Technical resources
Browse free whitepapers (with PDF download), selection guides, application notes, Q&A, and glossary entries for industrial DRAM, SSD, card, and module design-in. Use them to shortlist SKUs, check temperature and interface fit, and brief your BOM review — product catalog PDFs are on the Downloads page.
Guides
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SATA DOM Drop-in Fit Guide (Kontron-class & Industrial Boards)
Mechanical and electrical fit checklist for vertical industrial SATA DOM — Kontron KSSDS-DOM-class footprints, height/orientation, SLC capacity, and CN pro…
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DDR3 Legacy Replacement: A Field Engineer's Guide
Field checklist for keeping long-life industrial DDR3 boards alive — package, organization, voltage, speed bin, and temperature grade — with CN product and…
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NOR Flash for Boot and Firmware Storage in Industrial Devices
NOR Flash is a non volatile memory technology uniquely suited for boot and firmware storage in industrial devices. Its random access capability and support…
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DDR Memory PCB Layout Best Practices for Rugged Systems
A robust DDR PCB layout begins with understanding the signal groups and their specific routing requirements. The DDR interface is divided into three main g…
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Integrating Industrial eMMC 5.1 in Embedded Systems: A Practical Gui…
Industrial eMMC 5.1 combines NAND flash with a controller that handles ECC, wear leveling, and bad block management, simplifying system design. This guide…
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DDR5 vs DDR4 for Industrial and Embedded Systems: A Practical Select…
Introduction Memory technology continues to evolve, and for industrial and embedded system designers, the choice between DDR4 and DDR5 has become a practic…
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SATA BGA SSD for Industrial PCs: Compact Storage That Survives Vibra…
A compact-IPC or edge computer that must run for years in an unheated cabinet — why a -40°C to +85°C solder-down SATA BGA SSD is the dependable boot drive,…
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Industrial Temperature Grades: An Engineering Guide to -40, -55, and…
A practical engineering guide to industrial temperature grades: what -40°C~+85°C and -55°C~+105°C ratings actually mean, how they are tested, and when the…
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Migrating from DDR3 to DDR5: A Design-First Integration Framework fo…
Industrial system architects rarely have the luxury of designing a single product generation in isolation. A typical PLC or edge gateway platform may start…
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Multi-Generational DRAM BOM Strategies: Balancing DDR3, DDR4, and DD…
Industrial equipment such as PLCs, HMIs, and embedded controllers often have production lifecycles exceeding ten years. A product designed today may need t…
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DDR4 Signal Integrity Debugging on Multi-Layer Industrial PCBs
You've qualified a DDR4 memory subsystem on a 16 layer industrial PCB at room temperature, only to have it produce intermittent data errors during –40°C co…
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DDR5 Signal Integrity for Industrial Controllers: Impedance Matching…
Industrial controllers—from PLCs and robotic drives to high end HMI systems—are increasingly adopting DDR5 memory to meet the bandwidth demands of real tim…
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DDR3 vs DDR4 in Industrial Embedded Systems: A Performance Trade-off…
When Migration from DDR3 to DDR4 Makes Sense (and When It Doesn't)Industrial embedded system designers face a recurring dilemma: stick with mature DDR3 mem…
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Q&A
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SATA DOM FAQ: Industrial Boot Drive Questions Answered
A SATA DOM (Disk on Module) is a solid state storage module that plugs directly onto a SATA connector. There is no cable, no separate enclosure, no power w…
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Can I Use a Consumer SSD in an Industrial Embedded System?
Using a consumer SSD in an industrial system often leads to premature failure, data corruption, or thermal throttling. Here is why industrial SSDs are engi…
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What Is the Difference Between Industrial and Commercial Temperature…
Industrial temperature memory (-40°C to +85°C) is tested and guaranteed to operate in extreme environments where commercial-grade (0°C to +70°C) memory wou…
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How do I compensate for an unbalanced number of vias in DDR3 routing…
How do I compensate for an unbalanced number of vias in DDR3 routing, and what are the signal integrity implications?Unbalanced via count on a DDR3 data or…
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Systemd Boot Optimization: Why dev-mmcblk0p2.device Takes 4.5 Second…
In systemd analyze blame output, dev mmcblk0p2.device indicates the time systemd waited for the block device /dev/mmcblk0p2 to become available. On embedde…