Phison Unveils Groundbreaking 128TB PCIe Gen5 SSD for Data Centers and AI Applications

Phison Reveals Pascari D205V Gen5 SSD For Data Centers, Featuring A Whopping 128 TB Of Storage Space

The Phison Pascari D205V Gen5 SSD will be available in U.2 and E3.L form factors, ready to ship in Q2 2025 with up to 128 TB capacity. Phison, the company that manufactures solid-state drives for data centers, has unveiled its flagship data center SSD, the Pascari D205V for next-level data performance. With increasing storage demands of data centers and consumers, the D205V brings twice the storage size compared to the current high-end SSDs. The Phison D205V is a PCI-E 5.0 SSD, featuring a whopping 128 TB of storage space, doubling the storage space from the existing high-storage SSDs with 60 TB capacity. As reported by Phison, a 128TB SSD that reaches 4 times the capacity of HDDs, the D205V SSD will be aimed at AI applications, entertainment, and research in data centers. It is the first SSD to bring 128 TB(122.88 TB storage capacity to be exact) with sequential read speeds of up to 14,600 MB/s and 3,200 MB/s of sequential writes. The SSD can perform up to 3 million IOPS for 4K random reads and 35,000 IOPS for 16K random writes. Phison says that the new SSD will not only reduce the footprint by bringing more storage capacity in the same space but will also reduce the operating costs of data centers. The D205V will be available in both U.2 and E3.L form factors and will come with dual PCI-E Gen5 ports. The interfaces available are NVMe 2.0, ISE, TCG opal, and NVMe-MI, which enable the SSD to bring various security and protection features. The durability is 2.5 million hours, which is equal to the latest Micron ION 6550 SSD that features 60 TB storage space with an E3.S form factor. With such a huge capacity drive, the SSD can allow upgrading the total capacity by an amazing 2.2 Peta Bytes in a 24-base server. A 42-unit with a 24-base server can increase the capacity by up to 58.9 Peta Bytes and a staggering 707 Peta Bytes increase with 12 such machinery. Phison D205V will start shipping in Q2 2025.

Phison intros 'world's fastest' high-capacity 128TB SSD -- Pascari D205V hits 3 million IOPS and 14,600 MB/s with PCIe 5.0

Phison has introduced its Pascari D205V datacenter SSD with a capacity of up to 128TB and a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. The drive is aimed at AI training as well as media streaming applications that demand both high capacity and high performance. In an email Tom's Hardware received, Phison said the SSD will be available in the second quarter of next year and its clients can use the platform to build their own drives. Phison's Pascari D205V datacenter SSD with 128TB of raw NAND memory (which provides a capacity of 122.88TB) is based on the Phison X2 controller and 2Tb 3D QLC NAND devices. The drive promises a sequential read speed of up to 14,600 MB/s and a sequential write speed of up to 3,200 MB/s as well as a random read performance of 3,000K 4K IOPS and 35K random write 16K IOPS, which makes it one of the fastest enterprise-grade SSD in the world and the fastest 120TB-class SSD in the industry. The platform is rated for 0.3 drive writes per day. The new Pascari D205V has a PCIe 5.0 x4 single port interface or two PCIe 5.0 x2 dual port interfaces. Also, the model has power loss protection. The Pascari D205V datacenter SSD is compatible with the latest servers supporting a PCIe 5.0 interface and can offer unprecedented performance while storing up to 2.2PB of data in a standard server with 24 drives. Yet, since Phison does not disclose the power consumption of its Pascari D205V SSD, it is impossible to say whether this product is drop-in compatible with all of the existing servers. Phison's Pascari D205V drives in U.2 and E3.L form factors are available for preorder now and are expected to ship in early Q2 2025. Phison is generally known as a leading developer of SSD controllers and platforms for client (some of the best consumer SSDs use Phison's controllers), embedded, and enterprise drives. The company's technology powers SSDs from major brands and controls a sizeable market share. But this year the company decided to go further and introduce Pascari: its own brand for enterprise-grade SSDs. By developing its own reference drives for datacenters, Phison enables enterprises that want to adopt the latest storage technology to get it directly from the renowned developer of SSD platforms - instead of waiting for branded makers of solid-state drives to roll out their solutions based on the same controller. "With the acceleration in AI training and data-intensive workloads there has been a tangible shift to a future-forward focus on storage as a critical component in capturing necessary volume to support data quality and integrity," said Michael Wu, General Manager and President, of Phison US. "With today's launch, each drive maximizes capacity while reducing power, space, and cooling constraints to minimize bottlenecks for transformative use cases. Customers can essentially push past previous infrastructure barriers to continue to scale as the market demands."

