カテゴリー: Press Releases

3月 19日, 2025

• 2025

aiDAPTIV+ capabilities now support large parameter models on AI laptop PC and edge computing devices

SAN JOSE - NVIDIA GTC – March 18, 2025 - Phison Electronics (8299TT), a leading innovator in NAND flash technologies today announced an array of expanded capabilities on aiDAPTIV+, the affordable AI training and inferencing solution for on-premises environments. aiDAPTIV+ will be integrated into a ML-series Maingear laptop, the first AI laptop PC capable of LLMOps, utilizing NVIDIA GPUs and available for concept demonstration and registration this week at NVIDIA GTC 2025. Customers will be able to fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs) up to 8 billion parameters using their own data. Phison also expanded aiDAPTIV+ capabilities to run on edge computing devices powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform, for enhanced generative AI inference at the edge and robotics deployments.  With today’s announcement, new and current aiDAPTIV+ users can look forward to the new aiDAPTIVLink 3.0 middleware, which will provide faster Time to First Token (TTFT) recall and extend the token length for greater context, improving inferencing performance and accuracy.  These expansions will unlock access for users ranging from university students and AI industry professionals learning to train LLMs, or researchers uncovering deeper insights within their own data using a PC, all the way to manufacturing engineers automating factory floor enhancements via edge devices.

With the proliferation of AI and edge processing use cases, demand has spiked for future AI developer talent.  Developers require hands-on access to LLM training solutions to learn to build for tomorrow’s applications, while decision-makers in highly regulated government, research, healthcare and industrial organizations seek on-premises, secure devices they can leverage to train on their own data. Beyond this, focus has also shifted toward improving LLM inferencing response and accuracy, with many organizations demanding best-in-market solutions at a predictable cost. aiDAPTIV+ is a budget-friendly, GPU memory extension capability allowing users to train an LLM with their data within an on-premises “closed-loop” secure network, while providing a simple user interface to interact with and ask questions about the data.

“aiDAPTIV+ is now equivalent to having an expert on your own data in your backpack at all times,” said Michael Wu, GM and President at Phison US. “Not only do you get to train and do inferencing on your own fine-tuned or RAG-enabled LLMs, but then you reap the rewards of insights. That can lead to your next application, whether that’s a groundbreaking pharmaceutical, a smarter financial forecasting model or a methodology to expedite factory output at the device level.”

“Building on the momentum of last year’s AI training workstation featuring aiDAPTIV+ at GTC, we’ve expanded our collaboration with Phison to take AI performance even further by introducing a proof-of-concept laptop that enables both powerful edge AI inference and on-device model training from anywhere,” said Wallace Santos, CEO of Maingear.  “This brings the capabilities of on-prem AI to a compact, mobile platform, giving businesses, educators, and students a cost-effective tool to develop AI models without the complexity of traditional data center infrastructure.”

New and expanded capabilities with aiDAPTIV+ include:

• ML-Series AI laptop PC from Maingear with aiDAPTIV+ Integration for LLMOps
  This strategic partnership brings the industry’s first consumer notebook PC that supports LLM training and enhanced inferencing up to 8B parameter models. The Maingear AI laptop PC concept will be demonstrated using aiDAPTIVCache SSDs, aiDAPTIVLink middleware and a Pro Suite GUI-based all-in-one feature set for LLMOps including ingest, fine-tuning, RAG, monitoring, validation and inference. Customers can now register with Maingear to be notified about ordering and delivery availability.
• aiDAPTIVLink Middleware 3.0
  The latest update provides enhanced inference by delivering faster recall response TTFT and greater context by extending the token length for more accurate answers. This longer token length support allows the user to leverage more complex, detailed prompts to ask the LLM, available April 2025.
• AI Inferencing for IoT with aiDAPTIV+
  aiDAPTIV+ now supports edge computing and robotics use cases with Phison’s validation of NVIDIA Jetson-based devices. aiDAPTIV+ strengthens inference and LoRA-based LLM training capabilities on these devices using the aiDAPTIVCache SSD, available in April 2025. This unlocks new processing capabilities in a variety of use cases including autonomous vehicles, healthcare diagnostics, industrial automation, retail analytics, environmental monitoring, telecommunications and smart surveillance and agriculture.

To learn more, visit Phison at NVIDIA GTC, booth 2224, to see demonstrations for the Maingear AI laptop PC and aiDAPTIV+ AI inferencing capabilities for edge computing.  For additional information on aiDAPTIV+, check out the website.

カテゴリー: Press Releases

3月 11日, 2025

• 2025

Taiwan – March 11, 2025 - Embedded World is one of the most influential exhibitions in the global embedded technology sector, attracting numerous experts in industrial computing, automotive electronics, IoT, and AI technologies each year. Phison Electronics (8299TT), a leading innovator of NAND controller and NAND storage solutions, will participate in the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at Embedded World 2025 in Germany from March 11 to 13. Phison will showcase its exclusive AI solution aiDAPTIV+, the enterprise ultra-high-capacity PASCARI PCIe 5.0 122.88TB SSD, and its latest automotive storage technology, the MPT5 Automotive PCIe Gen4 SSD, demonstrating over 15 years of technical expertise in the embedded market.

