Toshiba: First SSD’s w/ New Mini-SATA Interface

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. ( TAEC), a U.S. marketing arm of Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) for electronic components, today announced a series of solid state drive (SSD) modules using the latest generation Toshiba 32nm MLC NAND flash, at Intel Developers Forum 2009. The Toshiba SG2 modules are offered in two types, one based on the new low-profile mini-SATA (mSATA) interface standard and the other a Half-Slim type, which uses a SATA connector. The drives are available in 30GB1 and 62GB modules. Volume production will start in October.