カテゴリー: Press Releases

1月 29日, 2024

• 2024

SSan Jose – January 30, 2024 – Phison Electronics (8299TT), a leading provider of NAND controllers and NAND storage solutions, today announced it has introduced a full range of UFS (Universal Flash Storage) controllers (PS8325, PS8327, PS8329, PS8361). Phison’s new UFS solutions support entry-level, middle, premium and flagship smartphone devices to achieve maximum performance in mobile storage and enhance user experiences.

As smartphone devices require higher performance, the storage devices of many entry-level 5G models have transitioned from eMMC to UFS 2.2 storage, and even flagship models of 4G phones have begun adopting the UFS 2.2 specification. Compared to the half-duplex mode of eMMC, the full-duplex mode of UFS 2.2 significantly increases read speeds by three times, not only handling smartphone functions that require processing large amounts of data (such as high-resolution recording and video playback), but also consuming lower power under the same performance speed as eMMC. This helps improve the battery life of smartphones and tablets, meeting the high-performance and low-power consumption needs of mobile devices.

In response to the evolving storage requirements of smartphones, Phison has introduced the cost-effective UFS 2.2 controller PS8327, offering the highest performance-to-cost ratio in history to meet the growing demand for high-speed mobile storage. Utilizing a 22nm process, PS8327 is the smallest UFS 2.2 controller, achieving speeds of 1000MB/s even with NAND Flash capacity as low as 64GB storage. Phison’s comprehensive suite of UFS storage solutions provide many advantages, including cost-effectiveness, performance, and low power consumption for mobile devices.

Additionally, PS8327 features Phison's in-house sixth-generation LDPC ECC engine, providing more reliable and powerful error correction capabilities. It supports existing NAND FLASH requirements from various NAND manufacturers and is expected to support next-generation NAND product specifications.

“With over a decade of research and development experience in the UFS field, Phison has established credible expertise in the development, validation, and technical capabilities of NAND controllers, said K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison. “PS8327 represents the culmination of Phison's decade experience of UFS research and development that has garnered significant industry praise. Coupled with Phison's track record of having numerous UFS storage solutions validated by major smartphone chipset suppliers, PS8327 was quickly adopted and deployed by prominent NAND manufacturers upon its release. It is anticipated that mobile devices equipped with Phison's PS8327 UFS storage solution will be highly competitive in the market.”

In addition to PS8327, Phison is debuting four UFS controllers this year: PS8325, PS8327, PS8329 and PS8361. The new lineup comprehensively upgrades the competitiveness of its existing UFS product line. From entry-level to flagship smartphones, each category has an optimal UFS storage solution to meet all consumer needs.

• UFS 3.1 PS8325: Catering to high-end smartphones, PS8325 features TSMC's 12nm process and a dual-channel design supporting the latest 1TB NAND from various NAND manufacturers for a total capacity of 1TB. Additionally, PS8325 boasts Phison's self-developed 4KB LDPC error correction engine, providing advanced and powerful ECC error correction capabilities, significantly enhancing the stability and lifespan of smartphone storages. PS8325 has already secured design wins from many international leading smartphone manufacturers and is expected to start mass production in the first quarter of this year.

• UFS 3.1 PS8329: Focuses on the mid-range smartphone market. Using a 22nm process, PS8329 is the smallest UFS 3.1 controller in the market and can PS8329 achieve read and write speeds exceeding 2000MB/s through a single-channel configuration. Additionally, the 4K LDPC ECC error correction engine provides outstanding compatibility and performance with next-generation NAND Flash. PS8329 is planned to begin sampling in June of this year.

• UFS 4.0 PS8361: Targets the highest specifications of the flagship smartphone market. Key features include TSMC's 12nm process and a 4-channel design, read and write speeds of PS8361 exceeding 4000MB/s, twice the performance of UFS 3.1, fulfilling high-speed data transfer requirements of its category, delivering quick app launches, multitasking, etc., significantly reducing wait times for loading applications and providing consumers with the most seamless experience. At the same time, the improved power efficiency of PS8361 will effectively extend the battery life of mobile devices. PS8361 has already been designated for use by NAND manufacturers and is expected to begin shipping in the second half of this year.

For more product information, please visit:

• UFS 2.2 PS8327 Product Brochure Link
• UFS 3.1 PS8325 Product Brochure Link

カテゴリー: Press Releases

1月 8日, 2024

• 2024

NANDストレージ・ソリューション向けNANDコントローラと統合サービスのリーディング・プロバイダーであるファイソン（台湾証券取引所8299 TT）は本日（1/8）、最大14GB/sの性能を持つ世界初のPCIe 5.0 DRAMレス・クライアントSSDコントローラ「E31T」を発表しました。 このE31TはPC OEM、メインストリームSSD市場に向けた強力な製品です。

