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Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has been heating up. Not only have medical staff and medical institutions continue to improve the level of epidemic prevention, but various public places and public transportation systems have also stepped-up announcements to promote epidemic prevention measures, including wearing masks throughout the journey, prohibiting eating and drinking on public transportation. With the increasing number of local cases of COVID-19, Phison Electronics (8299TT) supported medical care and donated professional medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital (桃園壢新醫院) and Hsinchu Mackay Hospital (新竹馬偕醫院), hoping to prevent the epidemic.
K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Taoyuan Landseed International Hospital |
Taoyuan Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng (鄭文燦市長) pointed out at the donation ceremony on February 4th that he has known Phison’s chairman K.S.Pua for many years. In recent years, Phison’s growth is obvious to all. Therefore, I specially invited K.S.Pua to help and donate sterilization robots this time, which not only represents the unity of the government, hospitals, and private enterprises to jointly promote epidemic prevention, but also hopes to strengthen the quality of protection of medical staff.
Shun-Lung Weng (翁順隆院長), Dean of Hsinchu Mackay Hospital, stated at the donation ceremony on February 5 that Phison Chairman K.S.Pua has long been concerned about the health of employees and has long-term cooperation and interaction with Hsinchu Mackay Hospital. The medical-grade sterilization equipment donated by Phison will substantially improve the protection level of Hsinchu Mackay Hospital, so that people in Hsinchu and Miaoli and Phison employees can obtain a higher level of medical and epidemic prevention services.
K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, donated medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot to Hsinchu Mackay Hospital |
K.S.Pua, Chairman of Phison, pointed out that since the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, Phison has been very concerned about issues related to this infectious disease, especially for the pressure faced by our medical staff and medical institutions. The professional medical-grade Hyper-Light-Disinfection Robot donated this time can not only inhibit the regeneration function of germs, but also further protect patients and medical staff from the threat of infection, effectively strengthen medical care and improve medical quality.
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San Jose, Calif., January 26, 2021 - Phison Electronics Corp, a global leader in NAND Flash controller integrated circuits and storage solutions, announced today that it is now shipping secure SSD solutions with FIPS 140-2 Certification.
In today's world, consumer and corporate data are vulnerable to attacks by hackers, viruses and even rogue governments staging cyber-attacks. Phison has recognized these security issues and addressed these threats by implementing FIPS 140-2 security technology in SATA and PCIe product lines.
Phison provided technical support for their customizable SSD solutions during the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) process. Companies have to pass it in order to list themselves as the validated cryptographic module vendor. Because Phison has FIPS 140-2 certified solutions, our customers can now choose to leverage existing validated Phison modules so they can reduce the time and effort spent on FIPS validation of their own.
"Many governments, and companies that do business with government agencies, have adopted the FIPS 140-2 standard as a minimum requirement for data cryptography," said Don Jeanette, Vice President of SSD Market Research at Trendfocus. "Commercial, compliance-driven, security-conscious companies worldwide in healthcare, finance, legal, education, and infrastructure also increasingly require FIPS 140-2 validation. Businesses and governments demand that they encrypt their data to help protect against loss or theft. Phison's FIPS 140-2 certification, combined with the capability for customization, provides users with industry-best security that a customer can tailor to their business needs."
A FIPS 140-2 certification guarantees that a specific technology has passed rigorous testing by an accredited lab and that the product can secure sensitive information. This certification shows that Phison can design sophisticated flash storage solutions that meet high-level cryptography standards, starting from ASIC to turnkey products.
"Protecting our customer's data is one of the most important engineering design principles at Phison. We are pleased to offer FIPS 140-2 security in Phison SSD solutions to mitigate against modern threats," said K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison.
Visit https://www.phison.com/en/solutions/embedded for more information about Phison's FIPS-certified products.
Phison's FIPS 140-2 certification from the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) can be viewed here:
https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/certificate/3758
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Company Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
Unveils World’s First and Fastest USB 3.2 Native UFD Controller
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 11, 2021 – Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a global leader in NAND Flash controller IC and storage solutions, will be showcasing at the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 (CES® 2021) storage solutions that are designed for high-performance computing.
