SanDisk has developed remote monitoring capabilities for its
SD cards for the connected car market that it is also moving into the
industrial market for the Internet of Things (IoT). The new cards, with densities up to 64Gbytes, includes a suite of built-in smart features
that enhance reliability and allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to
better manage their storage in data-intensive environments
“The ‘Internet of Things’ is the most dynamic force to
impact the automotive and industrial markets in a decade, driving exciting new
opportunities for connectivity as well as new challenges for how to store,
process and manage the data it creates,” said Oded Sagee, senior director of
connected solutions at SanDisk. “Our newest SanDisk Automotive
and SanDisk Industrial flash storage solutions are ideal for connected
applications in these markets, offering exceptional dependability and
performance as well as new smart features that enable our OEM customers to
better maximize their storage.”
The new SD card has enhanced power failure protection, a memory health status monitor, OEM customization capabilities, and enhancements for read-intensive applications, such as navigation. With these features, automotive manufacturers can designate and program a SanDisk Automotive SD card for use exclusively with a specific connected application. Manufacturers can also remotely and proactively monitor the easily removable SD card to ensure that it is operating at its ideal performance level or to identify when card upgrades or replacements are needed.
The new smart features will also be available in SanDisk Industrial and SanDisk Industrial XT SD card solutions. These industrial-grade cards are intended for use by OEMs in market segments that demand high endurance and reliability even in extreme temperatures, including factory applications, industrial computing, utilities, medical equipment, robotics, point-of-sale solutions, large-scale printing, and many other applications. The inclusion of the new features enables OEMs to better manage the intensive data demands of a variety of applications in the industrial market, from commercial drones to industrial gateway systems to security cameras and more.
This is driven by the high volumes from automotive connectivity, with more and more
connected vehicles expected to be on the road over the next few years that will
require storage. According to Gartner Research, by 2020:
- the connected cars installed base will be more than nine times larger than that of 2015'
- 80% of all new vehicle models in mature markets will have data connectivity; 30% of connected-vehicle models will have built-in, function-level, over-the-air software update capabilities;” and
- well over one billion connected automotive subsystems will be shipped.
The AEC-Q100 certified SanDisk Automotive
SD card enables OEMs to bring intelligent, reliable and high-capacity data
storage to a wide array of advanced, in-vehicle applications and systems, such
as 3D and HD navigation and mapping systems, data event recorders, advanced
driver assistance systems (ADAS), telematics and more. The automotive grade SD
card is built to meet the intense reliability and quality requirements.
Samples of SanDisk Automotive, SanDisk Industrial and SanDisk Industrial XT SD card solutions with the new smart features will be available in March in the United States and Europe, in capacities up to 64GB
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