Tag Archives: NVM Express

IDT to present on NVMe at next week’s Flash Memory Summit in Silicon Valley

Posted on August 16, 2012 by sleibson2

Flash Memory Summit is next week in Silicon Valley and IDT is giving a presentation on the NVMe standard for PCIe-based SSDs. Peter Onufryk, director of engineering in the Enterprise Computing Division at IDT, will present “How the Streamlined Architecture … Continue reading →

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NVM Express (NVMe) controller subsystem points the way to an SSD future

Posted on May 15, 2012 by sleibson2

Cadence introduced an NVM Express (NVMe) controller subsystem this week. The Denali Memory Report and the EDA360 Insider have covered NVMe developments several times already (see below for the links) and it’s clear that one way to maximize SSD performance … Continue reading →

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WD’s HGST to demo 12Gbps SAS SSD at SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase next week in California

Posted on May 2, 2012 by sleibson2

HGST, the Western Digital subsidiary formerly known as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, has announced a new 12Gbps SAS SSD and will be demonstrating it at the SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase next week on May 9 at the Hyatt Hotel … Continue reading →

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Cadence adds 12Gbps SAS and NVM Express verification IP to its VIP catalog

Posted on March 26, 2012 by sleibson2

Today, Cadence announced the addition of two storage-oriented verification IP products: 12Gbps SAS and NVM Express (NVMe). SAS is currently the interface of choice for enterprise-class hard disk drives and 12Gbps is the next click on the interface-speed dial. NVMe … Continue reading →

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Why is the NVMe SSD interface inherently more efficient than disk-based protocols such as SATA?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by sleibson2

The speed at which the electronics industry moves sometimes masks other developments that are incredibly slow-paced and the conversion of storage I/O protocols from hard-disk-centric to solid-state disks (SSDs) is a shining example. Most SSDs currently employ I/O protocols originally … Continue reading →

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Watch out SSDs, here comes the NVM Express!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by sleibson2

I was reading an article on the Information Week Web site about using SSDs for accelerating enterprise storage and came across this statement: “For the most part, the type of SSD that you use in the storage system does not … Continue reading →

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