KIOXIA has announced the GP Series, a new SSD designed for AI systems that would allow GPUs to directly access flash memory as an extension of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM. They’ve dubbed this drive a “Super High IOPS SSD” built for AI and high-performance computing workloads. According to Kioxia, the drive is designed to expand

Micron announced a suite of high-volume production AI memory and storage products at NVIDIA GTC 2026, headlined by its HBM4 36GB 12-high stack, its 192GB SOCAMM2 module, and the Micron 9650 PCIe Gen6 data center SSD. Micron HBM4 The HBM4 36GB 12H product entered volume shipment in the first quarter of calendar 2026 and is designed

Silicon Motion has introduced the SM8008, a PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe enterprise SSD controller developed specifically for data center boot drives and other power-sensitive enterprise storage applications. As AI and cloud infrastructure continue to expand, data centers are deploying servers at a much larger scale. Every one of those systems depends on a boot drive

The transition to PCIe Gen6 storage has reached a commercial milestone: the Micron 9650 NVMe SSD has entered mass production, becoming the first data center SSD built on the PCIe Gen6 interface to ship at scale. The development marks a shift in storage architecture, as higher data throughput and improved energy efficiency become increasingly important to overall

DapuStor has introduced the R6060, a PCIe Gen5 enterprise QLC SSD with capacities scaling up to 245TB. The R6060 represents the company’s second-generation QLC platform and expands its high-capacity SSD lineup for data-intensive environments, including AI infrastructure and large-scale storage backends. The R6060 is available in E3.L and U.2 form factors, with the highest capacities

KIOXIA’s Maulik Sompura joins Brian for an in-depth, informative discussion about all things flash and other industry events. The topic is timely and relevant, given the massive expansion of AI and modern workloads.  Maulik Sompura is the Senior Staff Director—Product Planning and Management at KIOXIA, with over 13 years of experience in NAND, memory,

Micron 9550 MAX review. Gen5 NVMe for mixed use with 3 DWPD, U.2 and E3.S options, steady latency, and strong DLIO and GDSIO results.

The Micron 7600 series spans both PRO (read-intensive, 1 DWPD) and MAX (mixed-use, 3 DWPD) endurance classes.

SanDisk has introduced its 256TB UltraQLC NVMe SSD, featuring BiCS8 QLC NAND, Direct Write QLC, and multi-core controllers for AI, analytics, and data-intensive computing.