Phison Announces Pascari D-Series PCIe Gen 5 128TB Data Center SSDs

Phison today announced the newest addition and highest available capacity of the Pascari D-Series data center-optimized SSDs to be showcased at SC24. The Pascari D205V drive is the first PCIe Gen 5 128 TB data center class SSD available for preorder to address shifting storage demands across use cases including AI, media and entertainment (M&E), research and beyond. In a single drive the Pascari D205V offers 122.88 TB of storage, creating a four-to-one capacity advantage over traditional cold storage hard drives while shrinking both physical footprint and OPEX costs. While the exponential data-deluge continues to strain data center infrastructure, organizations face a tipping point to maximize investment while remaining conscious of footprint, cost efficiency and power consumption. The Pascari D205V read-intensive SSD combines Phison's industry-leading X2 controller and the latest 2 Tb 3D QLC technology engineered to enable unequaled 14,600 MB/s sequential read and 3,000K IOPS random read performance. By doubling both the read speeds against Gen 4 as well as the capacity against the 61.44 TB enterprise SSDs currently available on the market today, the Pascari D205V allows customers to upgrade to larger datasets per server, top-tier capacity-per-watt utilization and unparalleled read performance. "Since Phison introduced the Pascari enterprise product line in May, they have hit a new milestone in bringing an ultra-capacity option to enterprise organizations," said Don Jeanette, SSD Research Vice President at TRENDFOCUS. "The ability to recapture power and rack storage efficiency while having the performance to support intensive workloads at PCIe Gen 5 Speeds is critical in modern data centers. The timely launch of Pascari D205V continues to underline Phison's speed and expertise in developing products that both meet modern requirements as well as optimize for scaled out workloads." "With the acceleration in AI training and data-intensive workloads there has been a tangible shift to a future-forward focus on storage as a critical component in capturing necessary volume to support data quality and integrity," said Michael Wu, General Manager and President, Phison US. "With today's launch, each drive maximizes capacity while reducing power, space and cooling constraints to minimize bottlenecks for transformative use cases. Customers can essentially push past previous infrastructure barriers to continue to scale as the market demands." The Pascari D205V is available for preorder now for expected shipping in early Q2 2025 in the popular U.2 and E3.L form factors. Complementing the D205V in the Pascari portfolio are the high-capacity 61.44 TB D200V SSD and the high-endurance 15 TB SA50V 2.5" SATA III SSD. Phison will showcase an array of products from its portfolio at SC24, including: Pascari D205V Check out the Pascari D205V on the SC24 show floor to learn more about the following features: PCIe 5.0x4 (Single port)/PCIe 5.0 2x2 (Dual port), NVMe 2.0, ISE, TCG Opal Supported, NVMe-MI supported Power Loss Protection (PLP), 128 Namespaces, DWPD: 0.3, MTBF: 2.5 million hours Sequential Performance Up To: d: 14600 MB/s te: 3200 MB/s Random Performance Up To: d: 3000K IOPS (4K) te: 35K IOPS (16K) aiDAPTIV+ Pro Suite Phison's flagship AI software technology, the aiDAPTIV+ Pro Suite, offers the first commercial end-to-end AI experience. This suite processes data from ingest to inference, providing a comprehensive software solution for training LLMs on-premises with customers' domain specific data. Pro Suite delivers ease of use in domain training, while supporting data privacy, control and affordability provided by aiDAPTIV+. Phison PCIe Gen 6 PS7161 First showcased at FMS 2024, the PS7161 PCIe 6.0 Redriver IC will be demonstrated at the CXL Pavilion: Booth #1807. Building upon the world's first CXL 1.1 endpoint achievement for Phison's Gen 5 redriver earlier this year, the PS7161 is the first Gen 6 redriver available now for preorder with expected shipping in Q1 2025. This next generation advancement brings double the speeds compared to Gen 5 to meet the demands of modern AI use cases and Gen 6 systems. Source: Phison

