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Samsung readies PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a RISC-V based controller

Samsung is preparing a PCIe 5.0 SSD that pairs quad-level cell (QLC) flash memory with a RISC-V-based controller, a ...
TweakTown

A new Samsung PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD is in the works with a custom RISC-V controller

The SSD is expected to achieve sequential read speeds of 11.4 GB/s, which is unprecedented for QLC NAND flash, expected to ...
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Silicon Motion Showcases Next Generation PCIe Gen5 SSD Controller and USB4 Portable SSD Controller at Computex 2025

TAIPEI, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) ("Silicon Motion"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state ...
The Eagle-Tribune

Silicon Motion Showcases Differentiated Enterprise SSD Controllers and PCIe NVMe Boot Drive Solutions Aligned with NVIDIA AI Ecosystem at GTC

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for ...
Electronic Design

PCIe Gen 5 SSD Controller Zeroes in on Data Centers

Features of the Flashtec NVMe 5016 PCIe Gen 5 SSD controller. Potential enterprise applications. The AI boom and cloud services have accelerated the need for data centers with increased efficiency, ...
TweakTown

Silicon Motion's new SM2508 PCIe Gen5 SSD controller targets 14 GB/s speed using only 3.5W

Some of the fastest 3D NAND devices available today feature a 2400 MT/s interface to use PCIe 5.0 x 4 fully - so the shift to 3600 MT/s will usher in a new range of next-gen SSDs. Throw in random read ...
Computerworld

Marvell unveils first scalable PCIe NAND flash controller

Marvell Friday launched what it’s calling the industry’s first PCI Express (PCIe) NAND flash controller, which it describes as a building block that allows solid state drive (SSD) and system ...
Business Wire

PLDA Announces XpressRICH™ PCI Express® 6.0 Controller IP for Next Generation SoC Designs

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PLDA, the leading developer of high-speed interconnect silicon IP, today announced the launch of their XpressRICH™ PCI Express® (PCIe®) Controller IP for the PCIe ...
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Cadence Achieves PCIe 5.0 Specification Compliance for PHY and Controller IP in TSMC Advanced Technologies

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that its PHY and Controller IP for the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 5.0 specification in the TSMC N7, N6 and N5 ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture

The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1.
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Samsung Prepares PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with Custom RISC-V Controller Design

Samsung is taking a notable step in SSD controller development by introducing a proprietary design based on the RISC-V instruction set. The new controller debuts in the upcoming BM9K1 PCIe 5.