MEMKOR – Secure, Endurance, Rugged SSD

MEMKOR is an American Engineering firm that specializes in Secure, High Endurance, and Rugged Military-grade SSDs. For 15 years, we have been designing and building secure, reliable, robust, and innovative solutions with rich feature sets, customizable to your technology investment objectives. We are dedicated to delivering on our promises because we believe that your satisfaction enables the continued success of our company.

Featured Products

FIPS140-2 Level-2 VALIDATED SSDs

BLACK series:

BLACK series – Designed and built around MIL-STD-810G to operate in the HARSHEST environments, BLACK series SSDs have an innovative mechanical design and special Bill of Material (BOM).

Commonly deployed on UAVs, helicopters, jets, etc.

CAPACITY
250GB – 1TB*
*Contact us if you need higher capacity on FIPS140-2 validated SSD

FORM FACTOR
2.5″ SATA

SECURITY FEATURES
FIPS140-2 Level-2 VALIDATED (cert. #3750)
Write Protect
Secure Erase

RUGGEDIZATION
Up to 30gRMS

OPTIONAL
HiVibe SATA connector*
Smiths NEBULA connector*
*for high vibration and insertion/removal cycles

ORANGE series:

ORANGE series – Consists of a broad range of SSD solutions designed and built around MIL-STD-810F.


Commonly deployed on UAVs, helicopters, jets, etc.

CAPACITY
500GB – 4TB*
*Contact us if you need higher capacity on FIPS140-2 validated SSD

FORM FACTOR
2.5″ SATA | U.2 PCIe/NVMe, and M.2 2280

SECURITY FEATURES
FIPS140-2 Level-2 VALIDATED (cert. #3750)
Write Protect
Secure Erase

RUGGEDIZATION
Up to 16.3gRMS

OPTIONAL
HiVibe SATA connector*
Smiths NEBULA connector*
*for high vibration and insertion/removal cycles

BLACK series:
FREDv2

Flexible Rugged External Drive – version 2.0
NEWLY UPGRADED to version 2.0

FREDv2 is part of the MEMKOR BLACK series Military-grade SSDs. FREDv2 provides an easy to deploy, highly rugged, and high-performance non-volatile storage module in capacities up to 4TB, and performance for up to 300MB/s and 500MB/s for USB and SATA interfaces. FREDv2 optionally includes Write Protect, military-grade Secure Erase, and is compliant with cryptographic module requirements.

Need it waterproof, NO PROBLEM!

All newest generation MEMKOR BLACK series FREDv2 models support TCG Opal, TCG Enterprise, or ATA command based encryption management with a FIPS 197 validated encryption engine. FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated option is also available.

ORANGE series:
Secure + Rugged

Superior ruggedization and high write endurance of the MEMKOR ORANGE-series fulfills a wide range of deployments options in embedded applications, edge computing, and portable computers, desktops, or servers.

Designed around MIL-STD-810F, ORANGE-series SSDs are used in many new applications, or as drop-in replacements for traditional mechanical SATA 1.8”, 2.5” and 3.5” drives, as well as newer standards such as mSATA (MO-300B), and M.2 (formerly NGFF).

To address the on-going segmentation of the SSD application requirements, a number of security features, performance, and power consumption options are offered

BLACK series: EXTREMELY Secure + EXTREMELY Rugged

Innovative mechanical design on the MEMKOR BLACK-series achieves exceptional resilience to the most extreme operating temperatures, shock, and vibration levels defined in the MIL-STD-810F/G standard.

Capacity ranges from 16GB to 1TB using SLC NAND, allowing the highest write-endurance (100,000 PEC), and performance at operating temperature extremes (-55C to 90C). Optional rugged SATA connectors increase insertion/removal cycle counts and perform in high vibration environments (up to 30gRMS).

The BLACK Series considerably expands the deployment flexibility of the MEMKOR’s family of SSDs. A number of security features, performance, and power consumption options are offered.

VPX series:
Secure + Rugged + Max Capacity + VPX Module

MEMKOR VPX-series offers deployment flexibility through a highly rugged 3U OpenVPX storage module. Available in fixed or removable configurations, with high performance PCIe/NVMe or low power SATA interfaces, and in air cooled or conduction cooled modules.

VPX configurations are 3U OpenVPX , VITA 65 compliant, REDI, SOSA aligned

BLUE series:
Secure + Rugged + Max Capacity

MEMKOR BLUE-series SSDs extend the capabilities and feature set of the ORANGE series SSDs, and add high capacity scaling up to 24TB in 2.5″ using MLC NAND for continued performance at temperature extremes.