Micron unveils industry's first 60TB SSD with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface

Micron has introduced the 6550 ION solid-state drive, the industry's first 60TB SSD that features a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface and therefore boasts with extreme capacity and very high performance. The drive is aimed at applications that require significant amount of storage as well as decent performance, which includes AI training and inference workloads. Micron also touts improved energy efficiency of its new drive compared to predecessors and competing offerings. Micron's 6550 ION SSD comes in a E3.S form-factor and is based on the company's eight-generation 3D NAND with 232 active layers that combines high storage density, high performance, and low power consumption. The new drive delivers read and write speeds of 12GB/s while operating on just 20 watts of power, making it 20% more efficient than leading competitor drives. For those who want to have even higher performance, the drive can operate at 25W, though Micron does not expect many customers to use this mode. Power management is a significant advantage of Micron's 6550 ION as it employs active state power management (ASPM), idling at only 4 watts in its low-power mode and provides up to 20% better idle efficiency than other 60TB SSDs. "The Micron 6550 ION achieves a remarkable 12GB/s while using just 20 watts of power, setting a new standard in data center performance and energy efficiency," said Alvaro Toledo, vice president and general manager of Micron's Data Center Storage Group. "Featuring a first-to-market 60TB capacity in an E3.S form factor and up to 20% better energy efficiency than competitive drives, the Micron 6550 ION is a game-changer for high-capacity storage solutions to address the insatiable capacity and power demands of AI workloads." This drive is particularly valuable for AI workloads as it shows a 147% improvement in Nvidia Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage operations and is 30% more efficient in deep learning Unet3D transfer tasks with a 4KB transfer size. It further excels in model checkpointing, completing tasks 151% faster and consuming 209% less power than its counterparts, making it an ideal choice for AI model training and deployment. The main selling point of Micron's 6550 ION is of course its 60TB (well, 61.44TB) capacity. A 1U rack with 20 of such drives can hold over 1.2 PB of data per rack unit, which greatly optimizes server space. A single rack can accommodate up to 44.2 PB with this setup, achieving a 67% increase in density compared to traditional 2U racks that hold 'only' 26.5 PB. Meanwhile, when compared to 122.88TB U.2 drives, the Micron 6550 61.44TB E3.S SSD delivers up to 3.3x the performance per terabyte. The drive also boasts strong endurance and security, offering a best-in-class rating of 1.0 random drive writes per day (RDWPD) for 16KB random writes, which is 42% higher than competitive models, according to Micron. To safeguard data, it includes SPDM 1.2 for device attestation and SHA-512 for secure signature generation, and meets TAA-compliance and FIPS 140-3 L2 certifiability standards, which is important for government and security-sensitive applications. Micron's 6550 ION is currently sampling and the first batch will be available to select customers only. As a result, Micron does not really talk about pricing of these drives as actual prices will depend on volumes and other factors.

