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Phison’s Max IOPS microSD card is your Android’s new best friend!
September 28th, 2016
Phison Electronics is proud to announce its Max IOPS microSD solutions series targeting Android users! Phison’s Max IOPS microSD guarantees the best “adopted storage” experience, especially for those using Android 6.0 (the Marshmallow) and above. With its optimized high IOPS, Phison’s Max IOPS microSD is a crucial asset boosting performance-intensive operations in Android phones.
What is “Adopted Storage”?
With the release of Android 6.0(the Marshmallow) a new feature officially named “Adopted Storage” was introduced, enabling cellphones with a microSD slot to “adopt” the storage of an inserted microSD. Specifically, this allows the external storage to merge with the device’s embedded storage, combining into a single large “storage pool”.
Max IOPS Ensures Compatible Adoptable Storage
In order to be adopted as internal storage, the microSD would require benchmarking by the Android device. The external storage device must pass this benchmark or it is incapable of being utilized as adopted storage.
HTC10 (left) Chinese ver. & HTC A9 (right) indicating your microSD is too slow to be adopted!!
Android’s benchmark is a simulation performance test, with the read\write speed and IOPS of the microSD as the major factors for performance and ultimately determining the compatibility for adopted storage.
To better gauge acceptable criteria for adopted storage, SD 5.1 introduced “App Performance class” , a new rating system focused on cataloguing microSD performances for demanding applications. Phison’s Max IOPS series readily meets the SD5.1 specification: A1 App Performance criteria (1500R/500W), ensuring future compatibility with modern Android phones.
Considering these requirements for high performing cards, Phison’s Max IOPS series guarantee the best adopted microSD experience with its maximized IOPS performance. Not only does it meets SD 5.1 specification criteria of “App Performance class-A1”, it also boasts impressive benchmarks that tops all other world class SD developers.
Phison Max IOPs solutions is proven to have the shortest benchmark run time, ensuring the ideal experience for adopted storage users. Phison’s PS8210 is Max IOPS ready for smartphones and tablets, with up to 64GB of storage and 15nm TLC NAND Flash.
Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation was established in November 2000 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Having developed the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive controller, Phison is now a market leader in NAND controllers and applications across USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe interfaces. In 2012, the company shipped over 679 million controller ICs worldwide. Additionally, as a complete solution provider, Phison offers system and OEM services for major retail brand names. In this release, the terms “company” and “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation.
To learn more about this technical breakthrough in NAND Flash solutions, pleasevisit http://www.phison.com or contact us at
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Phison is 8k Video Ready with its new SD 5.0 compliant Video Speed Class SD/microSD Solutions
Septembre 2nd, 2016
As a world leading NAND flash solution provider, Phison has always been working on expanding the compatibility of its memory cards --- and Phison now announces that its memory cards are now ready to support SD 5.0 compliant Video Speed Class.
Product support list of Phison solutions:
SD 5.0, more commonly referred to as VIDEO SPEED CLASS (VSC), is the fastest high-quality video speed class up to date. VSC was introduced by the SDA to support 8K AND MULTI-FILE VIDEO RECORDING at the Camera and Photo Imaging Show of 2016.
SD Speed Rating & VSC
The SDA has determined three rating standards — normal Speed Class marked with Class 2, 4, 6 and 10 (DS, HS mode), UHS Speed Classes marked with U1 and U3 (UHS mode), and Video Speed Class marked with V6, V10, V30, V60, V90 (HS, UHS mode). VSC enables conventional Speed Class and UHS Speed Class and is designed to optimize modern NAND memory technology for high resolution & high quality video recording.
SDA produced shortclip of VSC and corresponding video format applications : https://youtu.be/HZSf2bKp9P0
Source: https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/choices/speed_class/index.html
What makes VSC a must?
SD 5.0 Video Speed Class was introduced to:
- Provide faster recording for video technology of the future
• Enable the future use of NAND technology in SD memory cards
• Support new standard protocol for hosts/applications to efficiently write to SD memory cards.
In order to take advantage of this new standard, users simply need to use SD5.0 compliant memory cards with the recommended applications and they can experience the smoothest file recording and playback possible.
