Greenliant Systems Explained

Greenliant Systems
Type:Private
Industry:Semiconductors, Storage, IT
Location:Santa Clara, California, United States
Area Served:North America
Europe
Asia
Products:Solid-state drives
Flash memory controllers
Semiconductors
Num Employees:89

Greenliant Systems is an American manufacturer of NAND flash memory-based solid state storage and controller semiconductors for embedded systems and data center products. Greenliant Systems was founded by Bing Yeh in 2010,[1] [2] [3] and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California along with offices in North America, Europe and Asia.[4] [5]

History

SST's founder and CEO Bing Yeh founded Greenliant along with other former SST executives after the acquisition.[6] Silicon Storage Technology (SST) developed NANDrive technology, and was acquired in April 2010 by Microchip Technology. In May 2010, Greenliant acquired NANDrive technology and other assets from Microchip for an estimated $23.6 million.[7] [8] [9]

The Greenliant logo symbolizes a multi-chip module with an energy-efficient core and the name represents green and reliable.[10]

Greenliant Systems announced in June 2015, began work with PLDA (Probabilistic Linear Discriminant Analysis), on a PCIe SSD controller.[11]

Products

In November 2010, Greenliant began sampling its Serial ATA interface NANDrive GLS85LS products, which had up to 64GB capacity in a 14mm × 24mm × 1.95mm, 145 BGA (ball grid array), 1mm ball pitch package.[12] [13] [14]

In June 2012, Greenliant began sampling its embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) interface NANDrive GLS85VM products, which operate at industrial temperatures between -40 and +85 degrees, and are offered in a 14mm × 18mm × 1.40mm, 100-ball, 1mm ball pitch package.[15] [16] [17]

Greenlights SSD's and Memory Cards are mainly for Industrial and Automotive/Transportation Applications. The companies SSD's and Memory Cards will be showcased in Shanghai, China in June 2023.[18] [19] [20]

Variations

Greenliant's products include the GLS88ETx ArmourDrive™ Solid State Drives, ArmourDrive™ QX Memory Cards, G3100 SATA 2.5” PX Series Enterprise SSDs, and the ArmourDrive™ PX Industrial Memory Cards.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenliant Company Profile: Valuation & Investors PitchBook . 2023-06-29 . pitchbook.com . en.
  2. Web site: Greenliant . 6 July 2023 . Avent.
  3. Web site: StackPath . 2023-07-13 . www.militaryaerospace.com.
  4. Web site: Greenliant Macnica UK . 2022-09-26 . www.macnica.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Greenliant Systems - Phone, Email, Employees, CEO, VP, 2022 . 2023-07-25 . VisualVisitor . en-US.
  6. News: Mark LaPedus . April 8, 2010 . Microchip completes SST acquisition . EE Times . October 1, 2013.
  7. Web site: Greenliant Acquires Assets of Microchip . May 27, 2010 . Jean-Jacques . Maleval . StorageNewsletter . November 18, 2013 .
  8. Web site: Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2010 . Form 10-Q . Microchip . US Securities and Exchange Commission . August 9, 2010 . November 18, 2013 .
  9. Web site: Greenliant buys NAND lines from Microchip Technology . 2022-09-26 . www.bizjournals.com.
  10. Web site: Bing Yeh . CEO letter to customers . May 24, 2010 . company website . November 18, 2013 .
  11. Web site: 2015-06-17 . Greenliant Systems Selects PLDA’s Solution for its Next-Generation PCIe SSD Controller . 2023-06-21 . www.businesswire.com . en.
  12. Web site: Upstart Greenliant rolls embedded SSDs. November 8, 2010. Mark. LaPedus. EE Times. April 4, 2011.
  13. Web site: Model for Future High Volume Memory Configurations. November 22, 2010. Bob. Merritt. EDN - Professor Memory. April 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111026201227/http://www.professormemory.edn.com/blog/professor-memory-blog/model-future-high-volume-memory-configurations. October 26, 2011. dead.
  14. Web site: Rashid . Fahmida Y. . 2010-11-09 . Greenliant Enters SSD Market for Embedded Applications . 2022-12-12 . eWEEK . en-US.
  15. Web site: Greenliant Brings Full Industrial Temperature Capability to eMMC with New NANDrive™ SSDs. June 20, 2012. company news release. April 29, 2013.
  16. Web site: SSD designed to withstand harsh conditions. June 21, 2012. ECN. April 29, 2013.
  17. Web site: Rugged solid-state drives for industrial and automotive applications introduced by Greenliant. June 24, 2012. John. Keller. Military & Aerospace Electronics. April 29, 2013.
  18. Web site: Pelletier . Francis . 2023-06-09 . embedded world China: Greenliant Showcasing SSDs and Memory Cards for Industrial and Automotive/Transportation Applications . 2023-06-29 . StorageNewsletter . en-US.
  19. Web site: AG . EQS Group . 2023-05-31 . Greenliant Highlights SSDs and Memory Cards for Industrial and Automotive / Transportation Applications at embedded world China . 2023-06-29 . Accesswire . en.
  20. Web site: Pelletier . Francis . 2023-06-09 . embedded world China: Greenliant Showcasing SSDs and Memory Cards for Industrial and Automotive/Transportation Applications . 2023-07-13 . StorageNewsletter . en-US.
  21. Web site: Featured Products by Greenliant . 29 June 2023 . Mouser.
  22. Web site: AG . EQS Group . 2023-05-31 . Greenliant Highlights SSDs and Memory Cards for Industrial and Automotive / Transportation Applications at embedded world China . 2023-08-09 . Accesswire . en.