PI4 Series
The PI4 series brings together Exascend’s industrial expertise with the high-speed PCIe 4.0 interface and high-density 3D TLC.
The result is an award-winning lineup of industrial-grade storage with enterprise-class performance available in the M.2, U.2 and E1.S form factors.
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INDUSTRIAL STORAGE.
PCIe 4.0 INTERFACE.
True industrial performance
We engineered the PI4 series to supercharge embedded applications with extreme PCIe Gen4 performance normally seen in enterprise applications.
Maximum ruggedness
Extreme temperatures, vibrations, shocks, and other environmental hazards are no problem for the PI4. Like your applications, it's built for the real world.
Full backward and forward compatibility
The PI4 series provides full backward and forward compatibility, making it a future-proof storage solution already compatible with today's applications.
Customized for industrial excellence
We know that each industrial application is unique. That's why Exascend offers extensive hardware and firmware customization options, bringing out the best of every industrial application.
Description
Exascend’s PI4 series is a thoroughly industrial-grade lineup of PCIe 4.0 storage devices that brings incredible performance to any industrial application. The PI4’s hardware and firmware can also be customized and tuned to provide the best possible performance in any industrial application.
Series highlights:
- High sustained PCIe performance
- Available in high-capacity configurations up to 7,680 GB
- Unwavering stability even in challenging environments
To learn more about how the PI4 series can bring your industrial applications to the next level, please do not hesitate to send us a product inquiry and we will get back to you in no time.
The world's first industrial E1.S
Enterprise performance everywhere
The brand-new E1.S (EDSFF) form factor was purpose-designed for data center and server applications. Combining incredible storage density with a thermal design suitable for large-scale data storage, E1.S is taking the world of enterprise storage by storm.
In line with our mission to bring enterprise-class performance everywhere, we decided to combine our industrial-grade and enterprise storage expertise into something new: the world’s first rugged E1.S SSD.
Award-winning storage innovation
At Embedded World 2022, Exascend’s PI4 series E1.S SSD was bestowed with the prestigious Best in Show award in the memory & storage category when pitted against competing entries from Apacer, Innodisk, Swissbit and more.
Take your application's edge to the rugged edge
Unleash your enterprise applications’ true potential by bringing them all the way to rugged edge environments with the help of our PI4 series E1.S SSDs. The time for enterprise-level computing everywhere is finally here.
Examples of suitable edge applications for Exascend PI4 series E1.S:
- Edge servers and equipment
- Offshore power and resource installations
- Telecommunications equipment and stations
- Traffic and environmental monitoring stations
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Advanced technologies
Wide Temperature
Exascend’s wide temperature technology leverages a unique combination of high-quality components, purpose-designed hardware and highly-optimized firmware to deliver unmatched wide temperature performance and stability.
Adaptive Thermal Control™
Our unique Adaptive Thermal Control™ technology tackles the issue of overheating and thermal throttling that is unavoidable in high-performance PCIe NVMe flash storage devices.
SuperCruise™
SuperCruise™ is a signature Exascend technology that optimizes write performance for stability – ensuring unbeatable stable write performance even in the most demanding applications.
TCG Opal 2.0
Our SSDs’ compliance with the TCG Opal 2.0 specifications protects user data from unauthorized access with features such as hardware encryption and LBA-based read/write permissions while guaranteeing industry-wide device interoperability.
Power Tuning
Our unique level of control over hardware, firmware and manufacturing enables us to provide unmatched tuning services. By tuning the performance of our product specifically for your applications, we can achieve the highest possible performance to thermals and performance to power ratios.
...and many more
The PI4 series also supports Custom Data Sanitization, Data Retention Plus™, Tamper-Proof Firmware, RAID ECC, AES-256, Firmware Integrity Plus™, as well as True Next-Gen Performance.
Fully customizable
Powered by Marvell
Exascend’s unique strategic partnership with Marvell combines the best controllers in the industry with our hardware expertise and industry-leading firmware design. The result: flash storage devices ready for any challenge thrown at them.
In-house hardware and firmware expertise
Customization is at the heart of what we do. Our hardware and firmware teams are dedicated to your success and ready to develop solutions that tackle your challenges.
Recommended applications
Industrial
Industrial applications demand unwavering performance in challenging environments.
Automotive
Development of next-gen autonomous and software-defined cars requires reliable data storage devices.
Transportation
Shocks, vibrations, and extreme temperature fluctuations demand only the best from storage devices.
Aerospace and mission critical
Reliability is top priority in mission critical applications where failure is not an option.
Edge computing
The edge puts storage devices up against severe environmental challenges and unique demands.
Telecommunications
Next-generation telecom requires ultra-fast storage devices that excel in any environment.
Product information
Image | Model Name | Form factor | Capacity (GB) | Max. seq. read (MB/s) | Max. seq. write (MB/s) | TBW (max.) | Inquiry |
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![]() | EXPI4R240GB | M.2 (2230) | 240 | 1600 | 400 | 150 | |
![]() | EXPI4R480GB | M.2 (2230) | 480 | 3200 | 800 | 300 | |
![]() | EXPI4R960GB | M.2 (2230) | 960 | 3200 | 1800 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI4E1920GB | E1.S | 1920 | 3200 | 3000 | 1200 | |
![]() | EXPI4E3840GB | E1.S | 3840 | 3500 | 3000 | 2400 | |
![]() | EXPI4E7680GB | E1.S | 7680 | 3500 | 3000 | 4800 | |
![]() | EXPI4E960GB | E1.S | 960 | 3200 | 1800 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI4U1920GB | U.2 | 1920 | 3200 | 3000 | 1200 | |
![]() | EXPI4U3840GB | U.2 | 3840 | 3500 | 3000 | 2400 | |
![]() | EXPI4U7680GB | U.2 | 7680 | 3500 | 3000 | 4800 | |
![]() | EXPI4U960GB | U.2 | 960 | 3200 | 1800 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI4M1920GB | M.2 (2280) | 1920 | 3200 | 3000 | 1200 | |
![]() | EXPI4M3840GB | M.2 (2280) | 3840 | 2800 | 2800 | 2400 | |
![]() | EXPI4M7680GB | M.2 (2280) | 7680 | 2200 | 2200 | 4800 | |
![]() | EXPI4M960GB | M.2 (2280) | 960 | 3200 | 1800 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI4Q1920GB | M.2 (2242) | 1920 | 3200 | 3000 | 1200 | |
![]() | EXPI4Q960GB | M.2 (2242) | 960 | 3200 | 1800 | 600 |
PI4 Series | |||
Edition | PI4 | ||
Physical information | |||
Form factor | M.2 (2280, 2242 & 2230) | E1.S | U.2 |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 (NVMe 1.4) | ||
Capacity | 240–7,680GB | 1,920–7,680GB | |
Flash type | 3D TLC | ||
Input voltage | 3.3V±5% | 12V±5% | |
Power consumption | Active <12.0W; Idle <1.0W | ||
Performance | |||
Maximum sequential read (MB/s) | 3,200 | 3,500 | |
Maximum sequential write (MB/s) | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
Max. 4K random read (IOPS) | 400,000 | 500,000 | |
Max. 4K random write (IOPS) | 48,000 | 55,000 | |
Reliability/endurance | |||
Operational temperature (°C) | -40–85 | ||
Storage temperature (°C) | -50–95 | ||
UBER | <1 sector per 10^17 bits read | ||
TBW (max.) | 2,400 | 4,800 | |
MTBF (hours) | 2,000,000 | ||
Warranty (years) | 3 |
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Exascend Industrial PCIe Gen4 SSD: The world’s first industrial E1.S | 2.2 MB | View online |