Industrial mSATA SSDs

An mSATA (mini-SATA) SSD is a small solid-state drive on a bare circuit card, about 30mm by 50mm, that plugs into an mSATA socket and connects over SATA. It is common in single-board computers, industrial PCs, network appliances and other embedded systems where a 2.5-inch drive won’t fit.

They use the 50mm JEDEC MO-300 mSATA form factor and the SATA III 6Gb/s interface. Selected drives also work with older SATA I and SATA II hosts.

Capacities range from 4GB to 2TB, with SLC, pSLC, 3D TLC and 3D QLC options depending on the product family. For MLC, contact us to verify availability.

Yes. A 1TB AMP mSATA drive is NIAP Common Criteria certified and on the NSA CSfC Components List for hardware full drive encryption. See Common Criteria & CSfC drives for the certified models, or contact us to confirm the exact part, firmware and certificate status.

Match it to how much your system writes. Write-heavy workloads such as data logging suit SLC or pSLC, while mostly-read data such as an operating system or media files works well on 3D TLC or QLC.

Yes. SLC mSATA SSDs are available for write-heavy and long-life designs, along with pSLC as a lower-cost alternative. Contact us with your capacity and temperature grade to confirm the part.

Yes. Industrial mSATA drives are rated from −40°C to 85°C. Use the temperature filter in the catalog to see them.

Yes. Automotive-grade drives are rated from −40°C to 85°C and built for the shock and vibration found in vehicles, rail and field equipment, with conformal coating and underfill to protect the board from moisture, contaminants and mechanical stress. Contact us for the ratings of a specific part.

They are different sizes with different connectors. Both can use the SATA interface, but an mSATA drive will not fit an M.2 slot, and an M.2 drive will not fit an mSATA socket. See M.2 SATA SSDs.

Only if the slot supports mSATA. mSATA uses the same physical connector as mini PCIe, but the signals are different, so check your board’s manual to confirm the socket supports mSATA before installing a drive.

Most new designs use M.2, but mSATA remains widely used in industrial, medical, networking and defense systems with long production lives. AMP continues to supply mSATA SSDs for these platforms and helps plan replacements when a qualified drive is discontinued.

Yes. mSATA mini drives are available from 64GB to 1TB and Half Slim SATA modules from 64GB to 256GB, both in commercial or industrial grade. Ask us about the size your board needs.

No. ECC, encryption, secure erase, write protection, thermal protection, power-fail protection, conformal coating and underfill vary by product family and part number. Hardware power-fail protection, for example, is available on selected drives and capacities. Each product page lists what that drive supports.

Yes. Send the existing part number, host system, capacity, temperature range and annual quantity, and AMP will recommend compatible options to qualify.

For MLC, contact AMP to verify availability for your design. AMP can also help you qualify a pSLC or 3D TLC alternative with similar endurance.