ファイソンのCS　Ma社長（総経理）は次のように語りました。

「PS5031-E31Tは、7nmを採用した世界初のPCIe 5.0 DRAMレス4CHクライアントSSDコントローラです。現在の3600MT/s NAND世代では、E31T SSDの性能は10.8GB/秒、最大容量は8TBに達します。今後4800MT/sの新世代NANDがリリースされると、E31T SSDの速度は14GB/sに達し、PCIe 5.0 DRAMレスSSDの性能を新しいレベルに押し上げることになるでしょう。」

ファイソンは、PCIe 5.0 DRAMレスSSDコントローラE31Tに加え、今年のCESでは次の製品も展示しています。

• PCIe 5.0 SSD PS5026-E26：シーケンシャルリード性能14.7GB/sを維持し、PCMark 10および3DMarkストレージテストで1000MB/sを達成した世界初のSSDコントローラチップ。
• PCIe 4.0 DRAMレスSSD PS5027-E27T：小型のM.2 2230フォームファクタで、Steam Deck、Ally、Legion Goなどの携帯ゲーム機向けに特別に設計された低消費電力、高性能PCIe 4.0 SSDストレージ・ソリューション。
• USB 4.0 PS2251-21 (U21): シングルチップ（SoC）上に搭載された世界初のネイティブUSB 4.0コントローラが、最大4GB/sの性能を実現。コンテンツクリエーターやモバイルストレージアプリケーションに最適なストレージ・ソリューション。

CESで展示されるファイソン製品の詳細については　http://www.phison.com/ces-2024 　をご参照ください。

カテゴリー: Press Releases

12月 6日, 2023

• 2023

ファイソン E22T はカスタマイズ可能な車載用 PCIe Gen4 SSD プラットフォームのコントローラで、
車載システム向けにクラス最高レベルのパフォーマンス、次世代仕様の大容量ストレージを実現します。

ファイソン PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T 車載ストレージソリューションが 2024 年台湾エクセレンス賞を受賞

NAND コントローラーとストレージソリューションのグローバルリーダーであるファイソン(台湾証券取引市場 8299 TT)は、本日(12/06)、最新の PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T 車載ストレージソリューションにより 2024 年台湾精 品賞を受賞しました。

台湾エクセレンス賞―Taiwan Excellence Award（TEA）―は、台湾経済部が 1993年に創設した賞で、毎 年、「研究開発」、「デザイン」、「品質」、「マーケティング」の 4 つの専門項目と、「メイド・イン・台湾」の基準を加味し た厳正な選考基準により「革新的な価値」を持つ製品を選定して表彰しています。そして台湾政府は台湾の産業の 革新的なイメージを作り上げる目的でこの受賞製品を台湾産業の模範として国際市場で宣伝します。

ファイソンの総経理（社長）である馬中迅氏は、次のように述べました。
「ファイソンの車載用 PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T がこの賞を受賞したことを非常に喜ばしく思っています。TEA （Taiwan Excellence）は、台湾の革新的な価値ある製品の共通ブランドで、この業界のオスカーとも言え るほど国際的に高い評価を得ています。

この PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T ソリューションは、12nm プロセスを採用したカスタマイズ可能な車載用 SSD ストレージコントローラーで、最大シーケンシャルリード/ライト性能は 7000MB/秒、最大ランダムリード/ライト性能は1000K IOPS を達成。－40℃から 95℃の動作温度をサポートし、過酷な車載システムでのデータ保存に効果的です。さらに ASIL-B 自動車安全規格にも対応し、SR-IOV とデュアルポートをサポートする最大 2TB の容量の次世代の車載用ストレージ仕様となっており、将来の様々な車載システムや EV ストレージ・アーキテクチャのニーズを満たします。」

ファイソン PCIe 4.0 SSD E22T 車載ストレージソリューションが 2024 年台湾エクセレンス賞を受賞

ファイソン E22T 車載ストレージソリューションが 2024 年度台湾エクセレンス賞を受賞しました。
https://www.taiwanexcellence.org/tw/award/product/1130151

ファイソンの E22T の詳細については、こちらをご覧ください：
https://www.phison.com/images/products_datasheet/ProductBrochure_Embedded_PS5022-E22T_20231129.pdf

カテゴリー: Press Releases

10月 16日, 2023

• 2023

Delivering a Holistic Vision for Modern Data Performance, Phison Becomes the Only Provider to Offer PCIe 5.0, CXL 2.0 Compatible Retimer and Redriver Signal Integrity Solutions and PCIe 5.0 Enterprise SSDs

SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 16, 2023 – Phison Electronics (8299 TT), a global leader in NAND controllers and storage solutions, announced today that the company has expanded its portfolio of PCIe 5.0 high-speed transmission solutions with PCIe 5.0, CXL 2.0 compatible redriver and retimer data signal conditioning IC products. Leveraging the company’s deep expertise in PCIe engineering, Phison is the only signal conditioners provider that offers the widest portfolio of multi-channel PCIe 5.0 redriver and retimer solutions and PCIe 5.0 storage solutions designed specifically to meet the data infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI+ML), edge computing, high-performance computing, and other data-intensive, next-gen applications. At the 2023 Open Compute Project Global Summit, the Phison team is showcasing its expansive PCIe 5.0 portfolio, demonstrating the redriver and retimer technologies alongside other enterprise NAND flash, illustrating a holistic vision for a PCIe 5.0 data ecosystem to address the most demanding applications of the AI-everywhere era. 

