Korea-based semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (DRAM), flash memory chips (NAND Flash) and CMOS Image Sensors (CIS), SK hynix jointly with Solidigm introduce their first collaborative product. The product is a new enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD), P5530. The product is a limited release and highlights the emerging partnership between SK hynix and Solidigm, a provider of NAND flash memory solutions. The partnership was formed three months ago when SK hynix acquired Intel’s NAND and SSD business.
The new product, P5530 combines SK hynix’s 128-layer 4D NAND flash with Solidigm’s SSD controller and firmware supporting a PCIe Gen 4 interface. The product is offered in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacity options. SK hynix and Solidigm worked together to optimize performance with specific data center use cases and targeted deployments in mind.
The new partnership will help both the companies co-develop products. It will also help SK hynix to enhance its NAND flash business competitiveness similar to that of DRAM business.
“With in-time demonstration of the collaborative product based on the combined competence of SK hynix and Solidigm, we aim to not only enhance our NAND flash business competitiveness but also speed up our ‘Inside America’ strategy,” said Kevin (Jongwon) Noh, President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at SK hynix. “SK hynix and Solidigm will continue to partner in order to optimize both companies’ operations to create greater synergies.”
“In our early days of Solidigm, we’re pleased to be forming a strong collaboration with SK hynix. Together, we’re united in optimizing our products to provide unparalleled solutions for our customers. The P5530 is just the first example of what will come from our industry-defining partnership as we solidify our leadership across the NAND industry and create a new paradigm for solid state storage,” said Rob Crooke, Chief Executive Officer at Solidigm.