The developers refined the SD 5.0 specification to ensure that the cards were backwards compatible with previous speed class definitions. This feature allows users to use the memory card with any type and grade of video recording applications out in the market, drastically reducing any hassle and confusion.
Phison’s controllers PS8036, PS8036, PS8039, and P8210 for SD/microSD solutions will be fully compliant with SD 5.0 VSC by the end of 2016.
Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation was established in November 2000 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Having developed the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive controller, Phison is now a market leader in NAND controllers and applications across USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe interfaces. In 2012, the company shipped over 679 million controller ICs worldwide. Additionally, as a complete solution provider, Phison also offers system and OEM services for major retail brand names. In this release, the terms “company” and “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation.
To learn more about this technical breakthrough in NAND Flash solutions, please visit http://www.phison.com or contact us at
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Liqid & Kingston Showcase World’s Fastest 2.5-Inch SSD Powered by Phison PS5007-E7 NVMe Controller at FMS 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – August 9, 2016- Liqid Inc. in partnership with Kingston Technology today announced a demonstration of world’s fastest SSD (solid-state drive) at Flash Memory Summit 2016. Liqid and Kingston have teamed up to deliver the fastest 2.5-Inch PCI Express® (PCIe) NVM Express™ (NVMe) SSD benchmarked to date with Phison’s PS5007-E7 PCIe Gen3x4 SSD controller. The official Liqid press release can be found here.
About Phison
Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TWO) was established in November 2000 at Hsinchu, Taiwan. Started with the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive IC, Phison is now a market leader in NAND Flash controllers and applications including PCIe, SATA, UFS, eMMC, USB and SD controllers. In 2012, the company shipped over 650 million controllers worldwide and topped 1 billion US dollars in sales revenue. A NAND flash total solution provider, Phison also offers ODM solutions for major consumer, embedded, and enterprise applications. As used in this release, the terms “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation.
Website: www.phison.com
*PCI Express and PCIe are trademarks of PCI-SIG
*NVM Express and NVMe are trademarks of NVM Express Organization.
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FMS 2016 Phison Product Announcements
SANTA CLARA, CA – August 9th, 2016
Phison Electronics (8299.TW), industry leader in flash controller and NAND solutions, will be showcasing their latest flash controller technology at Flash Memory Summit 2016 for consumer, embedded, and enterprise solutions which includes PS5008-E8/E8T PCIe Gen 3x2 NVMe controller, 3D NAND solutions for PCIe and SATA, design-in solutions ranging from IOT to digital signage, live demoing of Embedded Toolbox to prevent field failures, ServeTheHome demo of S10DC with remote evaluation services, and the Liqid Element, the world’s fastest Enterprise-class U.2 PCIe SSD powered by Phison’s PS5007-E7.
For the consumer market, the PS5008-E8/E8T, Phison’s first PCIe Gen 3x2 NVMe controller, provides a cost-effective solution with three times the performance at the same cost as SATA. The two versions of PS5008 (E8: with DDR/DDRL; E8T: DRAM-less) provides great flexibility to customers on DRAM configurations. The Phison E8 is able to provide up to 1600/1300 MB/s performance in sequential read/write operations and up to 240,000 / 220,000 IOPS in random read/write operations. The controller also features SmartECC™, End to End Data Path Protection, and Host Memory Buffer support for excellent data integrity and reliability. E8 is currently in engineering sample stage and will be available by the end of the year. Phison is also enabling a full range of 3D NAND across Phison’s SSD controllers. 3D NAND support is readily available for Phison’s PS3111-S11T for SATA solutions, and by the end of 2016 support for PCIe and SATA solutions ranging from PS3110-S10, PS5008-E8/E8T, and PS5007-E7 controllers.
For the embedded verticals, Phison highlights their presence through a complete line of flash controllers for automotive, industrial, military and commercial applications. Controllers such as Phison’s S9, S10, and PS8225 will be on display at the Flash Memory Summit booth for their utilization in digital signage, thin client, and IoT markets. Attendees will be able to witness Phison’s featured Embedded Toolbox in action, as well as learn more about the numerous applications for the company’s embedded products.
