Flexstar Technology Announces Their First Production Test System the Green 416B for the SSD Market

Fremont, California. December 10, 2008- Flexstar Technology, Inc. (Flexstar) the worldwide leading supplier of storage test systems, today announced their first production test system. The Green 416B has been developed specifically for the SSD market. The Green 416B is capable of testing up to 416 2.5” or 1.8” SSD’s and is designed to be used with internal production or Contract Manufactures (CM). It supports three interfaces: uSATA, SATA and SAS up to 6G. The Green 416B has designed-in capability to support direct attached PCIe. The design of the 416B allows for easy upgrades in the field as new interfaces become available. The system supports all previously written customer tests scripts from older Flexstar products making the transition to the 416B effortless and simple. The system includes a library of complimentary SSD test scripts for easy “Plug and Play” installation.

Flexstar has developed the Green 416B at the request of several SSD customers. “These are exciting times at Flexstar with all our new product development that is going on.” said Tim Beck Vice President of Marketing and Sales. He mentioned “this is our first entry into the production market place. The company continues to see the SSD market segment expand and we now have a complete line of products that will help standardize the SSD industry testing and qualification.”

Anthony (Tony) Lavia President and CEO had this to say about the new product announcement, “With the announcement of the new 416B, Flexstar now has a “complete product life cycle testing solution” for our SSD customers. Our newly announced Green 16A is an excellent starting point for design engineers, our Green 128E chamber for life cycle testing, the Green 132B for long term reliability testing, now the Green 416B for production and the ATS product line for RMA processing.” “Because these products are all Green they save our customers additional money on power and HVAC” Tony added.
Flexstar’s Green 416B delivers accurate, flexible and repeatable testing, which Flexstar is known for in the industry, in a new energy savings package.

The Flexstar Green 416B is available from Flexstar and Flexstar business partners. The Green 416B deliveries are 8 weeks ARO.

About Flexstar Technology

Founded in 1981, Flexstar Technology has established itself as an industry innovator by becoming the first non-captive supplier of storage test systems.  Since introducing the industry’s first commercially available HDD tester in 1985, Flexstar has continued to be at the forefront of innovating advanced testing solutions for the data storage industry, providing storage manufacturers and their customers with standardized and repeatable testing and qualification processes and delivering over 350,000 test ports.

Flexstar’s product line includes ambient, burn-in, environmental, and altitude test equipment with advanced yet easy-to-use software.  All industry standard interfaces and form factors are supported, and a modular design approach ensures products are field upgradeable, providing flexibility and investment protection.  All products are backed by support offerings and Flexstar’s uncompromising commitment to customer service.  More information can be found at www.flexstar.com.

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