/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-2---optimizing-your-storage-deviceOptimizing the Life of Storage DevicesIn our first Storage Insights post, we discussed that all SD cards are not equivalent, and how different NAND flash and card technologies can be applied to diverse applications for the same storage form factor.&amp;.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-2---optimizing-your-storage-deviceFri, 15 Nov 2019 17:06:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:cbc26859-5b2e-436f-82a3-d88782b27f4fdrozwood900<p>As a follow up, we have quite a few Articles in this series covering a variety of topics!</p><p>Here are links to all the blog posts if you are interested:</p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-1---why-not-all-sd-cards-are-created-equal">Storage Insights #1 - Why Not All SD Cards are Created Equal</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-3--technical-guide-for-compactflash-cf-and-secure-digital-sd-cards">Storage Insights #3 -Technical Guide for CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) Cards</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-4---nand-flash-based-ssd-drives-and-the-flash-controller">Storage Insights #4 - NAND Flash Based SSD Drives and the Flash Controller</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-5--guide-to-embedded-multimedia-card-emmc">Storage Insights #5- Guide to Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC)</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-6---guide-to-sata-serial-ata">Storage Insights #6 - Guide to SATA (Serial ATA)</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-7---sd-card-technology-advantages">Storage Insights #7 - SD Card Technology Advantages</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5000&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/storage-insights-2---optimizing-your-storage-deviceWed, 20 Jun 2018 18:33:41 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:cbc26859-5b2e-436f-82a3-d88782b27f4fDAB1<p>I am curious, what is the main cause of SD card storage degeneration?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Being semiconductor material, I would expect a very robust lifecycle for these devices. Is it a manufacturing issue?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5000&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">