256GB AM9C1 boasts {industry}’s quickest speeds, integrating superior V-NAND expertise, a 5nm controller and SLC mode choice
Enhanced efficiency and reliability make the SSD an optimum resolution for next-generation autos with on-device AI capabilities
Samsung Electronics, the world chief in superior reminiscence expertise, immediately introduced it has efficiently developed the {industry}’s first PCIe 4.0 automotive SSD primarily based on eighth-generation vertical NAND (V-NAND). With industry-leading speeds and enhanced reliability, the brand new auto SSD, AM9C1 is an optimum resolution for on-device AI capabilities in automotive purposes.
With about 50% improved energy effectivity in comparison with its predecessor, the AM991, the brand new 256GB auto SSD will ship sequential learn and write speeds of as much as 4,400 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and 400MB/s, respectively.
“We’re collaborating with international autonomous car makers and offering high-performance, high-capacity automotive merchandise,” stated Hyunduk Cho, Vice President and Head of Automotive Group at Samsung Electronics’ Reminiscence Enterprise. “Samsung will proceed to guide the Bodily AI1 reminiscence market that encompasses purposes from autonomous driving to robotics applied sciences.”
Constructed on Samsung’s 5-nanometer (nm) controller and offering a single-level cell (SLC) Namespace2 characteristic, the auto SSD AM9C1 demonstrates excessive efficiency for simpler entry to massive recordsdata. By switching from its unique triple-level cell (TLC) state to SLC mode, customers can take pleasure in boosted learn and write speeds of as much as 4,700MB/s and 1,400MB/s, respectively, whereas additionally benefiting from the added reliability of SLC SSDs.
The 256GB AM9C1 is at the moment being sampled by key companions and is predicted to start mass manufacturing by the top of this 12 months. Samsung plans to supply a number of storage capacities for the AM9C1 starting from 128GB to 2 terabytes (TB) to deal with the rising demand for high-capacity automotive SSDs. The 2TB mannequin, which is about to supply the {industry}’s largest capability on this product class, is scheduled to begin mass manufacturing early subsequent 12 months.
By way of intensified board-level assessments, Samsung’s new auto SSD satisfies the automotive semiconductor high quality commonplace AEC-Q1003 Grade 2, guaranteeing secure efficiency over a large temperature vary of -40°C to 105°C.
To additional meet the excessive requirements of the automotive {industry} by way of sturdiness and stability, Samsung additionally conducts numerous high quality assurance processes. The corporate acquired ASPICE CL3 authentication4 for its UFS 3.1 product in March this 12 months.
In an effort to acquire CSMS certification primarily based on ISO/SAE 21434,5 Samsung will proceed to actively improve the technological reliability and stability of its automotive options.
“ASPICE and ISO/SAE 21434 certifications are milestones that affirm the reliability and stability of our expertise,” stated Hwaseok Oh, Government Vice President at Samsung Electronics’ Reminiscence Enterprise. “Past these achievements, Samsung will proceed to raise its product stability and high quality by persistently offering one of the best resolution to key companions.”
1 AI corresponding to robots and autonomous autos that perceives and interacts with the bodily world by way of sensors.
2 Gives SLC partition with higher efficiency and reliability than TLC, permitting customers to configure it in accordance to knowledge kind. Nevertheless, when switched to SLC mode capability decreases to 1/3 of the TLC.
3 International commonplace that Automotive Element Producers Affiliation (ACMA) has established for the reliability analysis procedures and standards for automotive digital elements.
4 Automotive Software program Course of Enchancment and Functionality dEtermination (ASPICE) is a software program improvement commonplace developed and distributed by the German Automotive Affiliation (VDA) that evaluates the reliability and competence of automotive element producers’ software program improvement processes. It’s divided into Functionality Degree (CL) levels 0 to five, with CL3 that means that a company has established a scientific course of and may successfully execute it.
5 Cyber Safety Administration System certification is a world commonplace designed to reinforce cybersecurity within the automotive {industry} primarily based on ISO/SAE 21434, protecting cybersecurity processes and necessities from design to improvement, analysis and mass manufacturing.
