JEDEC launches new SSD reliability standards, plans in-depth SSD tutorial in San Jose, October 5

An article in ComputerWorld reports that JEDEC (www.jedec.org) has just announced two new standards for evaluating SSD performance and reliability: JESD218 Solid-State Drive (SSD) Requirements and Endurance Test Method and JESD219 Solid-State Drive Endurance Workloads. JESD218 defines SSD requirements including conditions of use and corresponding endurance verification requirements. SSD endurance should be rated using standard use conditions for the appropriate SSD class, but the JEDEC standard also establishes requirements for additional use conditions as agreed to between manufacturer and purchaser. JESD219 defines workloads for the endurance rating and endurance verification of SSD application classes and is used along with JESD218. You can download both standards from the JEDEC site, if you’re a member.

You might also be interested in an SSD tutorial JEDEC is sponsoring on October 5 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. The tutorial features an in-depth technical session facilitated by Alvin Cox, a senior engineer with Seagate Technology and Chairman of JEDEC's JC-64.8 Subcommittee for Solid State Drives, and Steffen Hellmold, Vice President, Business Development with SandForce. The tutorial costs $175 for JEDEC members and $200 for non-members.