Understanding SLC, MLC, and TLC NAND in Flash Memory
When purchasing a memory product based on NAND flash, you may have encountered terms like SLC, MLC, or TLC in the product description. But have you ever wondered what they…
SSD Performance benchmarking with FIO
Here I will talk about how we can use FIO (Flexible IO tester) to benchmark the performance of different types of storage devices. For the demonstration below an M.2 NVME…
Can your host be damaged if the storage device overheats? The HCTM feature in Nvme is here to help prevent that.
Have you ever wondered what happens when a storage device, such as a memory card, overheats? This phenomenon, known as thermal throttling, can impact the host device (like a camera)…
NVME PowerStates
This blog will go over some background about the power states which NVME defines under the power management capabilities that allows the host to control the power of the NVM…
Is your SSD Healthy
We often hear “Stay healthy ”, the more healthy you are, the more happy you will be and will be able to do your day to day tasks easily, in…