[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) announced that its mSATA solid state drives (SSDs) have been chosen by the Flash Memory Summit as a Best of Show award winner for 2012 in the category of Innovative Flash Memory Consumer Application. The annual Best of Show Awards is the premier opportunity for industry recognition of innovative products and solutions, and how they are being used in the marketplace.

Micron‘s mSATA SSDs—branded the Micron C400 and the Crucial m4—are designed to address the rapidly emerging ultrathin market that deliver powerful, proven performance for systems where space is at a premium. At just 1.2 x 2 inches, the caseless, lightweight form factor enables slimmer designs while providing the same high performance as full-sized SSDs. These SSDs offer a tiny form factor, but deliver the same great performance as our popular full-size SSDs. They were designed to be a compelling, no-compromise solution for the rapidly emerging Ultrabook™ category. Micron’s mSATA drives can serve as a primary storage in ultrathin laptops or act as a cache to complement the performance of an existing hard drive. With a fast SATA 6Gb/s interface, these mSATA drives deliver on the true capability and promise of Flash technology—ultra fast, reliable, low-power storage in a tiny footprint.

“Ultrathin systems require immediate responsiveness, reliable portability and long battery life to truly deliver on the advantages of mobile computing,” said Justin Sykes, Micron's general manager of client SSD solutions. “Our mSATA SSDs make this possible without any compromises— high-performance storage without the constraints of enclosures meant for hard drives. We would like to thank the Flash Memory Summit Awards Committee for recognizing our innovation.”