Computer storage devices

Showa Denko Contracts with Seagate to Jointly Develop HAMR Technology-based HD Media

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Ltd. (Seagate) to jointly develop next-generation hard disk (HD) media for data recording with Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR[1]) technology, which is a next-generation data recording method for hard disk drives (HDDs).

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  • Ltd. (Seagate) to jointly develop next-generation hard disk (HD) media for data recording with Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR[1]) technology, which is a next-generation data recording method for hard disk drives (HDDs).
  • SDK has developed FePt-based new magnetic material and technology to mass-produce HAMR-technology-based HD media with this new magnetic material.
  • This FePt-based new magnetic material has ultra-high ordering temperature, which was thought to be difficult to realize on the surface of HD media coated with conventional magnetic material.
  • Under the joint development contract, SDK and Seagate have entered into, Seagate will evaluate the FePt-based new magnetic material developed by SDK and/or SDK/Seagate collaboratively.

Foremay Launches World’s Fastest & Largest VPX SSD Drives

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Foremay, Inc., a leader of technology innovation in rugged solid state drives and one of the worlds Top SSD companies, announced today its EC188 series rugged VPX SSD drives .

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  • Foremay, Inc., a leader of technology innovation in rugged solid state drives and one of the worlds Top SSD companies, announced today its EC188 series rugged VPX SSD drives .
  • These military and aerospace grade VPX SSDs offer the world's largest capacity with each single card up to 16 TB.
  • Furthermore, Foremay's rugged VPX SSD drives bring unprecedented performance with read/write speeds up to 6.5/6.2 GB/s, and random read/write IOPS at 4KB up to 550K/600K.
  • In addition, Foremay also offers SATA interface based rugged VPX SSD drives.

Tech Alert: Flash Drive Shortage Forces New Thinking About Enterprise Storage

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

AFAs and other enterprise flash solutions will be very costly and customers need to manage their purchasing carefully.

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  • AFAs and other enterprise flash solutions will be very costly and customers need to manage their purchasing carefully.
  • StorONEs enterprise storage platform is unique in that it achieves 90% drive utilization, thus reducing the amount of drives needed.
  • Choose a storage system that allows multiple protocols to access the same flash drives and is independent of any one particular hardware vendor, custom storage controller, or custom flash media designs.
  • The S1 Enterprise Storage Platform simplifies organizations storage infrastructures while dramatically reducing costs.

NVM Express Announces the Rearchitected NVMe® 2.0 Library of Specifications

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

NVM Express, Inc. today announced the release of the NVM Express (NVMe) 2.0 family of specifications.

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  • NVM Express, Inc. today announced the release of the NVM Express (NVMe) 2.0 family of specifications.
  • The restructured NVMe 2.0 specifications allow for faster and simpler development of NVMe solutions to support the increasingly diverse NVMe device environment, now including Hard Disk Drives (HDDs).
  • We have rearchitected the NVMe 2.0 library of specifications to meet the evolving demands of the future of storage, said Amber Huffman, NVM Express president.
  • The NVMe 2.0 library of specifications consist of multiple documents, including the NVMe Base specification, Command Set specifications (NVM Command Set specification, ZNS Command Set specification, KV Command Set specification), Transport specifications (PCIe Transport specification, Fibre Channel Transport specification, RDMA Transport specification and TCP Transport specification) and the NVMe Management Interface specification.

Samsung Introduces its First ZNS SSD with Maximized User Capacity and Enhanced Lifespan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Leveraging ZNS, the SSD will maximize available user capacity and offer an extended lifespan in storage server, data center and cloud environments.

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  • Leveraging ZNS, the SSD will maximize available user capacity and offer an extended lifespan in storage server, data center and cloud environments.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210602005471/en/
    Samsung Introduces its First ZNS SSD with Maximized User Capacity and Enhanced Lifespan (Photo: Business Wire)
    Samsungs ZNS SSD reflects our commitment to introducing differentiated storage solutions that can substantially enhance the reliability and lifetime of server SSDs, said Sangyeun Cho, senior vice president of the Memory Software Development Team at Samsung Electronics.
  • ZNS allows data to be grouped based on their usage and access frequency, and stored sequentially in independent zones within an SSD.
  • Based on ZNS, the new Samsung SSD can achieve a WAF close to one, a major improvement over typical server SSD values between three and four.