As Phison celebrates its 20 year anniversary, the company continues to invest in creating solutions that meet diverse customer needs. Phison’s innovations allow access to high speed data storage for mobile, PC and console gaming as well as for content creators looking for the extra performance edge. At CES 2021, Phison will be introducing the world’s first and fastest USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 native UFD controller for high-performance professional applications.
Phison’s advancements in the storage industry enable our customers to choose the features and requirements that fit their specific one-of-a-kind product needs, such as gaming and content creation.
“Phison celebrates over two decades of technology leadership by investing in customer solutions that are designed to help transfer, store, and access data,” said Leo Huang, senior director, product marketing, Phison Electronics. “Having started with the world’s first SOC USB flash controller 20 years ago, Phison’s product offerings have expanded to client, embedded and enterprise storage solutions.”
Phison will be showcasing its latest products for gaming and content creators which include:
- Phison PS2251-17 (U17) and PS2251-18 (U18) – The U17/U18 is the world’s fastest USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 native UFD controller. Perfect for creative or business professionals, the U17 and U18 allows users to be more productive and efficient when managing data. The U17 goes up to 1 TB in capacity that reaches up to 1000 MB/sec sequential read and 800 MB/sec write performance. The U18 goes up to 4 TB in capacity that reaches up to 1900 MB/sec sequential read and 1700 MB/sec write performance. The U18 also supports TCG Opal security for business professionals that want added peace of mind.
- Phison PS5021-E21T (E21T) – A sneak peek of Phison’s upcoming next generation PCIe Gen 4 controller, the E21T, which provides up to 25 percent improvement in performance and power consumption over previous generation. The transition from 28nm to 12nm process technology for this new controller allows for a new wave of design-in opportunities and will continue to be a great solution for console, PC/laptop, and mobile gaming.
- Phison PS5018-E18 (E18) – Phison’s second-generation industry-leading performance PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD is its flagship gaming controller. The E18 is the only solution on the market to-date to break the 7GB/s barrier for both sequential read and write with superior power efficiency.
- Phison BGA SSD-E13T (E13T) – Phison’s E13T BGA SSD brings NVMe level performance to a small 11.5mm x 13mm form factor for the first time, making it the perfect solution for today’s mobile devices. Phison delivers the lowest 1W of active power to market for efficient mobile gaming so devices stay cool throughout the gaming experience.
For more information about Phison’s gaming and content creator solutions, visit the website:
http://www.phison.com/gaming and https://www.phison.com/en/u17-u18
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The NAND Flash industry has experienced the turmoil and the impact of COVID in 2020. PHISON (8299TT) not only delivered good operating results in 2020, but also continued to build an affiliated parking space building, expanding the recruitment of R&D talents, to follow this wave of growth in 2021.
The affiliated parking space building held a groundbreaking ceremony today (1/9), adding some highlights to this wave of COVID-19 haze. In addition, the fifth phase of the new building, which held groundbreaking on March 30, 2020, will also hold the beam-raising ceremony today. It is expected that the fifth phase new building to be completed and opened before the end of 2021 this year.
Continuing the planning of the fifth phase of the new building area, the affiliated parking space was built into a building with two underground floors and a ninth floor above the ground. The total investment amount exceeded NT$820 million. The total floor area is about 9,400 in Taiwanese ping space (=31074.52 square meters). It is planned to increase the use space of more than 1,000 people with corresponding parking area. It is expected that the affiliated parking space building to be completed and put into use before the end of the first half of 2022. The affiliated parking space building will realize the plan of having parking spaces for all employees of Phison, and it will also become a new welfare index for Zhunan Guangyuan Science Park where parking space is insufficient for a long time.
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Phison’s Affiliated Parking Space Building |
In addition, the construction of the fifth phase of the new building has also entered the stage of beam-raising, where the whole building is expected to be completed before the end of 2021 this year. The fifth phase of the new building will increase the use of 13,000 in Taiwanese ping space (=42975.4 square meters), and it is estimated that 1,500 to 2,000 R&D engineers will be increased to continue to maintain Phison’s leading position as the world’s largest independent flash controller R&D center. If add the affiliated parking space building, the total used floor space will exceed 42,900 in Taiwanese ping space (=141818.82 square meters). This shows that Phison will not only continue to plan for the next growth momentum, but also declare the determination to continue to increase investment in Taiwan for sustainable operations.
