HomeSandForce Demonstrates World’s Leading SSD Performance & Power Efficiency Per Drive Density
Record 30,000 IOPS per Watt achieved in a form factor over 90 percent smaller than traditional 2.5” drives
SANTA CLARA, CA. – FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT 2010 – August 16, 2010 – SandForce® Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable standard NAND Flash deployment in enterprise, client and industrial computing applications, today announced that its award-winning SF-1000 SSD Processor family delivers unbeatable storage I/O performance in tiny form factors and ultra-low power platforms including green IT servers, storage and RAID card infrastructure, enthusiast computing appliances, and mission-critical embedded systems. Read More
SandForce Adds S. ‘Sundi’ Sundaresh to Board of Directors
New Executive Brings Extensive Storage Industry Experience
SARATOGA, CA. – June 29, 2010 – In a move to further strengthen its top-level storage industry expertise as it enters a new phase of growth, SandForce® Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable standard NAND Flash deployment in enterprise, client and industrial computing applications, today announced that S. ‘Sundi’ Sundaresh has been named to its Board of Directors. A former president, CEO and board member of Adaptec, Mr. Sundaresh brings a wealth of storage industry experience to the SandForce board, which also includes SandForce president and CEO Michael Raam; Carl Amdahl, general partner of DCM; Ryan Floyd, general partner at Storm Ventures; C.S. Park, former chairman and CEO of Maxtor and Hynix; and Jackie Yang, managing director of TransLink Capital. Read More
"SandForce Driven" SSDs Establish New Era of Performance and Reliability
Award-Winning SSD Processor Technology Now Available in Production
SARATOGA, CA. – May 18, 2010 – SandForce® Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable standard NAND Flash deployment in enterprise and client computing applications, today announced that it is shipping production firmware with its industry-leading SF-1000 SSD Processor family of products. The silicon and firmware combination has been field-tested by numerous SSD manufacturers, who are now shipping qualified SSDs. Additionally, the Company has launched the “SandForce Driven” program, to help Enterprise server and storage OEMs, and all SSD users easily recognize solid state storage that incorporate the most advanced SSD Processor technology proven to deliver industry-leading reliability and performance. Read More
SandForce-based Solid State Drives Demonstrate Record Breaking Price-Performance on IBM POWER7 Systems
SandForce Brings Affordable, Reliable Solid State Drive Technology to Enterprise Customers
SARATOGA, CA. – May 5, 2010 – SandForce ® Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable standard NAND Flash deployment in enterprise and client computing applications, today announced a record performance benchmark of IBM (NYSE: IBM) POWER7™ systems with SandForce-based SSDs. The benchmark results showed dramatic improvements in processing efficiency and price/performance, using "multi-level cell" (MLC) flash technology. Read More
SandForce Closes $21 Million Series C Funding
Investment Fuels Growth of Award Winning SSD Processor Products
SANTA CLARA, CA. – November 10, 2009 – SandForce™ Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable commodity NAND flash deployment in enterprise and client computing applications, today announced that it has closed $21 million in Series C funding. Led by new investor TransLink Capital, the round also included new investors UMC Capital, LSI Corporation, Red Maple Ventures, Darwin Ventures, and A-Data Technology as well as all of the existing SandForce investors –DCM, Storm Ventures, and Tier-1 storage OEMs. Read More
SandForce Selected for Best of Show Award at Flash Memory Summit 2009
SF-1000 SSD Processor Chosen as Most Innovative Flash Technology
SANTA CLARA, CA. – August 13, 2009 – SandForce™ Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable commodity NAND flash deployment in enterprise and client computing applications, today announced that its SF-1000 SSD Processor Family has been chosen by the Flash Memory Summit as a Best of Show award winner for 2009. The annual Best of Show award at the Flash Memory Summit is the premier opportunity for industry recognition of innovative products and solutions, and how they are being used in the marketplace. Read More
SandForce to Demonstrate Game Changing DuraClass™ SSD Processor Technology at Flash Memory Summit
SandForce Utilizes Micron’s 34-nanometer NAND Flash
SANTA CLARA, CA. – August 11, 2009 – SandForce™ Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable commodity NAND Flash deployment in enterprise and client computing applications, today announced the availability of the SF-1000 Evaluation 2.5” SSD featuring Micron’s highest capacity, cost-effective 34-nanometer (nm) NAND Flash devices. SF-1000-based SSDs with MLC (multi-level cell) Flash deliver unprecedented, single SATA drive PCMark Vantage benchmark scores exceeding 40,000, demonstrating real-life, workload performance leadership. Read More
SandForce SSD Processors Transform Mainstream Data Storage
Breakthrough DuraClass Technology Sets New Standards for SSD Reliability, Performance and Energy Efficiency
SARATOGA, CA. – April 13, 2009 – SandForce™ Inc., the pioneer of SSD (Solid State Drive) Processors that enable commodity NAND flash deployment in enterprise and mobile computing applications, today emerged from stealth mode and unveiled its first product, the SF-1000 SSD Processor family. These highly-integrated silicon devices address the inherent endurance, reliability, and data retention issues associated with NAND flash memory, making it possible to build SSDs that deliver unprecedented performance over the life of the drive with orders-of-magnitude higher reliability than enterprise-class HDDs (Hard Disk Drives). Read More
