Sandisk announced its SSD development plans with 1 petabytes capacity with Ultraqlc platform. However, the release date of the product has not yet become clear.
SandsIn the recent investor day event, 1 petabyt (1PB = 1.024tb) announced their plans to develop SSDs with capacity. These new SSDs will use the company’s advanced ultraqlc technology. However, there was no definite date on when these high -capacity drivers would be released. It is stated that the first versions will have a capacity of 128TB, while this capacity is expected to increase up to 1 petabaya with the advancement of technology.
What is Sandisk Ultraqlc Technology?
Sandisk’s Ultraqlc platform brings Kioxia’s BICS 8 3D QLC NAND memory technology and a special controller system. This controller contains special hardware accelerators with 64 NAND channels and to speed up storage. In addition, the controller increases energy efficiency by dynamically adjusting the power consumption of SSD, depending on the workload.
This innovative design enables Sandisk to produce SSDs with high capacity and high performance. The company aims to reduce delay and increase data transfer rates with this system, which is optimized especially in data center and server environments.
Sandisk will produce SSDs with 128TB capacity using 2 Terabit Nand memory chips in the first place with the Ultraqlc platform. With the advancement of technology, this capacity is planned to increase up to 256TB, 512TB and ultimately 1PB. However, there are some question marks on how these capacity increases will affect performance. Sandisk has not yet made a statement about the date when the SSDs of 1 petabytes will be released. The company aims to provide high -performance and energy -efficient solutions to modern data infrastructure with these new drivers.