Beam-Raising Ceremony of Phison’s Fifth Phase New Building |
In his speech, K.S. Pua, Chairman and CEO of Phison, said that due to the impact of the COVID epidemic, the beam-raising and groundbreaking ceremony were held in a simple manner. In addition to inviting Miaoli County Deputy Mayor Kuei-Chu Teng/鄧桂菊, Taoyuan Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng/鄭文燦, legislator Chih-Wei Chiu/邱志偉, Miaoli County Assembly Speaker Tung-Chin Chung/鍾東錦, and Miaoli County Police Chief Chun-Neng Weng/翁群能, the rest of the participants are basically Phison colleagues, hoping to reduce the chance of cluster infection of COVID by simplifying the ceremony and respond to the government's epidemic prevention measures.
K.S.Pua also emphasized that the epidemic has fundamentally changed the patterns of life and work around the world. The public has gradually become accustomed to the "New Normal" patterns such as remote work, video conferencing, and remote teaching; and "New Normal" lifestyle also continues to stimulate demand for cloud service applications, online video services, mobile devices, and gaming e-sports. These are the NAND storage application areas that Phison has continued to deploy in past years, and the main reason of why Phison continues to expand its R&D capabilities.
The average cost of constructing the affiliated parking space building is about NT$800,000 per parking space. In addition to solving the problem of illegal parking on the roadside caused by the lack of long-term parking spaces in the Guangyuan Science Park in Miaoli, it also hopes that all of Phison’s employee have a parking space, creating a new indicator of a happy enterprise.
K.S.Pua, Chairman and CEO of Phison Electronics, delivered a speech at the #5 new building beam-raising and groundbreaking of affiliated parking space ceremony |
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PCIe Gen 3x4 enterprise SSD provides competitive performance at best-in-class low power
SAN JOSE, Calif., November 17, 2020 – The FX SSD customizable platform is now shipping and is ideal for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, application servers, and hyperscale data centers. All of which demand the best SSD performance that also offers the industry’s lowest power consumption.
The FX SSD platform gains its speed from its new architecture with up to 12 NAND channels. The FX Series is Phison’s first custom enterprise SSD that starts with a base design featuring highly efficient Phison CoXProcessors™. Phison’s proprietary IP paired with ARM Cortex R5 provides an efficient, yet powerful combination to drive success. Phison’s 20 years of flash storage industry experience enables customers to choose the features and requirements that fit their specific one-of-a-kind product needs.
Phison FX SSD Introduction Link |
“For Enterprise SSDs, third generation PCIe remains the sweet spot today for enterprise storage companies and cloud service providers that are looking for combination of competitive performance with low power consumption," said Jeff Janukowicz, Research Vice President, IDC. " With more than 20 million enterprise PCIe SSD units expected to ship this year, Phison’s new customizable FX SSD platform is in position to help further expand market adoption by providing enterprise customers with a feature set that will accelerate performance and minimize total cost of ownership for demanding applications.”
“Phison developed the FX SSD platform with the future in mind. Artificial intelligence applications, high performance computing, and 5G networks require the absolute best performing storage devices to support their architecture. The FX SSD platform is designed for the most performance demanding PCIe Gen 3x4 platforms in existence now, but with lower power consumption making it an excellent upgrade for the next several years,” said K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison.
For more information about Phison’s Enterprise SSD solutions, visit the website: https://www.phison.com/en/solutions/enterprise
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About Phison
Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX:8299) is a global leader in NAND Flash controller IC and storage solutions. We provide a variety of services from controller design, system integration, IP licensing to total turnkey solutions, covering applications across SSD (PCIe/SATA/PATA), eMMC, UFS, SD and USB interfaces, reaching out to consumer, industrial and enterprise markets. As an active member of industry associations, Phison is on the Board of Directors for SDA, ONFI, UFSA and a contributor for JEDEC, PCI-SIG, MIPI, NVMe and IEEE-SA.