Mtron´s SSD Selected as Main Data Storage Solution for NASA

Mtron Storage Technology Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:046320), a manufacturer

of Solid State Drive (SSD) products in South Korea, announced today

that their SSD will be used as the main 1TB data storage for ANITA

(Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna), a project funded by NASA to

research on high-energy cosmic ray from the South Pole, during the 2nd

experiment in December 2008.
ANITA is a radio telescope attached to NASA´s

stratospheric balloon to detect radio "cherenkov"

a frequency created by collision between neutrinos from space and the

ice in Antarctica, in order to discover the creation of high-energy

cosmic ray. ANITA was first launched in 2006 and the research was

conducted through the summer season in the South Pole last year with 40

researchers from 12 institutions including University of Hawaii and

National Taiwan University. ANITA´s 2nd

experiment will be conducted in December 2008.
Mtron´s 1TB SSD used for ANITA is the

combination of eight Mtron 3.5 inch SATA SSDs, which provides the

largest SSD storage space among NASA´s

stratospheric balloons. ANITA will be flying 35km above Antarctica for a

month, and Mtron´s SSD will also provide the

essential stability and protection to store the data against the extreme

environment in the high altitude during the flight.
Ji-Woo Nam, the conductor of 1TB storage equipments from National Taiwan

University, announced, "Mtron´s

SSD makes it possible for us to store a large amount of data in the

safest way against the Antarctica´s extreme

condition. We are very satisfied with Mtron SSD´s

excellent performance, stability, and the cost."
Jack Han, the Director of Mtron, said, "With

these advantages, Mtron will launch a new XTM series in coming 3rd

quarter 2008, focusing on highly specialized industries such as

military, aviation, aerospace, and medical industry where SSD is much

more effective than HDD."
For more information, please visit www.mtron.net.