Micron unveils world's first PCIe 5.0 60TB SSD for AI workloads and cloud storage

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? Micron has joined Samsung, Solidigm, and Western Digital as one of the only data storage solution providers to have unveiled a 60TB-class SSD. However, unlike the existing models that use the PCIe Gen 4 bus, the Micron SSD utilizes PCIe Gen 5 with the promise of faster performance and better energy efficiency than its competitors. Micron claims that the 6550 ION is the world's fastest 60TB data center SSD and the industry's first E3.S solid state drive. It has a 61.44TB capacity and can be fully written in just 3.4 hours, which is 150 percent faster than competing drives. It is engineered to provide the fastest performance, best energy efficiency, highest endurance, top-notch security, and best-in-class rack density for exascale data center deployments. The Micron 6550 ION is designed for networked AI data lakes, as well as ingest, data preparation and checkpointing, file and object storage, public cloud storage, analytic databases, and content delivery. It offers read and write speeds of up to 12GB/s while using just 20 watts of power, making it 20 percent more efficient than other 60TB enterprise SSDs. The 6550 ION delivers up to 179 percent faster sequential read bandwidth and 213 percent higher write bandwidth per watt. It is also said to offer 147 percent higher performance for NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage (GDS) and 30 percent higher 4KB transfer performance for deep learning IO Unet3D testing. Micron is also claiming a 151 percent improvement in completion times for AI model checkpointing while consuming less energy than competing products. The new Micron SSD is available in E3.S, U.2, and E1.L form factors. It can be used in high-density 1U servers in sets of 20 E3.S drives to achieve a total storage capacity of 44.2 petabytes in a single rack. This solution is 67 percent denser than 2U servers that often house a maximum of 24 U.2 drives, yielding only 26.5 petabytes per rack. The new SSD is currently sampling globally, with the first batch expected to be available only for select customers. We don't know when it will be commercially deployed by data centers and enterprises. Micron did not announce the pricing either, but it will likely depend on the volume and local taxes.

Micron Launches World's First High Capacity 60 TB Data Center SSD, ION 6550 With E3.S Form Factor, Gen5 Ready & 20W

Micron's ION 6550 is a 60 TB high-capacity Gen5 SSD in a compact form factor for data center needs & brings more energy efficiency than predecessors. Micron ION 6550 is a PCI-E 5.0 60 TB SSD, featuring a 12 GB/s sequential read speed at just 20 watts The leading memory and storage manufacturer, Micron, has today launched its most powerful storage solution for data centers: ION 6550 SSD. It is a PCI-E Gen 5.0 SSD, that brings 60 TB storage space for high storage demands and delivers exceptional read/write speed and efficiency. The ION 6550 is built using the E3.S form factor, making it the only data center SSD to reach 60 TB of storage capacity. This is achieved while increasing the power efficiency and sequential read/write speeds to achieve high performance while consuming less power. The ION 6550 succeeds the ION 6500 SSD and brings several improvements to ensure users get their demands fulfilled with up to 179% faster sequential read speed. As per Micron's PR, the ION 6550 can also deliver up to 179% higher read bandwidth per watt than 6500, 150% faster sequential write speed, 213% higher write bandwidth per watt, 80% faster random readers, and 99% higher read IOPS per watt. All of this while ensuring 20% better energy efficiency. The VP and GM of Micron's Data Center Storage Group, Alvaro Toledo, says, Featuring a first-to-market 60TB capacity in an E3.S form factor and up to 20% better energy efficiency than competitive drives, the Micron 6550 ION is a game-changer for high-capacity storage solutions to address the insatiable capacity and power demands of AI workloads. Compared to the competitive 60 TB SSD, the ION 6550 delivers: The ION 6550 can be fully written in just 3.4 hours, which is 150% faster than its competitors. Not only does the SSD deliver quicker read/write speeds, but it is also available in various form factors, such as E1.L, U.2, and E3.S, which reduces the footprint by up to 67%. ION 6550 can be utilized in a high-density 1U server in sets of 20 E3.S drives to achieve a staggering 44.2 petabytes of storage space in a single rack. Through the usage of Micron ION 6550, data centers can reduce their operating costs, scale their business for AI and Big Data, reduce footprints, and deploy enhanced security. The Corporate VP of Data Center Ecosystems and Solutions at AMD, Raghu Nambiar said, The introduction of the Micron 6550 ION SSD is a groundbreaking advancement for data-intensive and emerging AI applications. Such innovations in storage technologies enable dense and energy-efficient solutions that evolve our customer's infrastructure capabilities, This allows it to reach a 67% higher density than 2U servers while increasing the storage capacity by about 17.7 petabytes. The ION 6550 also brings better endurance than competitors with 1.0 random drive writes per day for 16KB random writes, which is a 42% endurance increase over other SSDs. Furthermore, it is equipped with SPDM 1.2 for attestation and SHA-512 for secure signature generation to ensure optimal security. This is essential for data centers due to sensitive data storage in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and AI research.

