The SSD controller on the new 3D XPoint SSDs will really be important, because the storage is so much different than normal SSDs. They tracked down the 3D XPoint controller manufacturer, which gave them the details of how it works, and it is incredibly amazing, a rethinking of the entire SSD architecture!
We had the rare opportunity to catch an exclusive glimpse of Micron’s QuantX 3D XPoint prototype during the recent Flash Memory Summit, and we were also able to secure some juicy details. Micron based its QuantX SSDs on the new 3D XPoint memory that Intel and Micron promise will upend storage and memory as we know it. As good as our exclusive details were, they were only the beginning; we were able to track down the purported controller vendor and get the full low-down on a high-flying new SSD architecture.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/cnex-labs-3d-xpoint-controller,32463.html
We had the rare opportunity to catch an exclusive glimpse of Micron’s QuantX 3D XPoint prototype during the recent Flash Memory Summit, and we were also able to secure some juicy details. Micron based its QuantX SSDs on the new 3D XPoint memory that Intel and Micron promise will upend storage and memory as we know it. As good as our exclusive details were, they were only the beginning; we were able to track down the purported controller vendor and get the full low-down on a high-flying new SSD architecture.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/cnex-labs-3d-xpoint-controller,32463.html
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