Samsung Introduces its First ZNS SSD with Maximized User Capacity and Enhanced Lifespan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled its new enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) featuring Zoned Namespace (ZNS) technology the PM1731a.

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  • Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled its new enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) featuring Zoned Namespace (ZNS) technology the PM1731a.
  • Leveraging ZNS, the SSD will maximize available user capacity and offer an extended lifespan in storage server, data center and cloud environments.
  • ZNS allows data to be grouped based on their usage and access frequency, and stored sequentially in independent zones within an SSD.
  • Based on ZNS, the new Samsung SSD can achieve a WAF close to one, a major improvement over typical server SSD values between three and four.

Micron Accelerates Breakthrough Platform Innovation With Advancements Across Industry’s First 176-Layer NAND and 1-Alpha DRAM

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Micron announced volume delivery of its first PCIe Gen4 solid-state drives (SSDs) built with the worlds first 176-layer NAND .

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  • Micron announced volume delivery of its first PCIe Gen4 solid-state drives (SSDs) built with the worlds first 176-layer NAND .
  • LPDDR4x is the latest JEDEC specification for fourth-generation low-power DRAM with improved input/output voltage for substantially lower power, making it ideal for mobile computing devices.
  • Together, these latest releases reinforce Microns leadership position in both DRAM and NAND technology, established this year.
  • We look forward to working with Micron Technology to optimize its leading storage and memory solutions for use across our automotive platforms.

Global Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD) Market Analysis and Processing Trends Report 2021

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

DUBLIN, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD) Industries: Market Analysis And Processing Trends" report from The Information Network has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD) Industries: Market Analysis And Processing Trends" report from The Information Network has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report focuses on the entire hard disk drive market food chain, analyzing the markets for hard disk drives, substrates, and thin film heads.
  • Processing issues in the manufacture of each of these sectors is included and the report details the CMP and Lithography sectors of thin film head processing.
  • The attach rate for SSDs within PCs are increasing at a steady rate while HDDs are in secular decline themselves.

Marvell Introduces Bravera SSD Controllers to Enable the Highest Performing Data Center Flash Storage Solutions

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

By enabling the highest performing flash storage solutions, Marvell's controllers are poised to be the foundation for data centers that offer ultra-low latency, real-time applications while also providing cost-optimized, cloud-scale capacity.

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  • By enabling the highest performing flash storage solutions, Marvell's controllers are poised to be the foundation for data centers that offer ultra-low latency, real-time applications while also providing cost-optimized, cloud-scale capacity.
  • "Bravera SC5 SSD controllers are first to market with innovative data center features that extend Marvell's flash storage technology leadership," said Thad Omura, vice president of marketing, Flash Business Unit at Marvell.
  • "We're working with the entire ecosystem to enable SSD vendors and Do-It-Yourself cloud service providers to deploy the most advanced flash storage solutions."
  • More information on the new cloud and data center SSD controllers can be found on the Bravera SC5 SSD controller family product page .

Virtium Introduces Industry’s First CFexpress Removable NVMe Solid-State Drives with PCIe 4.0, Industrial Temperature Support

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Virtium, a leading solutions provider of industrial solid-state drive (SSD) and memory solutions, today announced the Virtium StorFly CFexpress PCIe Gen 4.0 Removable NVMe SSDs.

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  • Virtium, a leading solutions provider of industrial solid-state drive (SSD) and memory solutions, today announced the Virtium StorFly CFexpress PCIe Gen 4.0 Removable NVMe SSDs.
  • The new drives are the industrys first removable SSDs in the compact CFexpress form factor with the PCIe 4.0 interface and Industrial Temperature (I-Temp) support.
  • They enable sealed, industrial-grade solid-state storage in applications requiring both the flexibility of compact, removable media and the high performance of NVMe.
  • The new Virtium StorFly CFexpress Removable NVMe SSDs are now sampling to strategic customers.