Micron boasts that new PCIe 5.0 SSD is the world's fastest, most power-efficient 60TB drive

SSD not big enough? Well, how does a speedy 60TB solid-state drive grab you? Micron just revealed the ION 6550 as the "world's fastest, most energy efficient" SSD of this capacity, and it is indeed something of a powerhouse. The catch, as you've no doubt guessed, is that this isn't a drive for consumers, but one for data centers. Micron's ION 6550 is a PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive currently sampling with its customers ahead of a full release. In a press release, Micron tells us: "[The 6550] follows the success of the award-winning 6500 ION and is engineered to provide best-in-class performance, energy efficiency, endurance, security, and rack density for exascale data center deployments." Unsurprisingly, it'll be serving AI usage, and other heavyweight lifting in data centers, such as public cloud storage, content delivery and so on. The ION 6550 offers performance of 12GB/s while keeping power consumption at 20W, Micron tells us. Endurance is also a strong suit here, delivering up to 42% better endurance than rival 60TB SSDs from Samsung, Solidigm and Western Digital, Micron asserts. It does so using 20% less power compared to these competitor drives, too (at 20W versus 25W). Adding to the power-efficiency boasts, Micron informs us: "The drive is also the world's first 60TB SSD with OCP 2.5 support, introducing the active state power management (ASPM). This new feature allows the drive to idle at 4 watts in the L1 state versus 5 watts in the L0 state, improving energy efficiency up to 20% when idling." As ever, as we see larger capacity, faster drives in the enterprise and data center world, it also points the way to similar steps forward with consumer SSDs.

