Cervoz unveils thin M.2 NVMe SSD T445 series with single-sided layout

Cervoz has announced the industrial-grade SSD T445 family: the drives are said to be suitable for IoT gateways, industrial computers, automation systems, etc. Moreover, the products can be operated in a wide temperature range.

The new products are made in the M.2 2280 form factor. The developer calls their feature a one-sided layout: all the main components, such as 3D TLC NAND flash memory chips, a controller and a power management circuit, are located on one side of the drive. Compared to the traditional “double-sided” design, the thickness is reduced by 1.35mm. In addition, the possibilities for heat removal are expanded. This makes the T445 devices suitable for use in tight spaces.

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The drives use the PCIe 4.0 x4 (NVMe 2.0) interface. The family includes models with capacities of 256 and 512 GB, as well as 1 and 2 TB. The declared speed of sequential reading of information is up to 5080 MB/s, the speed of sequential writing is up to 4740 MB/s. The MTBF value (mean time between failures) exceeds 3 million hours. The guaranteed volume of recorded information (TBW indicator) varies from 469 to 3750 TB, depending on the capacity.

The products are available in two versions – with a standard and with an extended temperature range: in the first case it extends from 0 to +70 °C, in the second – from -40 to +85 °C. Implemented end-to-end data protection and SLC Write Cache performance improvement technology. Dynamic Thermal Throttling tool helps improve service life. Write Protect is available as an option.