VIA has announced that it will be showing its latest SSD controllers during Flash Memory Summit 2016 which is currently held in Santa Clara, including LDPC, 3D NAND flash memory and high-performance PCIe/NVMe SSDs.


The list includes VIA's second generation PCIe Gen III NVMe and SATA III SSD controllers with support for 2D/3D MLC/TLC NAND flash memory as well as the new VIA LDPC (low-density parity-check) ECC Decoding Engine.

The first in line are the VIA VT6745 and VT6735 NVMe PCIe Gen III and SATA II SSD controllers featuring that same LDPC ECC decoding engine with Gear-Shifting technology. These 2-lane (4-channel) controllers support AES 128/256 data encryption/decryption acceleration and support multiple 2D/3D MLC/TLC NAND flash.

These controllers also promises over 3x TLC longevity enhancement thanks to the new Gear-Shifting Technology. According to details, the Gear-Shifting technology uses VIA's proprietary BER Look-Ahead algorithm to switch between Hard, Hard+ and Soft error correction methods, which should both maximize data integrity and performance as well as ensure maximum reliability and longevity.






In addition to these two controllers, VIA will be showing three PCIe Gen III, II and SATA III SSD controllers as a cost-effective solution for 2D/3D MLC NAND flash memory, the VT6740, VT6742 and the VT6730. Based on the same 2-lane, 4-channel design, these controllers are also based on 40LP process technology and are meant for M.2 form-factor with over-heating resolution.

These three should balance low power consumption and performance and are meant for client SSD applications.

Hopefully, we will have a chance to see these VIA controllers in some of the upcoming SSDs.




Source: VIATech.com.