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What is SATA?

SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and optical drives. SATA replaced the older Parallel ATA (PATA) standard, offering advantages such as faster data transfer rates, thinner and more flexible cables, and native hot swapping.

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What other technologies are related to SATA?

SATA Competitor Technologies

NVMe

NVMe is a competing interface protocol for SSDs, offering higher performance than SATA.

mentioned alongside SATA in 25% (1.3k) of relevant job posts

PCIe/NVMe

This refers to NVMe SSDs that connect via the PCIe interface. It's a competitor because NVMe offers significantly higher performance than SATA.

mentioned alongside SATA in 69% (121) of relevant job posts

SCSI

SCSI is another interface standard for storage devices, which competes with SATA, especially in enterprise environments. SAS is the main competitor.

mentioned alongside SATA in 16% (301) of relevant job posts

UFS

UFS is a storage interface primarily used in mobile devices, and is becoming a competitor to SATA in embedded systems.

mentioned alongside SATA in 12% (257) of relevant job posts

eMMC

eMMC (embedded MultiMediaCard) is a flash storage solution often used in mobile and embedded systems, serving as a competitor to SATA in those markets.

mentioned alongside SATA in 11% (215) of relevant job posts