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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.
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Phison CES 2016 Announcements
CES, Las Vegas (January 6, 2016) –
Today Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TW) is showcasing flash storage solutions of the future at CES 2016 ranging from PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD, next generation SATA SSD based on 1Znm TLC flash, USB Type-C flash drive that allows single port devices to charge simultaneously, and UHS-II 128GB ultra performing SD/microSD card reaching up to 280 MB/s read and 245 MB/s write transfer rates.
The PS5007-E7, the latest PCI Gen3x4 NVMe SSD controller is in the final phase of performance tuning, currently achieving sequential performance of 2600 MB/s read and 1500 MB/s write, random performance(burst) of 300k IOPS read and 250k IOPS write, and random performance(sustained) of 36K IOPS based on 1Znm MLC. We expect customer qualifications to begin in February and consumer products available in March of 2016. The controller supports up expand to 4 Terabytes.
The PS3110-S10, a SATA III/6Gbps controller now supports the latest 1Znm NAND flash technology. Pairing with 1Znm TLC, the S10 controller not only saturates the SATA bus but also adds additional proprietary technology to provide a robust solution. These S10 based solutions have already been awarded numerous times since its recent release to the market.
The C-Thru Drive, a unique next generation USB Type-C flash device that enables users to simultaneously charge their single port mobile solutions while accessing content. This allows users to not have to hassle taking additional dongles while providing performance that is higher than most mobile phone and tablet transfer speeds.
The PS8036, an ultra high speed UHS-II SD/microSD controller is the ideal solution for consumers looking to not only expand the storage capacity but also increase the performance of their SD capable mobile tablet or phone. The PS8036 is capable of achieving up to 280 MB/s read and 245 MB/s write transfer speeds which was demonstrated at CES 2016 to double the built in SSD storage speed of the latest 2 in 1 tablet.
About Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation 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 USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe. In 2010, the company shipped over 500 million controllers worldwide and topped 1 billion US dollars in sales revenue. A NAND flash total 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
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Phison Announces PS5007-E7, PCIe Gen3x4 SSD controller with NVMe Specification
Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara (August 11, 2015) –
Today Phison Electronics Corporation (8299.TW) announced its availability of the company’s first ultra-high speed Gen3x4 NVMe SSD controller, the PS5007-E7. With 8-channel transfer speeds and 64CE support capable of up to 4TB capacity, PS5007-E7 is not only the best solution for the gaming and high-end PC markets, but also a perfect choice for enterprise servers and data center applications. The Phison PS5007-E7 will be begin shipping on October of 2015.
PS5007-E7 supports 1Znm SLC/MLC/TLC as well as the latest 3D NAND. Working with 1Z MLC, PS5007-E7 delivers speeds over 2600 MB/s sequential read and over 1300 MB/s sequential write, with random 4K up to 350,000 IOPS read and 250,000 IOPS write performance. The controller supports up to 2 Terabytes today and will expand to 4 Terabytes in the coming future. PS5007-E7 also supports NVMe L1 sub-state with less than 5mW in L1.2 low power mode, a key requirement for next generation notebook.
Phison is the first Taiwanese design-house to release a PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe controller to production. Phison also develops hardware and firmware technology to elevate SSD performance and endurance. PS5007-E7 is built with end-to-end data path protection circuits and a SmartECCTM engine to ensure data integrity in high speed transfer. Utilizing firmware algorithms such as SmartFlushTM and an optional P-fail circuitry to prevent in-flight data loss from sudden power interruptions, as well as advanced security features compliant with TCG Opal 2.0 and TCG Enterprise standards driven with a 256bit AES engine.
Key features of PS5007-E7:
l PCIe Gen3x4 4GB/s bandwidth
l Compliant with PCIe Gen1(2.5Gbps), Gen2(5Gbps), Gen3(8Gbps)
l Compliant with NVMe 1.2 Standard
l 28nm process
l 1Z SLC/MLC/TLC and 3D NAND support
l Up to 2Terabytes capacity (up to 4Terabytes in the future)
l Supports Error Correction Code with 120bits/2KB BCH
l Ultra high performance
- Sequential read: up to 2600 MB/s
- Sequential write: up to 1300MB/s
- 4K Random read: up to 350,000 IOPS
- 4K Random write: up to 250,000 IOPS
l S.M.A.R.T support, with additional Phison PCIe SSD ToolBox features
l Advanced technology
- End-to-end data path protection
- SmartECC™ RAID data protection
- AES-256, TCG OPAL 2.0, TCG enterprise compliant (PS5007-A7 derivative)
- P-fail protection with additional SmartFlush™ technology
- Advanced read disturb management with SmartRefresh™ technology
- Advanced global wear-leveling
Phison will present the latest PS5007-E7 PCIe solutions at the Flash Memory Summit from Aug 11-13, 2015.
About Phison Electronics:
Phison Electronics Corporation 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 USB, SD, eMMC, PATA, SATA, and PCIe. In 2010, the company shipped over 500 million controllers worldwide and topped 1 billion US dollars in sales revenue. A NAND flash total 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.
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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.