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3D NAND Storage

CAT2A Series

CFast is a CompactFlash card standard established by the CompactFlash Association; it is the same size as a CF card and has a SATA interface for high-speed transfer. The CAT2A series not only has a robust power interruption resistance algorithm based on a controller IC (GBDriverGS2) developed in-house, but also includes a power backup circuit, despite its small size, which greatly reduces the power interruption countermeasures conventionally required on the host side.

GENERAL INFORMATION

TYPECFast™

INTERFACE 

DATA TRANSFER MODE

 

Serial ATA Revision 3.2 

SATA 1.5Gbps, 3.0Gbps, 6.0Gpps

CONNECTORCFast™ Type I
OUTLINE DIMENSIONS36.4 x 42.8 x 3.6 mm
SERIESCAT2A
CONTROLLER TYPETDK GBDriver GS2
FLASH TYPE3D - SLC mode3D - TLC mode
3D - Gen33D - Gen53D - Gen33D - Gen5
DENSITY RANGE16 GB - 128 GB16 GB - 256 GB50 GB - 400 GB50 GB - 800 GB
DATA RETENTION

10 years @ life begin 

1 year @ life end

ENDURANCE 

ENTERPRISE WL

30,000 P/E Cycles 

*Flash Block Level

3,000 P/E Cycles 

*Flash Block Level

TEMPERATURE

OPERATING TEMPERATURE

Commercial: 0°C to +70°C 

Industrial: -40°C to +85°C

STORAGE TEMPERATURE

Commercial: -25°C to +85°C 

Industrial: -40°C to +85°C

PERFORMANCE

Read (max.)345 MByte/sec
Write (max.)295 MByte/sec

ROBUSTNESS

MTBF≥ 2,000,000 hours
SHOCK1500G,0.5ms
VIBRATION20G,10-2000Hz
HUMIDITY0 to 90 % RH (No condensation)

ELECTRICAL DATA

VOLTAGE3.3 V ± 5 %

POWER CONSUMPTION 

(*RT)

- Read: 1140 mW max. 

- Write: 1370 mW max.

- Slumber: 200mW

FEATURE LIST

FEATURES & TOOLS

- In-House Designed Controller (HW/FW) 

- SLC Cache, LDPC-ECC, RAID 

- Temperature monitoring function 

- Write-protected area setting tool (on request) 

- DRAM-less Design 

- Power Fail Data Safety 

- Power Back-up Circuit 

- Global static wear leveling 

- SMART (life monitor) 

- NCQ, TRIM 

- AES 256 bit encryption, TCG-OPAL (on request)

Note: Details of each function can be found by downloading the catalog.

TDK STANDARD PART NUMBER

 
Operating Temp.

Commercial Grade  

0℃~+70℃

3D-pSLC(SLC mode)3D-TLC(TLC mode)
Capacity3D-Gen33D-Gen5Capacity3D-Gen33D-Gen5
16GBCAT2A016GKHBCA00EAA0CAT2A016GKMACA00EAA050GBCAT2A050GKGBCA00EAA0CAT2A050GKLACA00EAA0
32GBCAT2A032GKHDCA00EAA0CAT2A032GKMBCA00EAA0100GBCAT2A100GKGDCA00EAA0CAT2A100GKLBCA00EAA0
64GBCAT2A064GKHDCA00EAA0CAT2A064GKMDCA00EAA0200GBCAT2A200GKGDCA00EAA0CAT2A200GKLDCA00EAA0
128GBCAT2A128GKHDCA00EAA0CAT2A128GKMDCA00EAA0400GBCAT2A400GKGDCA00EAA0CAT2A400GKLDCA00EAA0
256GBCAT2A256GKMDCA00EAA0800GBCAT2A800GKLDCA00EAA0
 
Operating Temp.

Industrial Grade  

-40℃~+85℃

3D-pSLC(SLC mode)3D-TLC(TLC mode)
Capacity3D-Gen33D-Gen5Capacity3D-Gen33D-Gen5
16GBCAT2A016GKHBWA00EAA0CAT2A016GKMAWA00EAA050GBCAT2A050GKGBWA00EAA0CAT2A050GKLAWA00EAA0
32GBCAT2A032GKHDWA00EAA0CAT2A032GKMBWA00EAA0100GBCAT2A100GKGDWA00EAA0CAT2A100GKLBWA00EAA0
64GBCAT2A064GKHDWA00EAA0CAT2A064GKMDWA00EAA0200GBCAT2A200GKGDWA00EAA0CAT2A200GKLDWA00EAA0
128GBCAT2A128GKHDWA00EAA0CAT2A128GKMDWA00EAA0400GBCAT2A400GKGDWA00EAA0CAT2A400GKLDWA00EAA0
256GBCAT2A256GKMDWA00EAA0800GBCAT2A800GKLDWA00EAA0