Phison will exhibit three key product series at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at Embedded World:

1. Exclusive Patented AI Solution – aiDAPTIV+

• Winner of the 2025 Taiwan Excellence Silver Award, aiDAPTIV+ is an edge AI solution designed for enterprises, government institutions, and academia, addressing three critical challenges: data security, AI autonomy, and cost-effectiveness.
• aiDAPTIV+ has been widely adopted in smart manufacturing, healthcare, government agencies, and higher education, with over 200 enterprises and 25 universities already implementing the solution.

2. PASCARI D205V PCIe 5.0 122.88TB SSD – The World’s First PCIe Gen5 Enterprise Ultra-High-Capacity SSD

• Compliant with PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 standards, offering an unprecedented 122.88TB capacity to meet the extreme storage demands of AI computing, data centers, and cloud services.
• Features industry-leading endurance and low power consumption, making it ideal for large-scale enterprise and cloud applications.

3. MPT5 Automotive PCIe Gen4 SSD

• Phison’s first PCIe Gen4 automotive SSD, compliant with AEC-Q100 Grade 2/3 standards, designed for autonomous driving, smart cockpits, and connected vehicle applications (such as Central Gateway, EDR, DSSAD).
• Supports SR-IOV technology to enhance operational efficiency in multi-OS environments, delivering a high-performance solution for next-generation in-vehicle computing needs.

In addition to its Taiwan Excellence Award-winning products, Phison will also introduce two new industrial SSDs during Embedded World:

• E29TI PCIe 4.0 Industrial SSD – Designed for multifunction office machines and industrial computers, featuring up to 2TB capacity, support for pseudo SLC (pSLC) ultra-high durability technology, and multiple form factor options (including M.2 2280/2242/2230) to provide a stable and reliable storage solution.
• E31TI PCIe 5.0 Industrial SSD – The world’s first industrial PCIe 5.0 SSD, offering read/write speeds of up to 10,300MB/s and 8,600MB/s, ideal for fanless industrial PCs and edge AI systems, ensuring a high-speed and stable computing environment.

K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison, stated “We are honored to be invited by Taiwan Excellence to showcase our award-winning storage solutions at Embedded World. As AI, IoT, and edge computing continue to thrive, embedded systems and industrial computing are rapidly advancing towards an era of high performance and reliability. With over 15 years of experience in the embedded and industrial markets, Phison has developed a range of storage solutions specifically designed for harsh environments, catering to applications such as smart manufacturing, automotive electronics, industrial automation, and edge AI. We will continue to drive technological advancements, offering more efficient and secure solutions while collaborating with global partners to accelerate the digital transformation of AI and the embedded market, shaping a smarter and more sustainable future.”

Welcome to visit Phison’s booth at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion to explore the latest embedded storage solutions.

Embedded World Exhibition: March 11–13, 2025

Booth Location: Hall 2, Booth No. 2-313, Messe Nuremberg, Germany

カテゴリー: Press Releases

3月 5日, 2025

• 2025

SAN JOSE, CA – March 4, 2025 - Phison Electronics (8299TT), a leading innovator in NAND controllers and storage solutions, announced today that its PCIe Gen4x4 PS5022 controller, designed for automotive applications, has become the world's first SSD controller to receive ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance certification. This automotive certification highlights Phison’s adherence to the functional safety (FuSa) standard in the NAND industry, underscoring Phison’s commitment and technological leadership in the automotive storage market.

The ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance automotive certification is a critical standard for the functional safety of automotive electronic systems, ensuring that electronic components within a vehicle can detect random failures in real time and can transition into a safe state to support impact prevention for driving safety. As Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies advance, the demand for secure storage systems in vehicles continues to rise. Phison's PS5022 controller has passed this certification, covering multiple aspects of hardware and software design. Phison has also dedicated significant resources to Part 6 (firmware validation) to enhance firmware security and reliability. With automakers increasingly requiring this certification for automotive storage devices, the successful certification of PS5022 further strengthens Phison’s leadership in the automotive storage sector.

This ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance is an advanced stage compared to the ISO 26262 ASIL-B Ready, which indicates that the product analysis meets certain safety requirements under Part 5 but does not fulfill the complete design and verification requirements of ISO 26262 and necessitates customers to conduct their own comprehensive safety assessments and validations. In contrast, ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance ensures that the product has undergone a complete analysis, design, and validation process for automotive functional safety, enabling real-time detection and mitigation of potential risks caused by random failures, thus providing a higher level of safety assurance for the automotive storage market. Phison’s PS5022 controller obtaining ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance certification signifies that the product has successfully passed the full certification process under ISO 26262 ASIL-B. This means that every stage—from design and development to validation and application—meets functional safety standards solidifying Phison’s position as a preferred choice in the automotive storage market.