The superior ruggedization of the BLUE series addresses a broad range of DEFENSE applications, geared towards high performance data recorders and servers requiring HIGHEST CAPACITY per SATA/PCIe port.

Company Overview

We are an American Engineering firm that specializes in Secure, High Endurance, and Rugged Military-grade SSDs. For 15 years, we have been designing and building secure, reliable, robust, and innovative solutions with rich feature sets, customizable to your technology investment objectives. We are dedicated to delivering on our promises because we believe that your satisfaction enables the continued success of our company.

We will help make your program successful by fulfilling your programs SSD requirements. Whatever the interface, form factor, standard or custom packaging or form factors, MEMKOR has the engineering talent to ensure a successful data storage deployment.

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FELECIA STIVERS

Field Sales Engineer

Felecia Stivers, a native of Rockford, IL, now excels as a Field Sales Engineer at VMA in our Arizona office. Holding a BSEE from Arizona State University, she draws from her extensive background at Medtronic, Orbital Sciences, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman.

Specializing in high-reliability applications, Felecia stands out for her proficiency in relationship-building and innovative problem-solving. Whether contributing to medical devices or playing a vital role in rocket launches, her work has had a tangible impact on saving lives and safeguarding the nation.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Felecia enjoys time with her two teenagers, finds joy in travel, and actively engages with her local church. Driven by a passion for helping customers navigate cutting-edge technology, she is committed to delivering dependable solutions in fast-changing environments.

TAYLOR GAUNTT

Field Sales Engineer

Taylor is a Texas native, and grew up in the small town of Boerne, Texas.  He attended Texas A&M University, where earned his bachelor’s degree in Engineering.  After college he was recruited by a Manufacturer’s Rep Firm, where he spent the first 7 years of his career. Initially hired on as an inside salesperson, Taylor quickly accelerated within the organization and expanded into various other roles such as Distribution Manager, and Field Sales Engineer.  Taylor then spent the following 7 years working for an electronic component distributor named Electro Enterprises that almost exclusively supported the mil/aero market.

Taylor worked as a Field Sales Engineer supporting the Texas, Utah and New Mexico territory, Product Manager, as well as Director or Business Development where he managed a team of 10 Field Sales Professionals across the entire United States.  Gathering from his previous experiences, Taylor has now taken on the role of Field Sales Engineer with Vic Myers supporting the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas territory.  Outside of the office you will usually find Taylor either spending time with his wife and two young children, or out on the lake bass fishing.

RICHARD MENDEZ

Sales Engineer

Richard was born and raised in Arizona. Attended Arizona State University with a focus in Mechanical Engineering and then fell into Technical Project Management. After 12 years of managing large budget projects spanning system integrations and upgrades, he transitioned into the role of Field Sales Engineer with VMA.

Richard has a deep passion for building relationships with his clients and principals, and supporting them to problem solve and develop innovative solutions. Outside of the office, Richard can be found volunteering as a mentor and coach of high school students at his church, running and hiking the extensive trails of Arizona, and spending time with his wife, 2 boys, 2 girls, and 2 grandkids. Richard is located in our Arizona office.

TARIN SCHONCHECK

Sales Administration

Cell Phone: 480-345-6449
Email: tarins@vicmyers.com

Tarin was born and raised in Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Prior to Vic Myers she worked in the hospitality industry 20+ years as a Sales Analyst/Administrator.

In her spare time, Tarin enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to historical sites throughout the United States, reading, going to movies and concerts. On the weekends you will find Tarin at her nephews’ band concerts and baseball games. In addition, music and dance have been a part of her life with musical contrasting influences ranging from Prince to Olivia Newton-John.  Tarin is located in our Arizona office.

Natalie Myers

Inside Sales Administration

Natalie Myers joined Vic Myers Associates in September 2021 and is excited to be part of the team. She received her bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Phoenix and prior to her position as Inside Sales Administration she worked in the Hospitality Industry for over 15 years as a Senior Sales Administrator. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, family and friends along with watching sporting events, traveling, hiking and cheering on her daughter in dance and basketball! Natalie is located in our Arizona office.

KAREN M. ROSS

People and Culture Specialist

Cell Phone: 505-720-9123
Email: karenr@vicmyers.com

Karen has been a part of Vic Myers Associates team since February 2023. Prior to her position as People and Culture Specialist, she worked in the Science & Technology field as an HR Manager & Project Lead for SAIC and LANL. In the short time with VMA she has learned a lot and looks forward to knowing our business even better in support of all of our employees. She values her church community, her two sons who happen to be engineers, volunteering, and golf. Karen is located in our Albuquerque, NM office.