TRRUST-Stor VPX RT Space-Qualified Radiation-Tolerant Secure SSDs From Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the start of customer engagements for its TRRUST-Stor VPX RT family of space-qualified radiation-tolerant secure SSDs featuring BuiltSECURE technology.

As the first commercial SSD precision-engineered for harsh operating environments, this product line leverages OpenVPX standards to reduce customers’ design cycles and mitigate program risk. In addition to commercial satellite applications, this device can also be adapted for other applications in radiation-intense environments, including high-altitude aircraft, airborne weapons, and mission-critical ground computing systems.

Conventional storage devices for space applications are designed with legacy architectures limiting data transfer rates to less than 1GB/s. These architectures also fail to include error correction algorithms to counter the effects of ionizing radiation damage to the flash memory storage elements, thereby compromising data integrity. These space-grade storage solutions lock system architects into a costly custom backplane solution, thereby removing the benefits of interoperability and cost savings enabled by open standard architectures.

The company’s space-grade storage device surmounts these limitations using its portfolio of advanced BuiltSECURE error correction algorithms paired with large geometry industrial-grade SLC NAND flash memory.

Designed for fault tolerance with up to six failed NAND devices, this device offers long-term data integrity for applications where device repair or replacement is cost-prohibitive.

Recognizing that no two mission requirements are identical, customers can tailor power consumption against performance requirements for each unique mission.

The company’s storage product is designed for integration with the OpenVPX ecosystem of processing boards and chassis.

“Having supplied commercial RF and microwave devices for mre than 30 years for space applications, we are now leveraging the power of Mercury’s next-generation business model to deliver the first commercial SSD ruggedized for space environments,” said Iain Mackie, VP and GM, microelectronics secure solutions group, Mercury. “Our innovative fault-tolerant design protects our customers’ high-value investment using our deep domain expertise in secure SSD design and manufacturing.“

The company’s commitment to security extends far beyond product design and into the cadence of its daily operations. The firm’s entire portfolio of digital microelectronic solutions are designed and manufactured in a Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) – accredited facility for design, packaging, test and broker services. The company’s dedication to excellence in all aspects of industrial security has been recognized with several of its facilities having received a Superior rating from the Defense Security Service (DSS).