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Pliops expands AI's context windows with 3D NAND-based accelerator – can accelerate certain inference workflows by up to eight times
By Anton Shilov published
The PCIe add-in card functions as a memory tier for GPU servers

Silicon Motion's new SM2324 enables USB4 SSD control with up to 32TB supported
By Anton Shilov published
Silicon Motion's new SM2324 single-chip controller for external SSDs enables high-capacity, low-power external SSDs with up to 32TB and 4,000 MB/s read speeds over a 40 Gbps USB4 interface.

Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller
By Anton Shilov published
Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.

Exclusive: Unreleased Phison E28 SSD beats the fastest SSDs on the market in new benchmark
By Zhiye Liu published
Tom's Hardware has acquired one of the first benchmarks for Phison's PS5028-E28 high-performance PCIe 5.0 SSD controller.

Sandisk's new WD Black SN8100 claims to be the world's fastest NVMe SSD
By Stephen Warwick published
Sandisk has just unveiled its new Sandisk WD Black SN8100 NVMe with 14,900MB/s read speeds and up to 8TB of capacity.

Sandisk teases 'dynamite' new SSD controller dubbed Stargate
By Mark Tyson published
The Sandisk CEO, David Goeckeler, has been boasting about a formidable new SSD controller dubbed Stargate.

Amazon lists the unannounced WD Black SN8100 with 14.9 GB/s reads for $225 (1TB)
By Hassam Nasir published
Amazon (Germany) is accepting pre-orders for the unannounced WD Black SN8100 SSD, promising 14.9 GB/s read speeds, set for launch on May 30.

Kingston's Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 SSD with 14.8 GB/s speeds now available starting at $200 for 1TB
By Hassam Nasir published
Kingston's PCIe 5.0 ready Renegade G5 is finally here, ready to seize the speed crown from Samsung and Crucial.

Kioxia optical-based PCIe 5.0 SSDs support cable lengths up to 40 meters — now they just need optical-ready data centers
By Aaron Klotz published
Designed for upcoming 'green' data centers.

Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD boasts 14.9 GB/s speeds, positioning as the fastest mainstream PCIe 5.0 drive on the market
By Hassam Nasir published
UNIS, a Chinese manufacturer, has unveiled its S5 lineup of SSDs. It claims to hit 14.9 GB/s in sequential reads despite its DRAM-less design and old 12nm controller.
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