SMART Modular Technologies' Solid-State Drives Selected by Harris for F/A-18 Upgrade Program

NEWARK, CA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2009) - SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. ("SMART" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMOD), a leading independent manufacturer of memory modules, solid state drives, embedded computing subsystems, and TFT-LCD display products, today announced that it has been selected by Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) to provide solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in its Mass Storage Unit (MSU) program. The new MSU, which is part of a larger F/A-18 program, is the first of a new family of avionics file servers.

"The MSU enhances our ability to provide significant file storage for in-flight applications on the F/A-18 platform," explained Steve Cook, Program Manager for the Harris Government Communications Systems Division. "The increased capacity and performance of today's SLC NAND flash drives allow us to support a broader range of applications with data consolidated from multiple sources. Coupled with their high reliability and long service life, today's advanced SSDs from SMART Modular Technologies are an excellent fit for our application."

Harris selected SMART's XceedSecure 2.5" SATA SSD for the in-flight file server application. XceedSecure high-performance SSDs range in capacity from 32GB to 256GB and include EraSure® technology, which is secure erase features that comply with current military data-elimination standards.

"SMART is well-known for its highly reliable, industrial-grade SSD solutions," said Frank Perezalonso, SMART's Vice President and General Manager of SSD Defense Products. "The Harris MSU is an excellent example of the new uses for our SSDs in on-board applications. We are very pleased that Harris selected SMART and look forward to working with them on the MSU program."

About SMART

SMART Modular Technologies is a leading provider of memory products, offering more than 500 standard and custom products to top-tier OEMs in the computer, industrial, networking, and telecommunications sectors. Taking innovations from the design stage through manufacturing and delivery, SMART has developed a comprehensive memory product line that includes DRAM, SRAM, and Flash in various form factors. Under its Adtron brand, SMART also offers high performance, high capacity solid-state drives for enterprise, defense/aerospace, industrial automation, medical, and transportation markets. SMART's Display and Embedded Products Group designs, manufactures and sells thin film transistors (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) solutions to customers developing casino gaming systems as well as embedded applications such as kiosk, ATM, point-of-service, and industrial control systems. SMART's presence in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America enables it to provide its customers with proven expertise in international logistics, asset management, and supply-chain management worldwide. More information on SMART may be obtained at www.smartm.com.

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Contact Information: Contact: Joy Donohue SMART Modular Technologies (978) 805-2164