Allion Storage Validation ServiceSen Chan, Director
2023/05/29©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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1AgendaSD Test FixtureStorage Validation©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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2SD Test Fixture©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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SD Test Fixture ListElectrical Test
Allion have the following test fixture can provide the measurement anddebugging consultant service.
ProgramAvailability
Note
SD 3.0 HostYes

SD 4.0 HostYes

SD 4.0 Device

Yes

SD 7.0 HostYes

SD 7.0 Device

Yes

SD 8.0 Host

Yes

Covered SD 9.0 Host

SD 8.0 Device

Yes

Covered SD 9.0 Device

Micro SD 4.0 HostYes

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Designed by Allion

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4SD3.0 HostProgram

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 3.0 Host electrical testing
Default speed/high speed/SDR104

SD 3.0 Host(Allion designed)©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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5SD4.0 HostProgram

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 4.0 Host electrical testing
UHS156/UHS624

SD 4.0 Host

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SD4.0 Device
Program

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 4.0 Device electrical testing
UHS156/UHS624

SD 4.0 Device©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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7SD7.0 Host
Program

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 7.0 Host electrical testing(PCIe Gen3x1)

SD 7.0 Host

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8SD7.0 Device
Program

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 7.0 Device electrical testing(PCIe Gen3x1)
Used in combination witch PCIe CEM CBB3

SD 7.0 Device©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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9SD8.0 HostProgram

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 8.0/9.0 Host electrical testing(PCIe Gen4x2)

SD 8.0 Host©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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10SD8.0 Device
Program

Test Fixture

Test item
SD 8.0/9.0 Device electrical testing(PCIe Gen4x2)

Used in combination witch PCIe CEM CBB4

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11MicroSD 4.0 HostProgram

Test Fixture

Test item
MicroSD 4.0 Host electrical testing
UHS156/UHS624

MicroSD 4.0
Host©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Allion PCI Express Test Fixture
In the era of high-speed transmission, Allion Labs
commits to the development of PCIe high speed
interfaces. We have corresponding high-frequency
test fixtures for CEM, M.2, U.2/U.3, EDSFF E1/E3,and OCP NIC 3.0. Combined with our multi-party
resource integration services and comprehensive
validation planning, Allion simplifies and reduces yourproduct development process.
PCIe Compliance Electrical Testing©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Allion Test Fixture Design Capability
We can design test fixtures based on different
standards and specifications and haveconducted 100+ fixture design projects,
involving high-frequency fixtures and otherfixture designs. No matter what types of fixtures
you are looking for, Allion is able to provide
customizable fixtures that ensure productvalidation efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

USB, HDMI, DP, PCIe, Interposer©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

Compliance/Certification Qualified Test
Tool/FixtureHigh Speed Measurement Test Fixture
Non-standard Test Fixture Design
Mechanical/Reliability/HALT Special Fixture
Development
Automation Test Fixture Design
Mass Production QC Test Fixture Development

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Storage Validation©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Allion SD Memory Card and Flash Storage
Services
Validation
Category
H/W
Driver/Software
Logo Certification
BenchmarkReliability
Marketing

Planning

DesignAfter Market

Key components
Evolutions

SQ Tests

EMI/EMCOS
File System Format

Windows(WHQL), Linux,Mac
OS Based Testing

Evaluation Cycle on Updates

Latest Spec Checking

USB, SATA, PCIe, SD,Thunderbolt,

Spec Update Testing

Competitor Analysis

Performance Tests

Mass Production Sampling

Define Operation Condition

Environmental Test
User Simulator Test (HALT)

Mass Production Checking

Factor Targeting

BenchmarkMarket Feedback Checking©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Allion Flash Storage Test Service
We are providing several types of Flash Storage Test Services.

