SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), a leader in storage,
networking, and connectivity semiconductor solutions, continues to
accelerate its leading position in the merchant market for
solid-state drive (SSD) controller devices. Marvell is proud to
announce that its 88SS1074 SATA SSD controller has surpassed 50
million unit total shipments in just 18 months, representing year
to date, year over year growth of 385% and outpacing market growth
for this category. This significant milestone underscores Marvell's
close working relationships with leading SSD manufacturers, server
and storage original equipment makers (OEMs) and cloud data center
operators to help develop these solutions with leading performance,
endurance and reliability for retail, client, enterprise and data
center applications.
Solid state data storage is forecasted to continue its rapid
growth and Marvell is well positioned to enable this trend.
According to the analyst firm, Gartner, the Mainstream PC-Grade SSD
Units market is expected to see a compound annual growth rate of
more than 20% from 2016-20211. Building on its legacy of
more than 20 years' experience in storage hard disk drive (HDD)
controller technology, complex system-level system-on-chip (SoC)
design, advanced error correction algorithms, and low-power
architectures, Marvell brings a unique set of capabilities and
technologies to address the increasing demands required to enable
future SSD solutions with next generations of 3D and QLC NAND
technology. In addition, Marvell has recently developed a set of
robust, full turnkey (FTK) SSD controller solutions for multiple
new generations of NAND components and SSD features to help
accelerate the time to market for customers.
"We are excited to continue our long-standing collaboration with
Marvell to provide industry-leading client and data center SSD
products," said Ariel Perez, SSD
business manager, Kingston. "We've
seen first-hand the advanced error correction capability that
Marvell's NANDEdge™ controller technology provides to enhance NAND
flash endurance and reliability, making it ideal for our
next-generation 3D NAND drive series."
"High performance, high endurance and low power consumption are
all critical SSD requirements for the client, enterprise and cloud
data center markets we serve," said Darlo
Perez, managing director, Americas Region, Storage Strategic
Business Group at Lite-On. "Marvell's SSD controllers are
best-in-class and we're excited to continue our long-time
collaboration with Marvell to satisfy the burgeoning demand for
highly efficient SSDs."
"Micron's customers have the most demanding enterprise and cloud
data center workloads and require SSD technologies that lower the
total cost while delivering high performance and reliability,
superior data protection, and optimal endurance," said Eric Endebrock, vice president SSD and Systems,
Storage Business Unit, Micron Technology, Inc. "We congratulate
Marvell on their contributions to innovative SSD solutions and on
reaching this important milestone."
Marvell has been investing in SSD controllers since 2007, and
released its first SSD controller in 2009. Marvell is now on its
fifth generation of SATA-based controllers and its fourth
generation of PCIe®-based ones. Marvell's decades of
research and development, coupled with its culture of innovation,
has resulted in a robust IP portfolio of over 1400 storage patents
granted and approximately 200 pending.
"Marvell is extremely proud that in collaboration with our
customers, our 88SS1074 6G SATA SSD controller has surpassed 50
million unit shipments," stated Dan
Christman, executive vice president, Storage Business Group
at Marvell. "We continue to aggressively invest in advancing our
industry-leading technology to meet the demands of the accelerating
client-to-cloud data storage SSD market. Our growing portfolio of
solutions and partnerships positions us at the forefront of this
opportunity, and we look forward to attaining many more milestones
with our customers in the future."
The total data storage capacity enabled by 50 million
controllers is staggering. For context, the number of photographs
taken by the global population each year is approximately 1.3-1.5
trillion. Assuming that pace continues, 50 million SSDs using
Marvell's SATA controllers could easily store all photographs taken
by the entire global population in the coming five years.
A key factor in securing these record-breaking shipments has
been the introduction of Marvell's proprietary NANDEdge technology.
This low-density parity check (LDPC) error-correction mechanism,
which is unmatched by anything else currently available in the
industry, is incorporated into all of Marvell's latest SSD
controllers spanning SATA, SAS and NVMe™. Suitable for both
conventional planar and emerging 3D stacked triple level-cell (TLC)
and quad level-cell (QLC) NAND SSDs, NANDEdge technology ensures
the highest degrees of endurance, reliability and data integrity
are maintained and prolongs SSD operational lifespan.
Marvell is showcasing its next-generation architecture solutions
for client, industrial, automotive, cloud and enterprise
applications, including its latest SSD controllers, at the Flash
Memory Summit 2017 in Santa Clara,
Calif. from August 8-10.
Scott Furey, associate vice
president of Marvell's Enterprise Storage Business Unit, will
present a conference keynote today from 2:40-3:10 p.m. on "Using Arm®-Based
Processing for Efficient Hyperscale Storage."
For further information on Marvell's storage solutions, please
visit: http://www.marvell.com/storage
1 Gartner, Forecast: Hard-Disk Drives, Worldwide,
2014-2021, 1Q17 Update, 15 May
2017
About Marvell
Marvell first revolutionized the digital storage industry by
moving information at speeds never thought possible. Today, that
same breakthrough innovation remains at the heart of the company's
storage, networking and connectivity solutions. With leading
intellectual property and deep system-level knowledge, Marvell's
semiconductor solutions continue to transform the enterprise,
cloud, automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. To learn
more, visit: www.marvell.com
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For Further Information Contact:
Marvell Media Relations
Kristin Hehir
Senior Manager, Public Relations
408-222-8744
kristinh@marvell.com
Hanna Kang
Senior Manager, Public Relations
408-222-3780
hhkang@marvell.com
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