Reference Designs and Evaluation SSDs

Completely functional SSD with industry standard 2.5”, MO-300, or MO-297 form factors based on the LSI Flash Storage Processors
Support the broadest range of flash memory types
Turnkey solution ready for OEM customization and quick product deployment through desired CM

The LSI® SandForce® Reference Design and Evaluation SSDs bring today's critical enterprise and client storage needs -
performance, reliability, and price - together in one package like never before. Using the LSI SandForce SF-2000 and
SF-1000 Flash Storage Processor (FSP) families, the reference designs leverage the exclusive LSI DuraClass™
technology to achieve industry-leading performance from all types of flash memory, giving drive manufacturers the
flexibility to minimize cost without compromising performance or reliability. The reference design files provide a
board-level product solution suitable for turnkey contract manufacturer product and the basis for customized designs.

Features

Completely functional SSD with an industry standard 2.5”, MO-300, or MO-297A form factors based on the LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor
Includes DuraClass™ technology for best-in-class performance, endurance, and power efficiency
“Plug and play” SATA and SAS interface
Supports enterprise-class electrical and functional requirements with polymer capacitor or super-capacitor for catastrophic power-fail data protection
Full range of features are supported including temperature sensor, firmware and boot code upgradability, LED indicators, power supply monitors, and RS-232 debug port
Connector-less probing system for subsystem verification and manufacturing tests
Turnkey solution ready for OEM customization and quick product deployment through desired CM

Benefits

Designed and tested with a vast array of standard NAND flash memory parts, allowing the turnkey solution to be sourced for contract manufacturers with the most cost-effective memory available
Single-chip, DRAM-less solution delivers low power and cost effective BOM designs
Maximum flexibility with configurable BOMs, editable schematic files, and layout databases for customized designs
Architected to enable drive-makers to meet the latest national, international and industry standards including RoHS, UL, FCC Class A/B, and others to speed design and testing phases to minimize time-to-market worldwide


LSI DuraClass™ Technology	LSI DuraWrite™ architecture extends the endurance of SSDs Intelligent block management and wear leveling Intelligent read disturb management Intelligent “recycling” for advanced free space management (garbage collection) RAISE™ (Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements) Best-in-class ECC protection for longest data retention and drive life
Performance SF-2000	Sequential read and write transfer: up to 500 MB/s (@ 128 K blocks) Random read and write IOPS: up to 60,000 (@ 4 K blocks)
Performance SF-1000	Sequential read and write transfer: up to 260 MB/s (@ 128 K blocks) Random read and write IOPS: up to 30,000 (@ 4 K blocks)
Security	Data encryption: AES-128**(SF-2000); AES 128 (SF-1000)
Protection (Enterprise)	ECC recovery: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH) (SF-2000); Up to 24 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector (SF-1000) Unrecoverable read errors: Less than 1 sector per 10¹⁷ bits read Power failure protection: Tantalum Polymer capacitor or super-capacitor circuit
Protection (Client)	ECC recovery: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH) (SF-2000); up to 24 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector (SF-1000) Unrecoverable read errors: Less than 1 sector per 10¹⁶ bits read
Operating Temperature	0°C to 70°C
Voltage	5V
Additional Features	RS-232 debug port ACTIVITY and FAULT LED indicators On-board temperature sensor Serial EEPROM for optional custom boot code Midplane activity signal SSD staggered “link up” control support (enterprise)

^{* 1 GB = 1 billion bytes **AES-256 support will be added in the future. Please contact your SSD manufacturer or LSI representative for specific availability information.}

Product Brief (2)

Presentation (15)

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Title	Date	File Type	Download
Ultrabooks: Trends and SSD Impacts Size: 0.96M Language: English	Nov 14, 2012
Next-Generation Flash: Challenges and Solutions Size: 0.56M Language: English	Nov 14, 2012
Ultra-Low Power System Design for Ultrabooks Jeremy Werner, Marketing Director Size: 1.17M Language: English	Aug 30, 2012
Why Variable-Size Matters: Beyond Page-Based Flash Translation Layers Earl T. Cohen Size: 1.78M Language: English	Aug 30, 2012
Understanding SSD Over Provisioning Kent Smith, Sr. Dir. Product Marketing Size: 1.34M Language: English	Aug 30, 2012
Using Self-Encrypting Storage Devices Today and Tomorrow Tim Markey, Firmware Security Engineer Size: 1.53M Language: English	Aug 15, 2011
Garbage Collection - Understanding Foreground vs. Background GC and Other Related Elements Kent Smith, Sr. Dir. Product Marketing Size: 2.25M Language: English	Aug 15, 2011
Designing Enterprise SSDs with Low Cost Media Data Jeremy Werner, Marketing Director Size: 4.35M Language: English	Aug 15, 2011
A Look Under the Hood at Some Unique SSD Features Jeremy Werner, Marketing Director Size: 1.06M Language: English	Aug 30, 2010
Measuring and Understanding True SSD Performance and Consistency Kent Smith, Sr. Dir. Product Marketing Size: 384.2K Language: English	Aug 30, 2010
The Evolving NAND Flash Business Model for SSD Steffen Hellmold Size: 234.1K Language: English	Aug 30, 2010
Seven Myths About SED Dmitry Obukhov Size: 449.9K Language: English	Aug 30, 2010
Benchmarking SSDs: The Devil is in the Preconditioning Details Kent Smith, Sr. Dir. Product Marketing Size: 365.7K Language: English	Aug 17, 2009
A Closer Look at SSD Data Integrity Requirements Andy Tomlin, VP Firmware & Software Size: 175.0K Language: English	Aug 17, 2009
NAND Flash Viability for Enterprise SSD Steffen Hellmold Size: 273.5K Language: English	Aug 17, 2009

Selection Guide (1)

If you purchased an SSD with an embedded SandForce Flash Storage Processor, please contact the manufacturer of your particular SSD for any questions about firmware upgrades, software tools, features, compatibility, etc. LSI supplies SandForce Flash Storage Processors to many manufacturers for various applications, and is unable to answer questions about SSDs not produced by LSI.