Samsung announced today (opens in new tab) that it had begun mass production of its presumably 236-layer three-dimensional NAND memory, which the company brands as its 8th Generation V-NAND. The new ICs feature a 2400 MTps transfer speed, and when combined with an advanced controller, they can enable client-grade SSDs with a transfer speed of over 12…
Samsung is preparing to produce its eighth Generation V-NAND memory on a large scale, featuring 200 layers or more and conveying higher performance and bit densities for SSDs. Samsung prepares future V-NAND memory with 200-layers, offering high capacities and increased performance In 2013, Samsung created a 24-layer V-NAND flash memory, a significant advancement ahead of…
Samsung introduced the first mass-produced 3D NAND memory, dubbed V-NAND, in 2013, well ahead of its rivals. Samsung started with 24-layer V-NAND chips back then, and now having gained plenty of experience with multi-layer flash memory, it is on track to introduce 176-Layer V-NAND devices. But that’s only the beginning —Samsung says it envisions V-NAND…
Samsung has introduced its first Zones Namespaces (ZNS) solid-state drives that combine high performance, long endurance, relatively low price enabled by the company’s QLC V-NAND, and improved quality of service (QoS) for datacenters. To use Samsung’s new PM1731a ZNS SSDs, datacenters will have to deploy new storage systems and software. ZNS SSDs work differently than conventional block-based drives…
Today’s best Samsung 980 SSD deals May 10, 2021 Update: We’ve updated this article with new testing for the 500GB Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe SSD on page 2. Original Review published March 9, 2021: Samsung’s SSDs are widely regarded as among the most reliable and best-performing in the market, and today the company hopes to extend that…