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Thermal Test on Chip (1/2)
Heating or cooling the copper block, and directly contacting
the IC for temperature changes©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Thermal Test on Chip (2/2)
Sensata TCU-0554-05-SYSTEM-01-60 ~150 Thermal Rang
Up to 70 / min©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Storage Industry Standard Conformance Test
Allion cooperate with well-known test verification tool developer, and use the test tools
developed by it and the corresponding SATA/NVMe test scripts to provide relevant
SATA/NVMe SSD Certification Test
Industry Standard Conformance Test
» SATA/SAS Compliance Test
» PCIe Compliance Test
» Microsoft HLK for storage test
» NVMe® Protocol Test
» NVMe® Regression Test
» NVMe® Management Interface (NVMe)» NVMe® Open Compute Project (NVMe OCP 1.0)
» NVMe® Zoned Namespaces (NVMe ZNS)
» TCG Opal Protocol Test
» TCG Opal Certification Test
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Storage Performance Competitive Analysis &Benchmark Test
With our customized one-stop solution, your SSD will have a series of test, including
numerous pre-defined workloads, NCQ depth, flush disable/enable and more. Furthermore,
and accurate data, which would pinpoint the advantages and differences between yourproduct and others.
Identify and SMART Validation Test
Oakgate Performance Test
Customize performance test or Use specific workload (e.g. 4K RND Read/Write or 128K SEQ Read/Write)
Random or Sequential Read/Write
QDs settings
IOPs & Throughput evaluation

SNIA Performance PTS
SNIA IOPS Test
SNIA Throughput Test
SNIA Latency Test

JetStress Test
FIO/Iometer/VDBench Performance Test
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Storage Reliability Test (1/2)
Allion collaborates with a well-known Japanese laboratory, Hirota Seisakusho Limited,
Hirotatemperature and humidity test chamber.
Thermal Cycling test
Within the range of SSD operating temperature, the test
temperature is steadily increased to observe how theperformance changes and to find out weaknesses of the device.

Four-Corner Test
The four-corner test integrates 4 quadrants of test conditions.
Data-reading and data-writing will be repeated for a long timeto verify the performance of HDD/SSD at different levels oftemperature and voltage.
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22Storage Reliability Test (2/2)
Retention test with High temp
The data is written to a DUT according to the JEDEC
specification.
Then power off the DUT and put it into a chamber for athermal test that goes on for a while. Finally, the DUT will beput into the test equipment for a full disk check and SMARTcheck.

Total Bytes Written (TBW) Test for Enterprise& Client SSD
Evaluation of write endurance by JEDEC 219.
Endurance
Data Retention
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User Scenario Simulation Test
User Reliability
Transportation

No.

1

TypeTyphoon 8.0

Descriptions
1. Model Name: Typhoon 8.0
2. Thermal Range: -100 ~ +200
3. Thermal Ramp Rate: 70 / mins average
4. 6 DoF (3 trial axial & 3 rotational) Repetitive Shock Vibration
5. Acceleration: 5 ~ 75 Grms
6. Table Size:
cm H:135cm D:240cm)
X6 ;2Typhoon 4.0

X 8 ~10 ;X4

7. Table Capacity: 1200 lbs(544 kg)
1. Model Name: Typhoon 4.0
2. Thermal Range: -100 ~ +200
3. Thermal Ramp Rate: 70 / mins average
4. 6 DoF (3 trial axial & 3 rotational) Repetitive Shock Vibration
5. Acceleration: 5 ~ 75Grms,
6. Table Size:(W:120cm H:85cm D:120cm)
X2;

X4~6 ;

X2

7. Table Capacity: 600 lbs(272 kg)©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Reference: Failures Identified via HALT Test
IC melt down

Solder issue, check via
Red ink & Microscope

Audio issue, Check inAcoustic chamber

Metal case bentParts tilt or spilt

Capacitor Burst

System crash

Fabric wrinkled©SD Association. All Rights Reserved. SD, microSD and related logos and marks are trademarks of SD-3C LLC.

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Allion Comprehensive Consulting Services
Allion offers comprehensive consultant services in every stage of the productdevelopment process.
Preparation Stage

Validation Stage

POC

Quality
Requirement
Consultant

EVTProductCertification
Consultant

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DesignDVT

After-Service Stage

PVT

Real World
Simulation
Consultant

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Design
Review &Debugging
Consultant

Automation
Test Tool &Solution

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Allion is the premier resource for all of
your third-party testing needs. Ourservices bring products to market more
quickly, reliably, and cost-effectively toprotect your brand quality and that ofyour suppliers.

Thank you© 2023 Allion Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. No text, logo, or graphic from this document may becopied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Allion Labs, Inc. and their respective owners.

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