Microchip introduces PCIe Gen 5 SSD controller family
Summary
Our fifth generation Flashtec NVMe controller is designed to lead the market in fulfilling the increased need for high-performance, power-optimised SSDs,” said Pete Hazen, Vice President of Microchip’s data centre solutions business unit. At sequential read performance of more than 14GB per second, the NVMe 5016 controller maximises the usage of valuable compute resources in traditional and AI-accelerated servers under demanding workloads. Its flexible architecture delivers the processing power needed for cutting-edge AI workloads in a compact package,” said Greg Matson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing for Solidigm. The consistent, programmable platform gives developers who plan to utilise Flexible Data Placement (FDP) in their SSDs the control to maximise the performance, efficiency, and reliability of Flash resources on the SSD. The Flashtec NVMe 5016 controller is designed to deliver enterprise-level integrity and dependability with comprehensive data protection, uninterrupted operations, and safeguarding of confidential information.