Today the doors were opened to the showroom floor of the Flash Memory Summit. We had the opportunity to meet with Silicon Motion, where they had on display their very popular SATA 3 controller, the SM2246EN and the DRAMLess model, the SM226XT, as well as the new SM2260 and SM2256 controllers. A large portion of the Silicon Motion display was …
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Samsung Announces Mass Production of Industry’s First 256-Gigabit 3D V-NAND — Flash Memory Summit 2015 Update
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world-leading producer of advanced memory technology devices, is announcing that it has begun mass production of the industry’s first 256-gigabit three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory. This 3D V-NAND is based on 48 layers of 3-bit multi-level cell (MLC) arrays for use in solid-state drives (SSDs). Samsung’s new 256Gb 3D V-NAND flash has double …
Read More »Seagate Announces New Nytro Flash Products To Expand Flash Portfolio — Flash Memory Summit 2015 Update
Seagate Technology plc, a world leading producer of storage devices, is announcing the new Nytro XF1440 (2.5″) and Nytro XM1440 (M.2) NVMe solid state drives (SSDs). Also being announced is the XP6500 Flash Accelerator Card. These latest offerings from Seagate further expand their flash-based solutions portfolio, which are easily combined with Seagate storage products to satisfy nearly any data storage …
Read More »Silicon Motion Displays SM2246EN SSD Controller In The Wrong Light – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
So I am a few thousand feet above the ground and one specific manufacturer’s meeting, and subsequent booth visit, is still weighing heavily on my mind. As a trusted tech review resource, remaining independent and impartial plays just as important a role as being able to establish successful relationships with SSD companies and working together in advancing SSD technology as …
Read More »Micron 16nm NAND Flash Memory Wins FMS Best of Show Award – Flash Memory Summit 2013
This week at FMS, Micron was on hand to, not only display, but also to show their new 16nm NAND flash memory in an operational state. For this they were awarded the Flash Memory Summit Best of Show Award. Micron’s 16nm memory is intended for consumer SSDs and similar consumer devices and is the smallest MLC memory package available. 16nm …
Read More »SMART Displays Newly Released UltraDIMM – Flash Memory Summit 2013
It hasn’t been two weeks since we posted a detailed writeup of SMART’s new UltraDimm and they were one of the first to be seen in the display area of FMS for some great shots. Not only could the quality of this product be seen through their presentation, but also, their combined effort with partners Diablo and Marvell was obvious. …
Read More »LSI Durawrite Virtual Capacity Increases SSD Capacity By Up To 3x – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
LSI SandForce has definitely been busy as of late as we learned of their 3rd gen controller at Computex, their new SHIELD advanced error correction that increases SSD life significantly and they were the first to display Toshiba’s A19 memory functioning in a LSI SandForce SSD. Next up is something that even we never expected and it goes by the …
Read More »SK Hynix Joins the Big Leagues With a Show Of SSD Force at FMS – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
Although SK Hynix isn’t as well known as Toshiba, Samsung or Intel/Micron (IMFT), they are one of the few in the world that own the fab. By owning the fab, we mean that SK Hynix manufacturers NAND flash memory. In the SSD world, the key to ultimate success (some might say) is to be able to market a complete package …
Read More »LSI First To Display Working SSD With Toshiba A19 NAND Flash Memory – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
It doesn’t seem so long ago but it it was 2010 when SandForce teamed up with Intel to display the first working model of an SSD using Intel’s new 25nm NAND flash memory. That led to several very popular articles on TSSDR as it was the first clue that led us on the track of discovering that Intel would be …
Read More »Plextor Displays New M6 SSD along with M.2/NGFF and PCIe SSDs – Flash Memory Summit 2013 Update
Plextor had a fairly good showing this week at FMS 2013 and did provide a sample of their upcoming M6 SSD for display. Unfortunately it was in a simple brushed aluminum casing , void of any branding. Rather unique however, was seeing how thin notebook form factors SSDs are becoming, this sample being only 5mm thin. The highlight of this, …
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