Phison With New-Gen Quad-Core PS3110 6Gb SATA SSD Controller

Phison Electronics Corporation, announced its quad-core SATA III 6Gb SSD controller, the PS3110 SSD processor.

It’s a performance power house, delicately crafted to support not only the high-end client SSD market, but also includes multiple hardware and firmware features to make it a choice for the entry-level enterprise SSD solutions supporting up to 2TB.

The building blocks of PS3110 include a quad-core CPU, end-to-end data path protection circuits, and SmartECC technology to provide additional error bit correction while supporting the latest generation 1Ynm/1Znm MLC and TLC NAND.

Working with today’s 1Ynm MLC, PS3110 delivers up to 550MB/s sequential read and 530MB/s sequential write performance, with random 4K IO/s up 100,000 read and 90,000 write. With the additional AES-256 engine and P-fail feature options, PS3110 is able to offer a product line across client, industrial, entry-level enterprise, and data center SSD solutions.

“With the various consolidations in the SSD flash controller market, finding a partner with a proven track record and years of SSD experience is becoming more difficult,” said Mike McClimans, senior director and GM, SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.‘s flash product line. “We believe the Phison’s PS3110 will be a strong contender in the high-end SATA-III controller space.”

PS3110 is also Phison’s first SSD controller supporting TLC flash, offering SSD solution provider to address the entry-level, cost-centric market. With years of experience of developing TLC-based firmware on several existing NAND flash controllers, Phison is leveraging the know-how of handling TLC into PS3110 to improve its endurance and performance.

“We are excited about our latest PS3110 controller. While Phison’s current controllers PS3108 and PS3109 has successfully built Phison as a top-tier SSD solution supplier, PS3110 widens our support to high-performing client and entry-level enterprise market,” said KS Pua, CEO, Phison.

The company is closely working with its SSD partners to enable PS3110 to mass-production.

The production ramp is expected to be Q3 of 2014.

Key highlights for PS3110 solution include:

Up to 2TB support
1Ynm and 1Znm SLC, MLC, and TLC support
High performance
- Sequential read: up to 550MB/s
- Sequential write: up to 530MB/s
- 4K random read: up to 100,000 IO/s
- 4K random write: up to 90,000 IO/s
Support both commercial and industrial grade requirements
AES-256, TCG OPAL 2.0 compliant (A10 derivative)
S.M.A.R.T support with Phison SSD ToolBox