[PConline News] Over the past year, as NAND flash memory prices have risen, SSDs have more than doubled in cost, which has slowed down the replacement of HDDs with SSDs. As a result, high-priced SSDs have once again become expensive. However, looking at the overall trend, HDDs are no longer competitive in terms of performance, noise, and other aspects. They have been completely outperformed by SSDs, and it's just a matter of time before they are phased out. At the 2017 Yingcai Carnival event, Qmax and Galaxy introduced a new generation of SSD master controllers that support both SATA and NVMe standards. These controllers can reach up to 8TB of capacity, making them the largest consumer SSD drives available with speeds exceeding 3GB/s. The performance is impressive, and the technology also supports future 96-layer QLC flash memory.
Yingchi started developing SSDs back in 2011 and has partnered with several manufacturers. Today, Yingchi is one of the most important partners on the mainland. The 2017 Carnival was strongly supported by the Group. Mr. Pan Jiancheng, Chairman of the Qantas Group, delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, introducing the new generation of Qantas' main control products and revealing two upcoming products for next year. The first is the PS3112 controller for 2.5-inch SATA interfaces, and the second is the PS5012 controller for PCI-E. Here are the detailed specifications:
The PS3112 controller supports the SATA 6Gbps interface, features an 8-channel architecture, and delivers read speeds of up to 560MB/s and write speeds of 530MB/s. It incorporates advanced technologies such as Core Processor, Code Sign, Smart X-Black, and supports second-generation LDPC encoding for error correction, significantly enhancing reliability.
In terms of capacity, the PS3112 controller supports up to 8TB, which is the highest among consumer SSDs. It not only supports 3D TLC flash memory but also, according to Mr. Pan, will be compatible with future 96-layer QLC flash memory, allowing for even greater storage capacities in the future.
The Grouplink PS5012 controller is designed for PCI-E channel products, supporting the latest NVMe 1.3 standard and PCI-E 3.0 x4 interface. It offers read speeds of up to 3200MB/s and write speeds of 3000MB/s, placing it at the top of current PCI-E SSD performance rankings.
The PS5012 controller also supports up to 8TB of capacity, and Yingchi showcased both 8TB PCI-E and SATA SSDs at the event.
8TB PCI-E Hard Drive
PS5012 Controller
Grouplink Self-Locked Flash Memory Chip
This is an 8TB SATA SSD Drive
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