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Micron and Valens Demonstrate Industry’s First In-Vehicle Remote, Centralized Storage Solution
Collaboration recasts automotive storage architecture essential to next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles LAS VEGAS, Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Collaboration recasts automotive storage architecture essential to next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles\nLAS VEGAS, Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CES -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), and Valens, the leader in ultra-high-speed in-vehicle connectivity, today are demonstrating the automotive industry’s first 1TB remote, centralized storage solution at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Based on Micron’s recently announced automotive-compliant ball grid array (BGA) solid-state drive and Valens’ advanced automotive connectivity technology, the combined solution is capable of tunneling PCIe over long distances on a single cable supporting up to 16Gbps of data transfer over low-cost, unshielded wiring. Through this collaboration, Micron and Valens are enabling next-generation automotive platforms that will help fulfill the promise of autonomous, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) as well as tomorrow’s in-vehicle infotainment (IVI).\n “As the automotive industry embraces higher levels of autonomous driving capabilities, OEMs and Tier 1s are actively adopting domain-based architectures,” said Reinhard Weigl, Micron’s senior director of Automotive Marketing at Micron. “Remote, centralized storage provides significant benefits over traditional local, distributed storage in automotive applications to enable better data protection and version control, while ensuring the highest levels of integration at a lower cost.” The MIPI® Alliance, a collaborative global standardization organization serving industries that develop mobile and mobile-influenced devices, recently selected Valens’ technology as the baseline for its long-reach, high-speed connectivity A-PHY automotive application standard. Valens’ automotive technology provides resilient, ultra-high-speed in-vehicle connectivity to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s connected cars. Micron was the first to introduce 1TB automotive- and industrial-grade PCIe NVMe™ SSDs, which are designed for next-generation autonomous cars and the industrial internet of things (IIoT). Taken together, these solutions address growing data and connectivity requirements in next-generation autonomous vehicles, delivering faster, more reliable and cost-effective storage. “Optimized in-vehicle connectivity and storage solutions are essential to guarantee high performanc...