- “Sankisk 2.0” targeting higher yields of investors, faster and higher SSDs
- Data center 128 TO Ultraqlc SSD launch later this year
- Sander Plans 256 TO SSD next year and a 1PB model in the near future
Western Digital announced its intention to separate its hard drive and flash companies in 2023 and started the process in October 2024.
In the future, WD will focus on the hard drive side and platforms, while Sandisk will focus on Flash Technology products, including SSDs, memory cards and USB flash records.
Sandisk recently organized an investor day session entitled “Sandisk 2.0” to highlight this brand new iteration of the company. The company explained that it focuses on the generation of higher returns and improving margins for investors, in an obvious attempt to suppress any concern that could stir up after its fallout.
More exciting, Sandisk also took the opportunity to reveal the details of a new large capacity SSD arriving later in 2025.
1PB SSD incoming
The UltraqLC DC SN670 is an SSD in the QLC NVME PCIe Gen 5 data center which promises reading speeds 68% faster and 55% faster writing speeds compared to competition “. It will be the first SSD of 128 TB of Sandisk (with a usable capacity of 122.88 TB), after similar discs from Soligm, Samsung and Phison. This, with a model of 64 TB (61.44 TB usable), should make its debut in the third quarter of 2025.
Blocks and files Note: “The ultraqlc angle refers to the controller with hardware accelerators, being scalable at 64 matrices / channel, capable of escaping power as a function of workload demand and including a” integrated musk control buses in integrated advanced rocking mode ”. The Nand rocking mode uses a double data flow interface for faster data transfers and a multiplexer (MUX) manages the data channels. The Sandisk version of this technology will more effectively manage the data flow of the NAND-SSD controller. “”
Although he did not provide an exact calendar, Sandisk also teased that he is working towards a 1PB data center player, perhaps in the next four years. He confirmed a goal of 256 TB in 2026 and 512 TB in 2027.
While Sandisk generally uses TLC Nand for its performance SSDs and the NAND QLC for capacity discs, the company will move to QLC in most of the ends by 2028 (Sandisk Tatel9 with more than 300 layers that will be used To make a TLC matrix of 1 TB)).
Later this year, the arrival of a value PCIe Gen 4 QLC Nand Drive in 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB, as well as a PCIe Gen 5 TLC reader in capabilities 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB and 4 To.
