San Jose, Calif., February 24th, 2021-Phison Electronics Corp, a global leader in NAND Flash controllers, integrated circuits, and storage solutions, announced today that it will be the first to ship the new PCIe interface SD card, SD Express 7.0. The card will start shipping in March, 2021 and will come in a 256GB and a 512GB offering.

SD Express (SD 7.0) is the first memory card to apply a PCIe interface in an SD interface compatible with all the existing built-in SD slots. This innovation takes the SD Express 7.0 memory card to another performance level, closer to CF Express type A and UFS card, and is three times faster than UHS-II, the fastest card in the current removable device market. 

SD Express cards can be considered a traditional UHS-I memory card with the PCIe interface and NVMe protocol. PCIe and NVMe are known worldwide for their high bandwidth and low latency storage capabilities. In anticipation of the next generation of high-performance mobile computing requirements, adding both architectures to SD Express delivers faster access to data files than the various legacy SD platforms. 

SD Express cards can achieve speeds of up to 870MB/s with PCIe Gen3x1 supporting content applications and data generated by highly demanding system architectures.

This new protocol allows SD Express memory cards to serve as removable solid-state drives (SSD). The speeds delivered by SD Express are perfectly suited to high-resolution video and image applications. These include super-slow-motion video, RAW continuous burst mode photography, 8K video capture, 360-degree video. SD Express is also perfect for UHD gaming systems, multi-channel Internet-Of-Things (IoT) devices, high-speed data backups, and numerous automotive storage needs, including temporary storage for 5G data transfers. 

K.S. Pua, Chairman and CEO of Phison, said, "SD cards and microSD cards have become saturated in the consumer and retail markets, but applications in other specialty markets continue to grow. Medical applications, digital surveillance applications, and content creator markets all require SD and microSD cards with unique features. Phison's strength is to provide corresponding customized solutions for different storage markets to meet these needs."

Phison, a board member of the SD Association, is a recognized leader in PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD development, especially with its ability to leverage PCIe NVMe to SD cards, and is one of the few companies to manufacture SD Express cards. 

"This latest innovative development only further enhances our market and industry leadership," said C.S. Ma, CTO of Phison. "SD Express 7.0 is designed to meet the demand of high-speed mobile storage devices for the high-end imaging market."

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February 5, 2021

• 2021

Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has been heating up. Not only have medical staff and medical institutions continue to improve the level of epidemic prevention, but various public places and public transportation systems have also stepped-up announcements to promote epidemic prevention measures, including wearing masks throughout the journey, prohibiting eating and drinking on public transportation. With the increasing number of local cases of COVID-19, Phison Electronics (8299TT) supported medical care and donated professional medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital (桃園壢新醫院) and Hsinchu Mackay Hospital (新竹馬偕醫院), hoping to prevent the epidemic.

K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital

Taoyuan Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng (鄭文燦市長) pointed out at the donation ceremony on February 4th that he has known Phison’s chairman K.S.Pua for many years. In recent years, Phison’s growth is obvious to all. Therefore, I specially invited K.S.Pua to help and donate sterilization robots this time, which not only represents the unity of the government, hospitals, and private enterprises to jointly promote epidemic prevention, but also hopes to strengthen the quality of protection of medical staff.  

Shun-Lung Weng (翁順隆院長), Dean of Hsinchu Mackay Hospital, stated at the donation ceremony on February 5 that Phison Chairman K.S.Pua has long been concerned about the health of employees and has long-term cooperation and interaction with Hsinchu Mackay Hospital. The medical-grade sterilization equipment donated by Phison will substantially improve the protection level of Hsinchu Mackay Hospital, so that people in Hsinchu and Miaoli and Phison employees can obtain a higher level of medical and epidemic prevention services.

K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Hsinchu Mackay Hospital

K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, pointed out that since the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, Phison has been very concerned about issues related to this infectious disease, especially for the pressure faced by our medical staff and medical institutions. The professional medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot donated this time can not only inhibit the regeneration function of germs, but also further protect patients and medical staff from the threat of infection, effectively strengthen medical care and improve medical quality.

Category: Press Releases

January 26, 2021

• 2021

San Jose, Calif., January 26, 2021 - Phison Electronics Corp, a global leader in NAND Flash controller integrated circuits and storage solutions, announced today that it is now shipping secure SSD solutions with FIPS 140-2 Certification. 

In today's world, consumer and corporate data are vulnerable to attacks by hackers, viruses and even rogue governments staging cyber-attacks. Phison has recognized these security issues and addressed these threats by implementing FIPS 140-2 security technology in SATA and PCIe product lines.

Phison provided technical support for their customizable SSD solutions during the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) process. Companies have to pass it in order to list themselves as the validated cryptographic module vendor. Because Phison has FIPS 140-2 certified solutions, our customers can now choose to leverage existing validated Phison modules so they can reduce the time and effort spent on FIPS validation of their own.

"Many governments, and companies that do business with government agencies, have adopted the FIPS 140-2 standard as a minimum requirement for data cryptography," said Don Jeanette, Vice President of SSD Market Research at Trendfocus. "Commercial, compliance-driven, security-conscious companies worldwide in healthcare, finance, legal, education, and infrastructure also increasingly require FIPS 140-2 validation. Businesses and governments demand that they encrypt their data to help protect against loss or theft. Phison's FIPS 140-2 certification, combined with the capability for customization, provides users with industry-best security that a customer can tailor to their business needs." 

A FIPS 140-2 certification guarantees that a specific technology has passed rigorous testing by an accredited lab and that the product can secure sensitive information. This certification shows that Phison can design sophisticated flash storage solutions that meet high-level cryptography standards, starting from ASIC to turnkey products. 

"Protecting our customer's data is one of the most important engineering design principles at Phison. We are pleased to offer FIPS 140-2 security in Phison SSD solutions to mitigate against modern threats," said K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison. 

Visit https://www.phison.com/en/solutions/embedded for more information about Phison's FIPS-certified products. 

Phison's FIPS 140-2 certification from the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) can be viewed here:

https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/certificate/3758