“Phison has focused industry-leading R&D efforts on developing in-house, chip-to-chip communication technologies since the introduction of the PCIe 3.0 protocol, with PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 solutions now in mass production, and PCIe 6.0 solutions now in the design phase,” said Michael Wu, President & General Manager, Phison US. “Phison’s accumulated experience in high-speed signaling enables our team to deliver retimer and redriver design solutions that are optimized for top signal integration, low power usage, and high temperature endurance, to deliver interface speeds for the most challenging compute environments.” 

Phison's PCIe 5.0 Retimers PS7201 and PS7202

Emerging high-speed interconnect protocols like PCIe 5.0 and CXL 2.0 are driving the need for a new generation of signal conditioning solutions. Phison's PS7201 and PS7202 retimer solutions are designed to meet the growing demand for data performance, and follow industry standard retimer footprints. Phison retimer solutions also offer distinctive features such as: 

• Advanced signal enhancement for all PCIe-deployed devices, including NAND flash, GPU, CPU, FPGA, ASIC, DPU, and other accelerator technologies
• High EQ boosting range up to 42dB
• Integrated AC coupling capacitors
• CXL 2.0 compatibility 
• Low latency of 5ns
• Hot plug and bifurcation support
• Pin-to-pin compatibility with competing solutions
• Protocol awareness accommodates various system configurations, suitable for a wide range of industries and applications
• The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) delivers user-friendly diagnostic tool and standard C-SDK to support real-time monitoring for local and remote management and provide users with the utmost confidence in their system's performance

Phison’s PCIe 5.0 Redrivers PS7102 and PS7103 with PHiTUNE software

All of Phison’s Redriver solutions are certified by PCI-SIG, the consortium that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry standards. In addition to Phison’s redriver solutions, Phison is the only provider of a full line of multi-lane redrivers, including: 

• Advanced signal enhancement for all PCIe-deployed devices
• Up to 28.5dB equalization range
• Low latency of 70ps
• CXL 2.0 compatibility
• PS7101 2-lane redriver, with Mux/Demux capabilities
• PS7102 8-channel redriver 
• PS7103 16-lane redriver
• Pin to pin compatibility with competing solutions

Leveraging the company’s expertise and IP in both PCIe 5.0 signal conditioning and end device PCIe 5.0 NAND flash solutions, Phison is the only provider in the industry to offer its exclusive auto tuning tool PHiTUNE for its redrivers. Pairing Phison’s PHiTUNE software with the Phison E26 PCIe Gen5 SSD, Phison redriver solutions automatically detect recovery counts. The software then uses artificial intelligence to determine the optimal gain parameters to be stored in the Redriver’s onboard non-volatile memory in the customer’s R&D environment. This unique tool enables R&D engineers to collect signal data and conduct signal optimization to find the best parameters for the corresponding environment automatically in about 30 minutes.

Other unique features delivered by Phison redrivers include: 

• Support for unique I2C modes of operation enables system R&D engineers to independently tune parameters depending on hi/low frequency for different cable or PCB materials to achieve the best compensation for signal attenuation (PS7102 and PS7103)
• Support for linearity up to 1200mVpp, allowing for more accurate signal transmission and reception than competing products 
• Phison’s linear swing feature for its redriver solutions reduces waveform disturbances and improves overall signal quality
• EQ boosting range up to 28.5 dB to provide improved signal extension capabilities in comparison to competing solutions  

Industry-leading Partners Converge to Provide a Holistic AI Infrastructure

Already in deployment in both Intel- and AMD-based platforms, Phison partners and customers are expressing excitement about Phison’s PCIe retimer and redriver signal integrity solutions as part of Phison’s wider PCIe 5.0 data ecosystem. 

"Thanks to Phison for providing the exclusive PHiTUNE tool, which enables us to quickly deploy and integrate ASRock Rack motherboards with the Phison PS7101 Redriver IC, ensuring stability and integrity in high-speed signal transmission," said Weishi Sa, President, ASRock Rack. “ASRock Rack has always been committed to providing high-performance and reliable server and workstation systems as well as motherboards. We are delighted that Phison's Redriver IC contributes to achieving this goal in collaboration with ASRock Rack. We look forward to further cooperation between our two companies in the future.”

“Phison’s PCIe 5.0 Redriver IC PS7101 is an exciting high-speed transmission innovation,” said Daniel Hou, CEO of Giga Computing. “It provides servers with more flexible parameters to solve the signal attenuation problem, enabling Giga Computing to offer users a versatile server capable of handling various computational workloads. Through Phison's PHiTUNE tool, we can quickly enhance the support of GIGABYTE’s servers for different PCIe 5.0 components, meeting the requirements for seamless signal transmission and accelerating the launch of our server products. In the future, we also look forward to continued partnership between Giga Computing and Phison.”

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