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MO-297

MO-297 is a JEDEC standard that defines the layout, connector positions and physical dimensions for a 54mm x 39mm solid state drive (SSD) with a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector.

The goal of the standard is to improve interoperability in the supply chain for SSD notebook computer manufacturers, companies that use embedded SSD form factors in their products and the enterprise SSD market.

Related glossary terms: solid state drive (SSD) capacity, stand-alone solid state storage (SSS), solid state module (SSM), RAM-based solid state drive (SSD), client solid state drive (SSD), queue depth, flash cache appliance, floating gate, tunnel injection, solid-state storage

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