USB Drives


Swissbit’s USB Flash Drives are a high performance, reliable USB storage solution designed for embedded and industrial applications. With highly reliable SLC NAND flash in a fixed BOM incl. the FW configuration or pSLC or MLC version, Swissbit supports the longest possible stable supply. This reduces the risk and compatibility issues together with minimized requalification.
The new USB 3.1 products utilize a page based flash management which increases significantly the endurance and write performance.

Series Name

U-500k

U-56k

U-50k

U-56n U-50n

Interface
Data Transfer Mode

USB 3.1
Super Speed / High / Full

Connector

USB 3.0 Type A-Plug

Outline Dimensions

67.8 x 18.0 x 8.3 mm

24.0 x 12.1 x 4.5 mm

Flash Type

SLC

pSLC everbit™

MLC durabit™

pSLC everbit™

MLC durabit™

Density Range

2-32 GB

8-64 GB

16-128 GB

4-32 GB 8-64 GB

Data Retention

10 years @ life begin / 1 year @ life end

Endurance
[DWPD]
Seq. Wr

93

19

2.9

19

2.9

Operating Temperature

Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C

Storage Temperature

-40°C to +85°C

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS
Random 4KB Write (IOPS

 

up to 180
up to 100
up to 3,700
up to 2,000

 

up to 190
up to 110
up to 4,000
up to 3,200

 

up to 150
up to 60
up to 3,200
up to 900

 

up to 197
up to 126
up to 3,850
up to 2,600

 

up to 156
up to 64
up to 2,850
up to 1,800

MTBF

≥ 3,000,000 hours

Shock

1,500 G

Vibration

50 G

Humidity

85 % RH 85°C, 1000 hrs

Voltage

5 V ± 10 %

Features & Tools

Page based FTL for best write performance and endurance
Proven Power Fail Safety
Windows / Linux – Spare block read out
Bootable USB Drive
Supports latest OS as Removable Drive (USB Flash Drive)
Shock & vibration resistant

eUSB 2.0 Modules


Swissbit’s embedded USB Flash Module (UFM) provide a wide density range of USB 2.0 storage solutions in a small form factor. The UFM is an ideal solution for applications that require high-quality and high reliability. Typical applications include data logging or boot drives for embedded application and netcom systems.
The 10-pin USB connector on a PCB support different pitch size 2.00 mm and 2.54 mm.

The drive operates at 5V ±10% or 3.3V ±5% (optional). The UFM is also backward compatible with Revision 1.1 and can be used with operating systems that support USB Mass Storage Class Specification and bulk transfers.

Series Name

U-450

U-48

Interface
Data Transfer Mode

USB 2.0
High / Full Speed

Connector

Standard: 2.54 mm – 10 Pin (key option)
Low Profile: 2.00 mm – 10 Pin (key option)

Outline Dimensions

Standard:
36.8 mm x 26.65 mm x 9.7 mm

Low Profile:
36.8 mm x 26.65 mm x 6.0 mm

Flash Type

SLC

3D NAND pSLC

Density Range

1-16GB

8-16GB

Data Retention

10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end

Endurance [DWPD]
Enterprise WL

4.2

6.2

Operating Temperature

Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C

Storage Temperature

-40°C to +85°C

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)

 

up to 36
up to 26
up to 1,900
up to 1,400

 

up to 42
up to 38
up to 2,600
up to 2,000

MTBF

≥ 3,000,000 hours

Shock

1500 G

Vibration

50 G

Humidity

85 % RH 85°C, 1000 hrs

Voltage

3.3 V ± 5 % / 5 V ± 10 %

Features & Tools

Page based FTL for best write performance and endurance
Proven Power Fail Safety
Windows / Linux – Spare block read out
Bootable USB Drive
Supports latest OS as Fixed Drive (eUSB modules)
Connector pitch & key variations available
Shock & vibration resistant

eUSB 3.1 Modules


Swissbit offers USB 3.1 products in different form factors and in commercial and industrial operating temperature ranges. State-of-the art NAND flash handling algorithms, stringent component selection, PCN control, and a 100% final system test at full temperature range (−40°C to 85°C) qualify Swissbit’s USB Flash Drive (UFDs) for embedded and NetCom markets. All Swissbit USB solutions combine security features and Life Time Monitoring tools for product life control.

Series Name

U-500

U-56

U-58

Interface
Data Transfer Mode

USB 3.1
SuperSpeed / High- / Full-Speed

Connector

Standard: 2.54 mm – 10 Pin (key option)
Low Profile: 2.00 mm – 10 Pin (key option)

Outline Dimensions

Standard:
36.8 mm x 26.65 mm x 9.7 mm

Low Profile:
36.8 mm x 26.65 mm x 6.0 mm

Flash Type

SLC

pSLC

3D pSLC

Density Range

4-32 GB

4-32GB

8-16GB

Data Retention

10 years @ life begin
1 year @ life end

Endurance
[DPWD]
Enterprise WL

4.0

1.8

4.1

Operating Temperature

Commercial: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C

Storage Temperature

-40°C to +100°C

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s)
Sequential Write (MB/s)
Random 4KB Read (IOPS)
Random 4KB Write (IOPS)

 

up to 174
up to 91
up to 2,980
up to 1,060

 

up to 175
up to 110
up to 3,200
up to 1,100

 

up to 180
up to 76
up to 4,100
up to 1,680

MTBF

≥ 3,000,000 hours

Shock

1500 G

Vibration

50 G

Humidity

85 % RH 85°C, 1000 hrs

Voltage

3.3 V ± 5 % / 5 V ± 10 %

Features & Tools

Page based FTL for best write performance and endurance
Proven Power Fail Safety
Windows / Linux – Spare block read out
Bootable USB Drive
Supports latest OS as Fixed Drive
Connector pitch & key variations available
Shock & vibration resistant
Data care management
Data Care Management

Various effects like data retention, read disturb limits, or temperature can impact data reliability. The latest generation of Swissbit products use special methods to maintain and refresh the data for higher data integrity.

Life Time Monitoring (LTM)
Life time monitoring (LTM)

The Swissbit Life Time Monitoring feature enables users to access the memory device’s detailed Life Time Status and allows prediction of imminent failure, avoiding unexpected data loss. This feature uses an extended S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) interface or vendor-specific commands to retrieve the Flash product information.

Longevity
Longevity

The longevity product lines use special components with a long-term supply commitment of up to 10 years. These products offer lowest TCO in demanding applications with high requalification cost.

Power Fail Protection & Recovery
Power fail protection

Intelligent Power Fail Protection and Recovery protects data from unexpected power loss. During an unintentional shutdown, firmware routines and an intelligent hardware architecture ensure that all system and user data will be stored to the NAND.

Shock & Vibration
Shock and vibration

Robustness is one of our key specification targets. The design, assembly and use of selected materials guarantee an extremely solid design which has been validated by extensive testing.

Write Amplification Factor
WAF reduction

The WAF (write amplification factor) for MLC-based products is reduced by combining a paged based FW block management with a powerful card architecture and configuration settings.

Wear leveling
Wear leveling

Sophisticated Wear Leveling and Bad Block Management ensure that Flash cells are sparingly and equally used in order to prolong life time of the device.

Wide temperature support
Wide temperature support

Swissbit‘s embedded memory and storage solutions are designed and approved for reliable operation over a wide temperature range. The products are verified at temperature corners and prestressed with a burn-in operating functional test (Test During Burn In – TDBI).

Where to buy

Our USB products are available from the following web shops. Please feel free to address individual inquiries in advance to sales@swissbit.com at any time. We looking forward to your request!