[Hardware]Thanks to Samsung, we will have larger and cheaper SSDs

[Dean Ambrose™]

If we talk about storage units, we have to talk about Samsung, a manufacturer that offers solutions for all types of devices, from computers to mobile devices to servers and many others. Far from settling for the privileged position it has in this industry, this Korean firm continues to focus its efforts on improving the capacity and performance of this type of units.

Last April, Samsung announced that it was working to start production of the 9th generation 280-layer V9 QLC flash memory that offers higher density and performance compared to products based on the same technology from other manufacturers.

This new type of next-generation memory takes advantage of Channel Hole Etching technology to group a greater number of layers than the rest of the industry using a double-stack design that began to be implemented in 9th generation TLC memories.

SSDs with higher capacity, faster and cheaper
Using this dual-stack design, the 9th generation QLC V9 memory is 86% denser than the previous generation QLC V-NAND memory and a technology that improves data retention increases performance by 20% and the reading and writing speed by up to 60%.

But, these new SSD drives are not only capable of offering greater storage capacity with better read and write speeds. Thanks to this technology and the Low Power function available on these units that can be activated or deactivated, power consumption is also reduced by reducing the voltage required by the NAND units so that they only send the necessary information, thus reducing consumption by 30 and 50%.

This type of Samsung memory has a storage density of 19.5 GB/mm2 distributed in 280 layers, while YMTC memories with QLC technology have a density of 20.63 Gb/mm2 in 232 layers. In this way, it offers 33% higher performance than YMTC memories running at 3.2 Gbps.

Thanks to this technology, everything indicates that Samsung will be able to create SSD units with greater capacity than the current one, 50% cheaper. If this means that an 8TB PCIe x4 SSD will not cost more than 1,000 euros as it currently does or 500 euros for a SATA III SSD, this is undoubtedly very good news, especially for users who need large amounts of storage and are not willing to pay the 1 TB of SSDs at a gold price.

The price of an 8 TB HDD varies between 150 and 200 euros for models intended for NAS devices, a significant price difference that not everyone can or is willing to pay, although they offer a much lower reading and writing speed. to SATA III SSDs and PCIe M.2 SSDs

Samsung's future plans include expanding the production of this type of memory so that it reaches the greatest number of users through PCIe M.2 SSDs for the home, UFS units for mobile devices without forgetting the storage units for SSD servers. U.2 which has a larger form factor.

When will these cheaper SSDs hit the market? If everything goes as Samsung plans, it is likely that by 2025 we will see the fruit of this new technology reflected in prices.

 

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