TAIPEI, Taiwan－ Silicon Motion Technology Corporation announced that its SM2256 SATA (6Gb/s) client SSD controller now supports Micron's new 16nm 128 gigabit (Gb) TLC NAND flash, enabling high-performance and unprecedented reliability for a new class of cost-effective TLC-based SSDs.
SM2256, the world's first SSD controller supporting Micron's 16nm TLC NAND, offers the best performance and cost-optimized four channel SATA 6Gb/s client SSD controller in the market. Using Micron's 128Gb 16nm TLC NAND, the SM2256 delivers up to 540MB/s sequential read performance and 460MB/s sequential write, as well as up to 90,000 random read IOPS and 80,000 random write IOPS.
Leveraging Silicon Motion's proprietary NANDXtend error-correcting code (ECC) technology, the SM2256 enhances the endurance and retention of TLC NAND, delivering more than three times better reliability for TLC SSD as compared to the existing BCH ECC schemes.
"Solid state controller technology is critical to any storage solution," said Eric Endebrock, VP of marketing for Micron's storage business. "Micron values Silicon Motion's leadership and collaboration in helping drive the revolution of flash storage to an ever-broadening set of applications."
"Our SM2256 solution coupled with Micron's 16nm TLC NAND delivers the most advanced, cost-effective and reliable SSDs in the market," said Nelson Duann, VP of Product Marketing for Silicon Motion. "Our customers can offer a new class of no-compromise, cost-effective SSDs that leverage the strengths of NAND technology advancements at affordable prices."
