On August 6th, 2024, the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) event commenced, highlighting AI storage applications and new products. Leading companies Phison and Western Digital (WD) have each made strides into the data center SSD market, both unveiling storage solutions with capacities reaching up to 64TB.
Phison's CEO, Khein Seng Pua, remarked that future data center SSDs have the potential to expand beyond 100TB, significantly reducing operational costs for data centers. Their flagship "aiDAPTIV+" solution, coupled with the generative AI software "Pro Suite," aims to set a new standard.
The Pascari D200V is the latest addition to Phison's D-series enterprise SSD lineup. Specifically designed for data centers, this SSD offers a variety of form factors. Utilizing Kioxia's BiCS Flash 8th generation QLC NAND, the D200V currently boasts a capacity of up to 61.44TB, with future expansions potentially exceeding 100TB.
In a keynote speech at FMS, Rob Soderbery, WD's Executive Vice President and General Manager of Flash Business, discussed the future of NAND, AI, and data storage moving from data centers to the edge. He emphasized the rapid rise of AI innovations, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs) from data centers to the edge, presenting a dual challenge for enterprises.
For the automotive sector, WD's AT EN610 SSD is designed for next-generation High-Performance Compute Cluster (HPCC) architectures, offering up to 1TB of storage capacity, with samples already being supplied. The EU752 targets Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems, and other autonomous driving systems.
With features such as automated device reorganization to prevent data corruption, 100% content pre-loading, and more, aimed at enhancing performance and reliability, these products are based on Kioxia's BiCS8 NAND technology. They offer data transfer speeds of up to 1TB and will begin sampling in Q1 2025.
FMS stands as the world's premier conference and exhibition for memory and storage technology. With the integration of AI technologies and the server market, the 2024 FMS focuses on how the next generation of storage solutions can support AI applications and enhance server performance.
(This story was originally written in Mandarin Chinese and has been AI-translated with human review to provide readers with timely information.)
