Storage
The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from 'Flash Memory Summit' to the 'Future of Memory and Storage' this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1's introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having started off as a host to device interconnect standard, it had slowly subsumed other competing standards such as OpenCAPI and Gen-Z. As a result, the specifications started to encompass a wide variety of use-cases by building a protocol on top of the the ubiquitous PCIe expansion bus. The CXL consortium comprises of heavyweights such as AMD and Intel, as well as a large number of startup companies attempting to play in different segments on...
Fadu's FC5161 SSD Controller Breaks Cover in Western Digital's PCIe Gen5 Enterprise Drives
When Western Digital introduced its Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs earlier this year, the company did not disclose which controller it used for these drives, which made many observers presume...
2 by Anton Shilov on 8/15/2024PCI-SIG Demonstrates PCIe 6.0 Interoperability at FMS 2024
As the deployment of PCIe 5.0 picks up steam in both datacenter and consumer markets, PCI-SIG is not sitting idle, and is already working on getting the ecosystem ready...
7 by Ganesh T S on 8/15/2024DapuStor and Memblaze Target Global Expansion with State-of-the-Art Enterprise SSDs
The growth in the enterprise SSD (eSSD) market has outpaced that of the client SSD market over the last few years. The requirements of AI servers for both training...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/15/2024Phison Enterprise SSDs at FMS 2024: Pascari Branding and Accelerating AI
At FMS 2024, Phison devoted significant booth space to their enterprise / datacenter SSD and PCIe retimer solutions, in addition to their consumer products. As a controller / silicon...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/15/2024Samsung's 128 TB-Class BM1743 Enterprise SSD Displayed at FMS 2024
Samsung had quietly launched its BM1743 enterprise QLC SSD last month with a hefty 61.44 TB SKU. At FMS 2024, the company had the even larger 122.88 TB version...
3 by Ganesh T S on 8/13/2024Kioxia Demonstrates Optical Interface SSDs for Data Centers
A few years back, the Japanese government's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO ) allocated funding for the development of green datacenter technologies. With the aim to...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/13/2024Silicon Motion Demonstrates Flexible Data Placement on MonTitan Gen 5 Enterprise SSD Platform
At FMS 2024, the technological requirements from the storage and memory subsystem took center stage. Both SSD and controller vendors had various demonstrations touting their suitability for different stages...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/13/2024Kioxia Demonstrates RAID Offload Scheme for NVMe Drives
At FMS 2024, Kioxia had a proof-of-concept demonstration of their proposed a new RAID offload methodology for enterprise SSDs. The impetus for this is quite clear: as SSDs get...
1 by Ganesh T S on 8/12/2024Western Digital Introduces 4 TB microSDUC, 8 TB SDUC, and 16 TB External SSDs
Western Digital's BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD's upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and...
5 by Ganesh T S on 8/12/2024Kioxia Details BiCS 8 NAND at FMS 2024: 218 Layers With Superior Scaling
Kioxia's booth at FMS 2024 was a busy one with multiple technology demonstrations keeping visitors occupied. A walk-through of the BiCS 8 manufacturing process was the first to grab...
1 by Ganesh T S on 8/12/2024Phison Introduces E29T Gen 4 Controller for Mainstream Client SSDs
At FMS 2024, Phison gave us the usual updates on their client flash solutions. The E31T Gen 5 mainstream controller has already been seen at a few tradeshows starting...
3 by Ganesh T S on 8/9/2024Microchip Demonstrates Flashtec 5016 Enterprise SSD Controller
Microchip recently announced the availability of their second PCIe Gen 5 enterprise SSD controller - the Flashtec 5016. Like the 4016, this is also a 16-channel controller, but there...
3 by Ganesh T S on 8/8/2024Western Digital Previews M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Client SSDs: 15GBps at Under 7 Watts
Western Digital's FMS 2024 demonstrations included a preview of their upcoming PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs for mobile workstations and consumer desktops. The Gen 5 client SSD...
8 by Ganesh T S on 8/8/2024Silicon Motion SM2322 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Native Controller: Extended QLC Support for 8 TB PSSDs
Silicon Motion's SM2320 native USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 controller for USB flash drives and portable SSDs has enjoyed great market success with a large number of design wins over...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/8/2024Silicon Motion SM2508 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD Controller Set for Mass Production
Silicon Motion has been teasing their SM2508 client SSD controller for more than a year now at various trade shows. The controller is finally set for mass production, just...
1 by Ganesh T S on 8/7/2024Solidigm 122 TB Enterprise QLC SSD Announced for Early 2025 Release
Solidigm's D5-P5336 61.44 TB enterprise QLC SSD released in mid-2023 has seen unprecedented demand over the last few quarters, driven by the insatiable demand for high-capacity storage in AI...
4 by Ganesh T S on 8/7/2024Western Digital Teases 128 TB Enterprise SSD: BiCS8 3D QLC for AI Workloads
A week after Western Digital confirmed that it had begun sampling of its 64 TB SSDs for datacenters, the company has teased its next-generation product, a 128 TB solid-state...
5 by Ganesh T S & Anton Shilov on 8/7/2024Solidigm D7-PS1010 and D7-PS1030: PCIe 5.0 and 176L TLC Datacenter SSD Performance Play
Solidigm's datacenter SSD lineup includes models targeting different performance, endurance, and cost tradeoffs. Last year, the company had introduced the D5-P5336 QLC drive as a low-cost high-capacity drive for...
0 by Ganesh T S on 8/6/2024Western Digital: We Are Sampling 32TB SMR Hard Drives
In an unexpected announcement during their quarterly earnings call this week, Western Digital revealed that it has begun sampling an upcoming 32TB hard drive. The nearline HDD is aimed...
3 by Anton Shilov on 8/2/2024