With over 15 years of expertise in automotive storage controllers, Phison has consistently provided high-performance NAND controllers for major global NAND manufacturers. Of note, Phison’s ASIL-B certified PCIe Gen4x4 PS5022 controller is featured in Micron’s 4150AT SSD, which is the world's first automotive SSD featuring quad-port and SR-IOV functionality. This product serves as a crucial foundation for next-generation automotive architectures, delivering enhanced efficiency and safety for intelligent driving.

“Phison’s achievement of the world's first ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance certification for an SSD controller is a testament to Phison’s technological expertise in NAND controller design, and sets a new benchmark for the automotive storage market,” said Michael Basca, Micron vice president of embedded products and systems. “Ensuring functional safety is critical for us when architecting automotive solutions. As an instrumental piece of our automotive 4150AT SSD, Phison’s newly certified controller further enhances the performance, reliability and stability of our solution. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Phison to drive advancements in intelligent automotive technology and provide safer, more efficient storage solutions for future vehicles.”

“Achieving ISO 26262 ASIL-B compliance certification required a tremendous investment from Phison, spanning four years, engaging over 300 engineers, and costing tens of millions of NTD. This effort has resulted in the world’s first SSD controller to meet this automotive standard—PS5022,” said K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison Electronics. “This accomplishment reflects Phison’s commitment to quality and innovation and reinforces our long-term dedication to the global automotive market. We are especially proud that this newly certified controller is featured in Micron’s advanced automotive SSD, the 4150AT, the world’s only quad-port SSD. Moving forward, we will continue to deepen our collaboration and drive the advancement of automotive storage technologies.”

カテゴリー: Press Releases

2月 27日, 2025

• 2025

Phison's Pascari Enterprise SSDs provide industrial strength, durability and performance to survive the final frontier for data storage: the lunar surface

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – February 26, 2025 - Phison Electronics (8299TT), a leading innovator in NAND flash technologies has partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leader in lunar infrastructure and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS), to support today’s successful lunar mission launch, Lonestar's Freedom Mission. The Freedom payload utilizes SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and is set to reach the lunar surface on March 4th, commencing a new journey as Earth’s ultimate data processing, backup and recovery solution to store mission-critical knowledge for humanity.

The novel ability to safeguard data on the Moon continues to spike interest for global governments, NGOs and enterprises as it provides an additional layer of fortitude against natural disasters and unpredictable impacts to crucial data. With a shared vision of unparalleled resiliency in data storage, Phison and Lonestar collaborated to ensure the Freedom mission moves beyond technical innovation alone to unlock the future of interplanetary operations. The strategic mix of Freedom’s 3D-printed exterior, provided to Lonestar by SpaceBilt and designed by visionary architects Bjarke Ingels and Martin Voelkle of BIG, alongside the Phison Pascari portfolio’s durability in extreme conditions proves optimal for the unforgiving environment in space. With unique solar-power sourcing and natural cooling capabilities, Freedom’s state-of-the-art lunar data center design is poised to maintain peak operational performance with minimal resource dependency.

Leading up to today’s launch, Phison worked closely beside Lonestar to provide a Pascari enterprise-grade storage solution pressure-tested to withstand cosmic radiation, harsh temperature variation, vibrations and disturbances from lunar launches and landings. The result is a feat of engineering: storage built for long-term durability and capable of handling the massive read/write cycles needed for Freedom’s intensive edge computing tasks. Once established, Freedom will provide premium, high-performance Resiliency Disaster Recovery and advanced edge processing services to NGOs, government and enterprise customers.

“When considering the required storage components for this massive undertaking, Phison was a natural choice for us at Lonestar,” said Christopher Stott, Founder and CEO, Lonestar. “Today’s Freedom mission is just the beginning of a petabyte-level, long-term mission and we strategically selected a partner who could scale alongside us even in the harshest environmental conditions. Freedom now serves as a proof of concept for robust, space-ready SSD technology, paving the way for next-generation applications in lunar and interstellar missions.”

“At Phison, we are honored to be the trusted storage solution provider for Lonestar’s mission to pioneer and enable applications that set a benchmark for the future of space exploration,” said Michael Wu, GM and President, Phison US. “This technology partnership allows us to ensure Phison’s promise of data integrity and seamless performance beyond Earth’s boundaries. We look forward to building upon today’s act of human ingenuity to support projects that embody resilience and innovation in the face of uncharted challenges.”

Freedom is the second payload driven by Lonestar following the successful Independence mission. The completion of Freedom’s launch was celebrated today at the Kennedy Space Center with key partners and astronauts, catch the action and highlights on the Phison blog and Phison YouTube channel. To learn more about Pascari enterprise-grade storage solutions and how we’re powering the future of space exploration check out the full portfolio.

About Lonestar Data Holdings Inc.
Lonestar is creating revolutionary resiliency while working to save all of Earth's data one byte at a time. Lonestar is at the forefront of merging Cloud and Space technologies and was founded by a team of experts to pioneer a future for data at the edge. Lonestar envisions endless possibilities for cis-lunar and lunar storage. The company is backed by remarkable investors, including Scout Ventures, 2 Future Holdings, Seldor Capital, the Veteran Fund, Irongate Global Capital, Atypical Ventures, Kittyhawk Ventures, and Backswing Ventures.

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