Single Chip Drive is available in a 50-ball package and is available with either a single flashdevice, or two stacked flash devices by using STEC's patented IC Tower® Stacking Technology. The USB Single Chip Drive is available in a 12mm x 21mm x 3mm package (5.0mm for stacked package); the IDE Single Chip Drive is offered in a 21mm x 19mm x 3mm package (4.8mm for stacked package).

STEC's patented IC Tower® Stacking Technology make it possible to provide the Single Chip Drive in capacities up to 4GB, the highest in the industry.

The Life Cycle Management feature can be used as an indicator on the wear-out of the flash chips that are used and provides a feedback mechanism on the remaining life span of the Single Chip Drive.

Single Chip Drive complies with CE requirements, FCC standards, and has been approved by the UL organization. Single Chip Drive is provided in lead-free (RoHS-6) version only.

STEC's proprietary state-of-the-art flash memory controller is incorporated in the Single Chip Drive, providing high data reliability and endurance. The built-in ECC engine can detect up to 5-byte errors and correct up to 4-byte errors, while sophisticated wear leveling algorithms guarantee +2M Write/Erase Cycles. Based on SLC Flash and high quality components, the Single Chip Drive provides an unparalleled guaranteed MTBF of more than 8,000,000 hrs.