MOSAID's HLNAND-based SSD achieves high performance using a single channel.
Last week MOSAID Technologies revealed a prototype SSD that was capable of write speeds of up to 130MB/s and read speeds up to 213MB/s using a single channel of MOSAID's HyperLink NAND (HLNAND) architecture and interface. Currently SSDs require eight or more channels to reach the same level of performance.
"HLNAND Flash combines MOSAID's HyperLink memory technology with industry standard NAND Flash cell technology," the company explained in a press release. "HLNAND delivers sustained input/output (I/O) bandwidths an order of magnitude higher than conventional Flash by utilizing a point-to-point ring topology that achieves an extremely high level of signal integrity and significantly reduced loading."
MOSAID added that the 3.5-inch prototype is fully functional, Serial ATA2-compatible, and incorporates a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based controller with the HLNAND modules. It uses two 64GB HLDIMM modules (eight multi-chip packages (MCPs) per module, 16 MCPs in total) arranged on a single channel. MOSAID said that it provided the HLDIMM modules while INDILINX built the controller and system board.
Licenses for manufacturing MOSAID's HLNAND 64Gb NAND Flash memory device and 64GB HLDIMM module in production quantities are now available. MOSAID will be showcasing its HLNAND SSD prototype at the 2010 Flash Memory Summit held in Santa Clara, California on August 17 - 19. To learn more about the HLNAND technology, head here.
No word on when a SATA3 prototype will show up.
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I know it does not say this is possible in the article but if you look at the specimen provided it clearly has DIMM slots.
Yes what is the advantage? Wouldn't it make more sense to take this technology and use mutlichannel to beat current SSD speeds?
I think the point is that this is getting this kind of performance using only 1 channel, if you put it into a typical ssd setup using multiple channels your gonna (very) quickly max out what sata itself can do..
8 channels on a typical ssd vs 1, maybe 2 channels on this setup should be a lot less complex to develop and manufacture
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Too bad prices are so high on these things. My single Patriot Inferno 100GB is faster than my 3 WD 500GB Blacks striped together and I'd buy more but they are over $300 CAN each.
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