Micron debuts industry-first 60TB data center SSD By Investing.com

BOISE, Idaho - Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has announced the initiation of customer qualification for its 6550 ION NVMe™ SSD, touted as the world's fastest 60TB data center SSD and the first of its kind to support E3.S and PCIe Gen5 standards. The new product is designed to meet the growing demands of exascale data centers, particularly in high-capacity NVMe workloads, which include AI data lakes and public cloud storage. The 6550 ION SSD stands out for its impressive performance and energy efficiency. According to Alvaro Toledo, vice president and general manager of Micron's Data Center Storage Group, the device can achieve 12GB/s while consuming only 20 watts of power. This represents a significant advancement in data center performance, setting a new benchmark for energy-efficient storage solutions. This new SSD is also the first to support OCP 2.5 with active state power management, which allows it to idle at a low power state, further enhancing its energy efficiency. The use of Micron's advanced G8 NAND technology contributes to the device's leading performance metrics, which outpace competing 60TB SSDs in sequential read and write speeds as well as random read IOPS per watt. In addition to performance, the Micron 6550 ION addresses data center space constraints with its E3.S form factor, enabling operators to store over 1.2 petabytes per rack unit. This feature is particularly beneficial for high-density server environments, offering a significant increase in storage density compared to traditional solutions. The SSD also boasts superior endurance and security features, including support for SPDM 1.2 for attestation and SHA-512 for secure signature generation, making it suitable for government and high-security environments. The announcement includes endorsements from industry partners, including AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), VAST (LON:VAST) Data, and WEKA, who recognize the Micron 6550 ION SSD as a pivotal development for data-intensive and AI applications. The Micron 6550 ION SSD is now globally available for sampling and is a part of Micron's comprehensive data center SSD portfolio. The product's development reflects Micron's commitment to innovation in memory and storage solutions, as the company continues to fuel advancements in AI and other compute-intensive applications. This article is based on a press release statement from Micron Technology, Inc. In other recent news, Vietnam's semiconductor sector is gaining global attention as foreign companies, including Hana Micron and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR), increase their investments in the country. This move is largely a response to ongoing trade tensions with China. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), a major player in the industry, operates its largest global back-end chip factory in Vietnam, further emphasizing the country's growing importance in the semiconductor market. South Korean firm Hana Micron plans to invest approximately $930.49 million by 2026 to enhance its packaging operations for legacy memory chips in Vietnam. Similarly, Amkor Technology has committed a significant $1.6 billion to construct a new facility in Vietnam, expected to be the company's largest and most advanced. On another front, Micron Technology's CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, is set to take over as Board Chair in 2025 following the retirement of current Chair, Robert Switz. This leadership transition comes as the company continues to influence the data economy with advancements in artificial intelligence and various compute-intensive applications. Micron's 9550 PCIe Gen5 Solid State Drives (SSDs) have been included on NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)'s recommended vendor list, marking a significant step in the company's efforts to solidify its position in the memory and storage market for AI and high-performance computing applications. However, the company's operations could be impacted by the anticipated intensification of US-China tech tensions following the upcoming U.S. presidential election. These are some of the recent developments shaping the semiconductor industry and the strategic moves of key players. Micron Technology's latest innovation in data center storage aligns well with its market position and financial outlook. According to InvestingPro data, Micron's market capitalization stands at $120.46 billion, reflecting its significant presence in the semiconductor industry. The company's revenue growth is particularly noteworthy, with a 93.27% increase in quarterly revenue as of Q4 2024, indicating strong demand for its products. An InvestingPro Tip highlights that Micron is a "prominent player in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry," which is evident from its launch of the groundbreaking 6550 ION NVMe™ SSD. 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Micron Unveils New 60TB SSD For Data Centers: Details - Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Designed for AI and high-capacity NVMe workloads, the SSD boasts 20% better energy efficiency than competitors. On Tuesday, Micron Technology, Inc. MU launched the qualification process for its 6550 ION NVMe SSD, the world's fastest 60TB data center SSD and the first in the industry to offer E3.S and PCIe Gen5 60TB capabilities. Building on the success of the award-winning 6500 ION, the 6550 ION is designed for optimal performance, energy efficiency, endurance, security, and rack density, catering to exascale data center needs. It is ideal for high-capacity NVMe workloads, including networked AI data lakes, data ingestion, preparation, checkpointing, file and object storage, public cloud storage, analytic databases, and content delivery. Alvaro Toledo, vice president and general manager of Micron's Data Center Storage Group, said, "Featuring a first-to-market 60TB capacity in an E3.S form factor and up to 20% better energy efficiency than competitive drives, the Micron 6550 ION is a game-changer for high-capacity storage solutions to address the insatiable capacity and power demands of AI workloads." Nilesh Patel, chief product officer at WEKA, added, "WEKA customers are achieving excellent results from their WEKA Data Platform and Micron 6500 ION deployments today. We expect the new Micron 6550 ION SSD will extend this value with enhanced performance density and energy efficiency benefits for enterprise AI environments." "With its impressive 61.44TB capacity, the Micron 6550 ION will enable our mutual customers to implement rack-dense AI infrastructure solutions without sacrificing performance." Micron Technology shares are trading lower on Tuesday. In a related development, Micron's peer Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR took a hit Monday as traders circulated a research firm contended in a note to investors that performance issues with voltage regulator Module/Power Management IC "appear likely to severely limit or eliminate" Monolithic's allocation in Nvidia's Blackwell. According to reports, Edgewater Research lowered its NAND and DRAM price forecasts. Investors can gain exposure to MU stock via REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF FEPI and Grizzle Growth ETF DARP. Price Action: MU shares are down 4.90% at $103.33 at the last check Tuesday. Photo via Shutterstock Read Next: Chip Stocks Like Nvidia, Broadcom, Taiwan Semi Gain After Trump Win - What's Going On? This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs