New Architecture and Two New NVMe 3D NAND SSDs
Accelerate Data for Commercial, Compute and IoT Systems
Addressing the needs of a growing landscape of Internet of
Things (IoT) and Fast Data applications at the edge, Western
Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced two new NVMe™
SSDs – Western Digital® PC SN720 and Western Digital PC SN520
– powered by a new NVMe storage architecture, scalable for a
range of emerging implementations, from IoT and edge computing to
mobile computing systems.
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WESTERN DIGITAL NVMe SOLUTIONS ENABLE
DATA to THRIVE (Graphic: Business Wire)
The new Western Digital NVMe client architecture and product
portfolio will enable manufacturers of IoT devices, computing
devices such as thin and light, 2-in-1 and embedded PCs and
monitoring systems to enable the capture and transformation of the
massive quantities of data in real-time at the edge of smart city,
smart home and personal data environments. Cisco GCI estimates that
nearly 850 zettabytes (ZB) will be generated by all people,
machines and things by 2021. With the advent of high-bandwidth
technologies like 5G, augmented reality and facial recognition, new
applications can benefit from the exceptional performance, power
efficiency and capacity of NVMe and Western Digital 3D NAND to
deliver an optimal user experience.
“Performance demands on PCs continue to increase, thanks to new
applications like VR and AI, as well as the growing requirements
for gaming, 4K editing and more,” said Bob O’Donnell, President of
TECHnalysis Research. “This is driving PC makers to ensure that
their storage subsystems can meet these expanded requirements with
technologies like NVMe and high-speed flash SSDs. We’re also seeing
similar storage demands in other fields, including IoT applications
in manufacturing, medical, video surveillance and more.”
The groundbreaking new NVMe SSD firmware and controller
architecture is purpose-built to maximize the performance and
scalability benefits of Western Digital 3D NAND, and is in
lock-step with the company’s NAND evolution. “With this new
vertically integrated SSD platform, we are able to optimize the
architecture to our NAND for low latency and power efficiency, and
most important, for the growing range of applications benefiting
from NVMe,” said Eyal Bek, Senior Director of Client SSD, Devices
Business Unit, Western Digital. “The scalable architecture supports
a range of capacity and performance points, while streamlining
system qualification to improve time-to-market for our
customers.”
New SSDs Deliver Performance and Power Efficiency
The Western Digital PC SN720 and Western Digital PC SN520 are
the first NVMe SSDs built with the new platform, which will deliver
a broad portfolio of NVMe performance, form factor and power
efficiency options.
Western Digital PC SN720—Leading-edge Performance and
Western Digital 3D NAND
The Western Digital PC SN720 is currently sampling with select
customers. It will be available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB
capacities on a single-sided M.2 2280 form factor. It delivers
leading-edge performance with sequential read/write speeds of up to
3,400MB/s and 2,800MB/s*. Customers are supported with a 5-year
limited warranty.
Western Digital PC SN520—A variety of form factors
with NVMe performance
Western Digital PC SN520 is also currently sampling with select
customers. It will be available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB
capacities. For greatest design flexibility and one of the lowest
power draws in the industry, the Western Digital PC SN520 will be
available as single-sided M.2 2280, M.2 2242, or M.2 2230 form
factors.
Western Digital NVMe SSDs at Mobile World Congress and
Embedded World
See a product demonstration of the Western Digital PC SN720 and
Western Digital PC SN520 NVMe SSDs at Embedded World and Mobile
World Congress. Featuring flexible form factors to enable
ultra-thin, ultra-small systems that pack a powerful punch in a
compact design, low power and exceptional performance features of
the Western Digital PC SN720 and Western Digital PC SN520 will be
on display. Come see how these products help promote a responsive,
connected user experience on converged mobility devices.
Additionally, at Embedded World, Western Digital will
demonstrate how IoT devices of today and tomorrow are powered by
SSDs in a smart city environment and learn about the importance of
low latency together with capacity in modern IoT gateway
devices.
Mobile World Congress (Feb. 26 – Mar. 1, 2018) - Booth
#3K33 in Hall 3 at the FIRA Gran Via Exhibition Center in
Barcelona, Spain.Embedded World (Feb. 27 – Mar. 1, 2018) -
Booth #32 SQM in Hall 3A-429 at Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg,
Germany.
*For 1TB capacity model. One megabyte per second (MB/s) = one
million bytes per second. Performance will vary depending on your
hardware and software components and configurations.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including
the expected availability, pricing and performance of the Western
Digital PC SN720 and Western Digital PC SN520 devices and their
features and benefits to customers. There are a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate including, among others: the Western Digital PC SN720
and Western Digital PC SN520 devices may not be available when we
expect; volatility in global economic conditions; business
conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of
competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of
commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by
competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our
development and introduction of products based on new technologies
and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with
acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in
manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), including our most recently filed periodic report to which
your attention is directed. We do not intend to update the
information contained in this release.
About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The
company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture,
preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of
data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile
sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver
the possibilities of data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions
are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™,
Upthere™, and WD® brands.
Western Digital is a registered trademark or trademark of
Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or
other countries. NVMe is a trademark of NVM Express, Inc. All other
marks are the property of their respective owners. As used for
storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one
terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity
varies depending on operating environment. Product specifications
subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from
actual products. Not all products are available in all regions of
the world.
© 2018 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
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