For the Enterprise solutions, Phison’s S10DC combines high performance and low cost with Power Loss Protection demanded by data center environments. Recently received a 9.5/10 by ServeTheHome, the S10 DC’s high-performance, low-cost flash platform allows even greater volumes of data to transit from disk to flash in the data center environment. Developers and system integrators can sign-up to test the blazingly fast 24-drive Phison S10DC system in the independent DemoEval test facility to see the Phison difference for their demanding workloads. In addition, Phison is partnering with Liqid Inc. in showcasing a sneak-peek of the “Industry’s highest performing U.2 SSD”, powered by Phison’s E7 PCIe Gen3x4 controller at the Phison booth.
Phison will present their latest product solutions at the Flash Memory Summit from August 9th-11th, 2016, in booth 714 & 716.
About Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation was established in November 2000 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Beginning with the world’s first single-chip USB flash drive IC, Phison is a market leader in NAND Flash controllers and applications including USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, UFS, and PCIe. In 2010, the company shipped over 500 million controllers worldwide and topped 1 billion US dollars in sales revenue. As a total NAND flash solution provider, Phison also offers system and OEM services for major retail brand names. As used in this release, the terms “company” and “Phison” refer to Phison Electronics Corporation.
For more information, visit http://www.phison.com
Media Contact:
Leo Huang
Director of Product Marketing
Sales & Marketing Contact:
Michael Wu
GM, Phison American Business Div.
Investor Contact:
Hawk Kuan
Chief of Staff, IR and Strategy
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Phison Announces PS3111-S11T, Industrial Grade SATA III Controller for Embedded and Client SSD Solutions
Computex, Taipei (May 30, 2016)
Today Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TW) announces its availability of the company’s next generation Industrial Grade SATA III SSD controller, the PS3111-S11T. The PS3111-S11T is a controller designed with “Industrial DNA” which includes enhanced reliability, design flexibility, and industry wide NAND Flash support from planar 2D to 3D SLC/MLC/TLC. SSD solution providers now have the luxury to reduce development efforts for embedded and client applications. The Phison PS3111-S11T will begin shipping on June of 2016.
Client SSD solutions can now take advantage of extended reliability features from the PS3111-S11T controller such as End to End Data Path Protection, SmartECC™, SmartZIPTM and SmartFlush™. Low Density Parity Check(LDPC) is another feature that can enhance lower P/E cycle NAND Flash to meet industry endurance requirements. Though performance has never been a key focus for industrial needs, the PS3111-S11T controller is a very capable high performing SATA III controller that can reach up to 550 MB/s Sequential Read, 500 MB/s Sequential Write, 91K Random Read IOPS and 86K Random Write IOPS.
Embedded SSD solutions has been an area Phison has focused on since 2008. The PS3111-S11T will continue to provide the same industrial traits such as extended temperature support from -40°C to 85°C and extended endurance NAND Flash support from 1Znm SLC that can achieve up to 730TBW and 36TBW with 1Znm MLC respectively, based on a 16GB capacity solution. Phison has a long history of supporting unique form factors ranging from uSSD, CFast, and MO-297 to mainstream M.2 and 2.5” for the embedded market.
Key Features of PS3111-S11T:
• SATA III/6Gbps backwards compatible to SATA Gen I and II
• 1Znm SLC/pSLC/MLC/TLC and 3D NAND Support
• DRAM and DRAM-Less Support
• 16GB to 1TB Capacity Support
• Supports Error Correction Code with LDPC
• High Performance
- Sequential Read: up to 550 MB/s
- Sequential Write: up to 500 MB/s
- 4K Random Read: up to 91,000 IOPS
- 4K Random Write: up to 86,000 IOPS
• S.M.A.R.T support, with additional Smart Recovery and Workload Analysis Tool
Advanced Technology
• End-to-End Data Path Protection
• SmartECC™ RAID Page Parity Data Protection
• SmartFlush™ Technology for Unexpected Power Loss Protection
• SmartZIP™ Technology for Enhanced Endurance
• Advanced Read Disturb Management with SmartRefresh™ Technology
** Additional Industrial Grade Embedded Features:
• Extended Temperature Support from -40°C to 85°C
• SLC and pSLC NAND Support
PS3111-S11T Controller
Phison will present the latest PS3111-S11T SATA Controller at Computex, Taipei from May 31- June 4, 2016.
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.