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.
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What Is UFS? Universal Flash Storage Glossary
UFS (Universal Flash Storage) is a JEDEC standard embedded storage interface that uses a full duplex serial protocol. It delivers read and write speeds hig…
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SLC, MLC, TLC, pSLC: NAND Flash Cell Types Glossary for Industrial S…
NAND flash cells are classified by how many bits each cell stores. The number of bits per cell drives everything: density, endurance, speed, and price. For…
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What Is 3D NAND? Non-Volatile Memory Glossary
3D NAND is a flash memory architecture where storage cells are stacked vertically in layers, increasing density without shrinking the planar cell size. Lea…
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What Is DDR SDRAM? Memory Glossary
DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory) is the dominant volatile memory technology for computers and embedded systems. Learn…
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What Is NOR Flash? Non-Volatile Memory Glossary
NOR Flash is a non-volatile memory technology with random byte access and execute-in-place (XIP) capability, ideal for boot code and firmware storage in in…
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What Is FTL? Flash Translation Layer Glossary
FTL (Flash Translation Layer) is firmware that maps logical block addresses to physical NAND pages, enabling flash memory to behave as a block device. Lear…
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What Is NAND Flash? Non-Volatile Memory Glossary
NAND Flash is a type of non volatile storage memory that retains data without power. It was invented by Dr. Fujio Masuoka at Toshiba in 1987 and named for…
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What Is eMMC? Embedded MultiMediaCard Glossary
eMMC (Embedded MultiMediaCard) is a monolithic embedded storage device that integrates NAND Flash memory, a controller (including LDPC based ECC), and a JE…