➀ Silicon Motion unveiled its Neptune PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for client PCs, targeting 25+ GB/s sequential reads and 3.5M IOPS;
➁ The controller uses a Separate Command Architecture (SCA) to reduce latency, but enterprise-grade SSDs(16 channels) will still outperform it;
➂ Mass production is slated for 2028, with consumer drives likely delayed until 2029-2030 due to high costs and OEM skepticism.
➀ Silicon Motion's strategy focuses on aligning with NAND makers' roadmaps and expanding into enterprise/automotive markets, aiming for 40% client SSD market share within three years.
➁ PCIe 6.0 SSDs for enterprise applications are slated for 2026-2027 (aligned with Nvidia's Rubin platform), while consumer-grade adoption is unlikely before 2030 due to OEM disinterest.
➂ Nvidia drives demand for 100 million IOPS SSDs to support AI training, while SMI positions itself as a key controller supplier amid evolving storage-class memory challenges.
➀ Micron showcased a PCIe 6.0 SSD prototype (EVT3) at Computex 2025, achieving up to 30.25 GB/s speeds, though mass production remains distant;
➁ Astera Labs utilized the SSD to demo its PCIe 6.0 switch and software, highlighting peer-to-peer GPU-SSD communication for AI platforms;
➂ PCIe 6.0 certification delays until late 2025 mean interoperability testing is pending, with Micron's SSD still undergoing engineering validation phases (EVT3).
➀ PCI-SIG发布了PCIe 7.0规范的最终草案v0.9，供成员审查。
➁ PCIe 7.0旨在为数据密集型市场提供128 GT/s的原始比特率和高达512 GB/s的双向传输速度。
➂ 该规范将支持超大规模数据中心、高性能计算、军事/航空航天、人工智能和机器学习等新兴应用。
➀ Micron and Astera Labs demonstrate the world's first PCIe 6.0 SSDs at DesignCon 2025;
➁ The SSD achieves read speeds of 27.14 GB/s with Astera's Scorpio PCIe 6.0 switch;
➂ PCIe 6.x promises to be the next horizon for enterprise and consumer products.
