JEDEC and SFF - Standards Development for Solid State Drives

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JEDEC and SFF Announce Plans to Collaborate on Standards Development for Solid State Drives

ARLINGTON, Va., USA – JUNE 2, 2009 – JEDEC Solid State Technology Association and the SFF Committee today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of joint standards and publications related to solid state drives, with particular emphasis on the development of registered outlines for SSDs.

Recognizing the pressing need for comprehensive SSD standards, the partnership between JEDEC and SFF is intended to help unify the industry with respect to solid state storage standards. SSDs offer a growth opportunity to the industry, but widely adopted standards addressing a number of critical areas are seen as essential to more mainstream use.

“The collaboration between JEDEC and SFF will complement the standards setting process and help ensure that needed specifications are created without delay and unnecessary redundancy,” said Mian Quddus, Chairman of the JEDEC Board of Directors. He added, “JEDEC is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with SFF to meet the needs of the industry.”

Dal Allan, Chairman of the SFF Committee, said, “JEDEC and SFF believe it is in the best interests of both organizations, their membership and the industry to cooperate on joint standards for SSDs. Combining SFF’s experience in addressing storage industry needs with JEDEC’s expertise as the leading developer of standards for the solid state industry will ensure that manufacturers and suppliers can have confidence in the resulting documents.”

About JEDEC
JEDEC is the leading developer of standards for the solid-state industry. Over 3,300 participants, appointed by some 300 companies work together in 50 JEDEC committees to meet the needs of every segment of the industry, manufacturers and consumers alike. The publications and standards that they generate are accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC standards are available online, at no charge. For more information, visit www.jedec.org.
About SFF The SFF Committee has been developing specifications for the storage industry since 1990, when it established the form factors of disk drives in order to make them interchangeable industry-wide. SFF Specifications are available online, at no charge, until they have been adopted by a standards organization. For more information, visit www.sffcommittee.org.