SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell® (NASDAQ:MRVL) has today announced new
reference design solutions for emerging enterprise data center SSD
form factor (EDSFF) implementations. Addressing the growing need
within the data center and enterprise sectors for more densely
packed, higher capacity SSDs, these comprehensive EDSFF reference
designs are powered by the company's latest PCIe® Gen
3x4 SSD controller ICs.
The reference designs are comprised of an EDSFF board with
either a pair of 8-channel 88SS1088 SSD controllers or
alternatively, a pair of 8-channel 88SS1098 controllers. In
addition to these NVMe™ SSD controllers, Marvell also offers the
88NR2241 intelligent NVMe switch as part of its scalable data
center storage architecture chipset solutions. The 88NR2241 can be
deployed on the EDSFF board to expand capabilities and reduce total
cost of ownership in cloud and enterprise data centers. The switch
is designed to enable dual-port support, SSD virtualization,
performance aggregation and resources management between multiple
NVMe SSDs.
The 88SS1088 and 88SS1098 pairings can deliver maximum data
storage capacities of 32TB and are suitable for use with NAND
memories from vendors. These SSD controllers, introduced in March
of this year, are based on quad-core (88SS1098) and dual quad-core
(88SS1088) Arm® Cortex®-R5 architectures that
result in up to 3.6GB/s of throughput and up to 700k of random input output per second (IOPS).
They can be implemented in a variety of low-latency single-level
cell (SLC), multi-level cell (MLC) orientations, including
triple-level cell (TLC) and quad-level cell (QLC).
Both of them feature Marvell's latest generation of proprietary
NANDEdge™ low-density parity check (LDPC) error correction
technology which ensures the highest degrees of endurance,
reliability and data integrity are maintained and prolongs SSD
operational lifespan.
"Marvell's EDSFF reference designs showcase the abilities of our
cloud and enterprise SSD controllers to tackle emerging
requirements by enabling optimized power-performance architectures
that deliver best-in-class total cost of ownership. It reiterates
our deep-rooted objective of developing critical building blocks to
deliver flexible, scalable, cost-effective and reliable storage
solutions for enterprise and cloud data center use cases," said
Nigel Alvares, vice president of SSD
and Data Center Storage Solutions at Marvell. "Through this
offering, we anticipate SSD makers will be able to accelerate their
time to market with optimized and customizable solutions that meet
the growing and differing SSD requirements of cloud and enterprise
data center operators."
"The dynamics that are influencing the data storage business
mean that there is rising expectation for more memory to be
accommodated into extremely space constrained enclosures, and for
increasingly complex workloads to be accurately matched against
available bandwidth. At the same time, there can be no compromising
on either system longevity or the quality of service delivered,"
said Gregory Wong, founder and
principal analyst at Forward Insights. "EDSFF is one of the key
emerging storage form factors that will lead the way forward, and
with the reference design it has just introduced, Marvell is
putting itself at the forefront of this progression."
Marvell will be demonstrating its EDSFF reference designs, as
well as its other advanced data storage products, at this year's
Flash Memory Summit at Booth 511, Santa
Clara Convention Center, August
7-9.
About Marvell
Marvell first revolutionized the digital storage industry by
moving information at speeds never thought possible. Today, that
same breakthrough innovation remains at the heart of the company's
storage, processing, networking, security and connectivity
solutions. With leading intellectual property and deep system-level
knowledge, Marvell's semiconductor solutions continue to transform
the enterprise, cloud, automotive, industrial and consumer
markets. To learn more, visit: www.marvell.com
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Marvell Media Relations
Kristin Hehir
Senior Manager, Public Relations
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