Kioxia, AIO Core, and Kyocera have prototyped a PCIe 5.0-compatible broadband SSD with an optical interface. The trio is growing broadband optical SSD know-how for superior purposes requiring high-speed, large-volume information switch, equivalent to generative AI. They may even conduct proof-of-concept testing to help real-world adoption and integration.
Combining AIO Core’s IOCore optical transceiver and Kyocera’s OPTINITY optoelectronic integration module, Kioxia’s prototype delivers twice the bandwidth of the PCIe 4.0 optical SSD demonstrated in August 2024. Changing electrical wiring with an optical interface will increase the allowable distance between compute and storage gadgets in next-generation inexperienced information facilities whereas preserving vitality effectivity and sign integrity.
The prototype was developed below Japan’s “Subsequent Era Inexperienced Information Heart Expertise Growth” venture (JPNP21029), a part of NEDO’s Inexperienced Innovation Fund initiative. The venture goals to scale back information heart vitality consumption by over 40% via next-generation applied sciences. Kioxia is growing optical SSDs, AIO Core is engaged on optoelectronic fusion gadgets, and Kyocera is creating optoelectronic packaging.
No timeline for commercialization has been introduced.
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