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Silicon Motion increases sales of SSD controllers amid NAND shortage, but expects NAND shortages to get worse in 2027
Sales of Silicon Motion’s SSD controllers are record high, but supply of NAND for client applications may get worse in 2027, the company tells us.
TeamGroup shows off external SSD with wireless ‘self-destruct’ function
TeamGroup released a plethora of new SSDs and RAM kits at Computex 2026, offering a mixture of design, performance, and security.
Phison shows PCIe 6.0 X3 SSD controller with 28 GB/s of bandwidth and 6.8 million IOPS, supports 2 petabytes per drive
Beastly PCIe 6.0 SSDs sampling in December.
New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs
Silicon Motion announces its SM2524XT mainstream SSD controller that promises 14 GB/s read speed, up to 2.5 million random IOPS, and sustained random performance.
Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Fake Samsung SSD spotting comes to CrystalDiskInfo as AI crunch drives sophisticated counterfeit market
CrystalDiskInfo's new feature will tell you whether your Samsung SSD is the real deal or not.
SSD prices skyrocket by 300% in Japan, bringing 8TB Samsung 9100 drive to an eye-watering $3,500
Samsung SSDs saw massive price hikes across multiple Japanese PC retailers, with prices going up to $3,500 for 8TB drives.
Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A solid, PS5-ready workhorse
The Nextorage NEM-PAC is a quiet contender with good performance and a PS5-compliant heatsink. It’s a competent Gen 4 SSD but is otherwise unexciting.
