Recent #NVMe news in the semiconductor industry

4 months ago

➀ At NVIDIA GTC 2025, Kioxia showcased the LC9 122.88TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, which features a 2.5" form factor and 122.88TB of storage capacity.

➁ The drive utilizes Kioxia's 2TB QLC BiCS FLASH generation 8 3D flash memory and offers a 0.3DWPD endurance rating.

➂ It is compatible with PCIe Gen5 interface, supporting either a single x4 for standard servers or x2x2 for dual-ported high-availability deployments.

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4 months ago

Kioxia LC9 is a new 122.88TB SSD from Kioxia designed for high-capacity and high-density AI clusters. It supports PCIe Gen5 and offers a 0.3DWPD endurance, making it suitable for large-scale data storage needs.

The LC9 uses Kioxia's 2Tb QLC BiCS FLASH generation 8 3D flash memory and is targeted at reducing power, footprint, and TCO compared to traditional hard drives.

The high capacity and advanced interface of the LC9 make it a compelling option for AI storage arrays.

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5 months ago

Micron has launched its new 4600 series PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, designed for speed and capacity. The drive is targeted at OEM systems and offers impressive performance improvements over Gen4 NVMe SSDs. It features high-speed read and write speeds, and is available in capacities ranging from 512GB to 4TB.

With the 512GB model offering 10.3GB/s read and 5.8GB/s write speeds, and the 2TB model reaching 12GB/s write speeds, the 4600 series SSD is a significant leap in performance for client SSDs. It also demonstrates the capabilities of PCIe Gen5 in consumer-grade storage solutions.

Micron's move to release this series not through Crucial, but directly under its own brand, signifies its commitment to high-performance storage solutions for the OEM market.

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6 months ago
➀ The article reviews the WD Blue SN5000 1TB NVMe SSD, a mid-range drive aimed at the mainstream PCIe Gen4 market with a focus on cost-effectiveness. ➁ It highlights that the drive uses Kioxia 112-layer TLC NAND and an in-house controller without DRAM cache. ➂ The review covers the performance, endurance, and specifications of the drive, noting that it offers mid-range performance with a 5-year warranty.
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6 months ago
➀ The article reviews the Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB NVMe SSD, a high-end PCIe Gen4 SSD. ➁ It features a standard Phison PS5018 controller and Micron 176-layer TLC, with DDR4 DRAM cache. ➂ The drive offers impressive read/write speeds of 7300 MB/s and 7000 MB/s respectively, and has an endurance rating of 2 PBW.
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6 months ago
➀ The WD Black SN7100 2TB NVMe SSD is reviewed, focusing on its performance and specifications. ➁ The drive is found to be a DRAM-less high-performance Gen4 SSD with speeds near interface limits for a Gen 4 SSD. ➂ The review discusses the drive's internal components, including the NAND flash and controller, and its endurance and warranty.
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8 months ago

➀ The rapid development of big data, cloud computing, and internet services has led to an increase in demand for enterprise SSDs as businesses accelerate their digital transformation.

➁ Seagate Technology and Phison have collaborated to design the Seagate Nytro 4350 NVMe SSD, offering various capacities and providing continuous performance, low latency, low power consumption, and high-quality service.

➂ The PCIe Gen4 SSD has a bandwidth over 10 times that of SATA SSDs and a throughput twice as much. The Seagate Nytro 4350 SSD offers up to 58K IOPS random write speed and 800K IOPS random read speed, providing continuous responsiveness and eliminating data bottlenecks.

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8 months ago
➀ Solidigm has launched a new 122.88TB NVMe SSD, the D5-P5336, designed for high capacity storage in a standard U.2 form factor. The drive is expected to be available in Q1 2025. ➁ The new SSD is the higher capacity version of the previously announced D5-P5336 61.44TB model and offers significant write endurance. ➂ The drive is intended to be used in data centers and AI clusters, where large capacity and efficiency are critical.
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10 months ago
➀ Saniffer releases updated version 11.1 of its PCIe5&6.0, CXL, NVMe/NVMoF, SSD, NAND, DDR5, 800GE test technology and tool whitepaper; ➁ PCIe Gen6 NVMe SSD testing begins, with focus on E3.S or E1.S interfaces; ➂ FMS 2024 participation summary with 3505 attendees, including 12 Chinese companies; ➃ PCIe Gen6 interoperability issues identified and scheduled for further testing in October; ➄ AI infrastructure hardware diagnosis, analysis, and testing added to whitepaper, including AI training and inference architectures; ➅ 800G/1.6T optical module development and testing advancements driven by AI and data center demands; ➆ Nvidia starts certifying 1.6T optical modules in June 2024.
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10 months ago
➀ The Addlink NAS D60 offers decent sustained performance and power loss protection, making it suitable for NAS caching and server use; ➁ It lacks a pSLC cache, which contributes to more consistent and predictable performance, but sacrifices some general SSD performance; ➂ The drive uses enterprise-grade TLC flash, providing high endurance and write-per-day ratings.
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11 months ago
➀ The Samsung BM1743, a 128TB NVMe SSD, was showcased at the Future of Memory and Storage 2024 event, revealing its internal structure. ➁ The SSD features dual PCBs with a large number of NAND and DRAM chips, indicating high storage density. ➂ Samsung uses QLC technology in the BM1743, with reported 45K Random Write IOPS at 16KB, shifting from typical 4K benchmarks.
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