FADU Signs SSD Controller Supply Agreements with Cloud Giants

South Korean company FADU announces the signing of agreements to supply next-generation Solid State Drive (SSD) controllers to two of the world's largest cloud service operators. The company's CEO, Lee Ji-hyo, stated in a press conference marking the company's tenth anniversary that they have confirmed mass production supply to two out of four global "cloud giants." He added that they expect to finalize an agreement with another cloud giant by the end of this year, expressing confidence in supplying all four major companies within two to three years.

The four implicated cloud giants are believed to be AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Meta. Although FADU has not specified which two companies have been contracted, Meta is a strong candidate for one of them after appearing alongside FADU at the recent "Future of Memory and Storage 2025" conference.

At this important event, FADU unveiled its innovative PCIe 6.0 controller, codenamed "Sierra". This unit supports enormous storage capacities of up to 512 terabytes and impressive sequential speeds of up to 28 GB/s. The controller offers random read performance of 6.9 million Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) with highly efficient power consumption of less than 9 watts, making it ideal for modern data centers. A report from ChosunBiz stated that Meta engineer Ross Steinfort shared the stage with Lee during FADU's presentation of the controller and details of new power monitoring features developed in collaboration with industry partners to reduce operational costs in large data centers.

What is an SSD controller?

An SSD controller is a dedicated processor embedded in a Solid State Drive (SSD) that manages the data stored on it. This controller acts as the "brain" of the SSD, performing vital tasks such as translating logical addresses to physical addresses on flash memory, distributing data evenly to extend drive life (wear leveling), managing data read and write operations, and ensuring data integrity. The controller's performance is a key factor in determining the SSD's speed, efficiency, and lifespan. (Source: StorageReview)

What is PCIe 6.0?

PCIe 6.0 (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express 6.0) is the latest version of the high-speed serial interconnect interface standard used to connect internal computer components, such as Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and Solid State Drives (SSDs), to the motherboard. PCIe 6.0 doubles the bandwidth compared to the previous PCIe 5.0 version, providing up to 8 Gigatransfers per second per lane (GT/s per lane) and using PAM-4 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-level) encoding technology to achieve higher data transfer speeds efficiently. This standard is essential for meeting the demands of data-intensive applications such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and large data centers. (Source: AnandTech)

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