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Photo Release -- Micron Announces First 2.5-inch PCIe Enterprise SSD (deutsch)

Photo Release -- Micron Announces First 2.5-inch PCIe Enterprise SSD

Micron Technology, Inc.

06.03.2012 18:05

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Flash Leader Selected by Dell for a New Generation of Scalable,

High-Performance Servers

BOISE, Idaho, 2012-03-06 18:05 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world's leading providers of

NAND Flash and advanced solid-state storage solutions, today announced that it

has developed a 2.5-inch enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) based on a PCIe

interface. The solution combines a high-performance PCIe interface with a

hot-swappable 2.5-inch form factor that creates new options for enterprise

server performance scalability and serviceability.

A photo accompanying this release is available at

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11900

Because the 2.5-inch form factor allows PCIe SSDs to be integrated into the

front end of the server (like traditional data storage drives), customers can

easily service the drive or scale performance -- without ever powering down the

server.

The new solution has been selected as a key storage device in Dell's PowerEdge

12th generation servers. These servers use innovative, front-accessible

backplane designs that accommodate 2.5-inch SATA, SAS, and PCIe devices,

allowing the customer to choose the appropriate combination of data storage and

caching devices to optimize performance and storage to suit their needs.

Customers can easily configure their solutions by hot-swapping PCIe devices

without powering down the server -- a requirement with existing PCIe card

solutions.

'We're pleased with the results of our strategic collaboration with Micron to

co-develop this innovative new form factor for our Express Flash solutions,'

said Brian Payne, Executive Director of Server Solutions at Dell. 'Their

knowledge in Flash design and SSD technology helped Dell create scalable high

performance servers to handle demanding workloads and latency sensitive

applications.'

'The 2.5-inch PCIe SSD is a great example of how the Micron team has leveraged

our NAND expertise and IP -- the fundamental building blocks of SSDs -- to

develop high-performance, high-reliability enterprise storage solutions,' said

Glen Hawk, Micron Vice President of NAND Solutions. 'Being selected as a key

partner to Dell illustrates an important success in our ongoing strategy to

transform leading-edge NAND technology into value-add enterprise solutions.'

Both Micron and Dell are helping drive adoption of this interface through their

membership in the SSD Form Factor Working Group (ssdformfactor.org). The

working group is a broad industry effort to simplify the adoption and

integration of PCIe storage drives, enabling breakthrough storage performance

to reach broader audiences.

The new platform leverages Micron's P320h PCIe SSD design and is based on a

custom-developed Micron controller, creating a vertically-integrated solution

with leading-edge PCIe SSD performance. The 2.5-inch PCIe SSD is part of a full

portfolio of enterprise-focused NAND components and SSDs, and it complements

the P320h HHHL card form factor, providing Micron with multiple avenues to

deliver the high-performance, high-reliability storage solutions required by

demanding cloud applications like video streaming and virtual networks.

Micron is currently in production with the P320h HHHL card and is sampling the

2.5-inch PCIe solution to interested customers.

About Micron

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced

semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures

and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other

innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems

for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile

products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To

learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

The Micron Technology, Inc. logo is available at

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6950

(c)2012 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to

change without notice. Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of

Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their

respective owners.

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PhotoExpress.

CONTACT: Todd Irwin

Micron Spokesperson

[e-mail]

650-762-2831

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