One of the largest technology companies based in China Huawei has launched a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. eKitStor Xtreme 200 came.
It is reported to be the company’s first SSD for the end user. Huawei eKitStor Xtreme 200It has versions offering 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB and 4 TB storage capacity. The PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, which is announced as the maximum sequential read and write speed of 7400/6700 MB/s and the maximum random read and write speed of 1100K/1000K IOPS, supports HMB (Host Memory Buffer) technology, but It does not carry any DRAM. The product, which is compatible with the NVMe 2.0 protocol, is currently only available in China and starts at $83. For the highest capacity version of 4 TB, Approximately $520 needs to be sacrificed. There is a lot of hardware news about Huawei these days. For example, according to the news, the company has made big investments in chip production machines. doing. Huawei, Under US embargo, it cannot purchase custom chip/processor manufacturing machines from the leader in the field, ASML, or other manufacturers. Without access to these incredibly sensitive and expensive machines, Huawei is forced to turn inward once again.
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The company is said to have invested billions of dollars in the R&D center established to produce its own chip machines. According to Nikkei, this R&D center is currently being built near Shanghai. The main goal with this center is, ASML is explained as developing chip manufacturing tools that can compete with machines produced by Canon and Nikon.The company needs more advanced machines for lower “nm” level production and, as far as we know, is adding many experienced personnel to its staff, including former ASML employees.