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Silicon Motion developing PCIe Gen7 controllers, eyes Nvidia's Storage Next

Silicon Motion's enterprise business unit is actively developing controllers for PCIe Gen7, indicating a forward-looking strategy in the data center storage market. The company, relatively new to this segment, has already secured orders and is ramping up shipments of its PCIe Gen5 SSD controllers. This development aligns with broader industry trends and initiatives like Nvidia's Storage Next. AI

IMPACT Development of faster storage interfaces like PCIe Gen7 is crucial for supporting the increasing data demands of AI and machine learning workloads.

RANK_REASON Company executive discusses development of next-generation technology (PCIe Gen7) and strategic initiatives (Nvidia's Storage Next).

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Silicon Motion developing PCIe Gen7 controllers, eyes Nvidia's Storage Next

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou — Nvidia's Storage Next initiative is becoming a focal point

    Silicon Motion is a relatively new entrant to the data center storage market, which has quickly landed orders from various customers and is now ramping up shipments of its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers both to CSPs and hyperscalers. Being a new player, the company has a uniqu…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou — Nvidia's Storage Next init… Silicon Motion is a relatively new entrant to the dat

    'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou — Nvidia's Storage Next init… Silicon Motion is a relatively new entrant to the data center storage market, which has quickly landed orders from various customers and is now ramping up shipments of its h…