Micron, Solidigm Bring New High-Capacity SSDs To Market
Search Storage, Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Micron and Solidigm are launching new high-density SSDs that add to a growing market. AI workloads and hyperscalers are driving the demand.
Two SSD-makers have launched their high-capacity drives in an effort to target hyperscaler and AI workload demands.
Both Micron and Solidigm are making significant capacity jumps in their SSD offerings, which use different types of NAND but focus on energy savings and data center consolidation. On Tuesday, Micron released its new 6550 ION, a 61.44 TB triple-level cell (TLC) NAND drive using its latest G8 NAND node. On Wednesday, Solidigm released the latest version of its D5-P5336, a 122.88 TB quad-level cell (QLC) SSD.