New technology will allow the use of MLC flash for server SSD
SandForce-based startup in Seratoga, California, announced the development of a new controller that allows the use of flash memory with several levels of write per cell (MLC) to create highly reliable SSDs. This allows you to drastically reduce the price of SSDs for servers in which, due to problems with reliability and speed, only the more expensive SLC flash memory is used in which one cell can store only one bit of information.
In addition, the use of innovative (the company has filed documents for 20 patents) read and write algorithms has dramatically reduced the amount of “hidden” memory - blocks inaccessible to the user, which are used to increase reliability. Now for every 50 GB of server SSD, there is approximately 14 GB of “hidden” memory.
Analysts at Storage Strategies Now expect the new technology to make a breakthrough in a very promising but still small market for solid-state memory, reducing the price of SSDs for servers by 66%. Perhaps the emergence of new controllers will help make solid-state hard drives massive.
Despite the huge competition (there are more than 70 companies developing SSDs in the market, including the giants Intel, Samsung and TSMC), SandForce hopes to get its own piece of sweet cake (it is expected that 10 million SSDs for servers will be sold in 2012).
Based on EETimes
In addition, the use of innovative (the company has filed documents for 20 patents) read and write algorithms has dramatically reduced the amount of “hidden” memory - blocks inaccessible to the user, which are used to increase reliability. Now for every 50 GB of server SSD, there is approximately 14 GB of “hidden” memory.
Analysts at Storage Strategies Now expect the new technology to make a breakthrough in a very promising but still small market for solid-state memory, reducing the price of SSDs for servers by 66%. Perhaps the emergence of new controllers will help make solid-state hard drives massive.
Despite the huge competition (there are more than 70 companies developing SSDs in the market, including the giants Intel, Samsung and TSMC), SandForce hopes to get its own piece of sweet cake (it is expected that 10 million SSDs for servers will be sold in 2012).
Based on EETimes