Apacer PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD With BiCS5 112-Layer 3D NAND Flash for 5G Applications

5G’s rapid deployment is spiking demand for amounts of storage.

5G applications such as tele-medicine, smart healthcare and smart poles require storage devices that can offer fast, low-latency and stable operation during high-quality, high-resolution image data transmission to permit AI image recognition and auxiliary diagnoses.

Apacer Technology, Inc.‘s PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD is stepping up to the plate. It adopts the BiCS5 112-layer 3D NAND flash memory technology. This means performance and reliability, a stable supply and a more competitive cost per unit.

Real-time imaging data plays an important role in 5G healthcare applications. But to be effective, it requires high-resolution images that are clear and focused. According to a recent report, 5G in Healthcare Market released by MarketsandMarkets, telehealth and robotic surgery both grew in response to the challenges posed by Covid-19, and 5G wearable medical devices also became more prevalent for the same reason. Currently, the 5G healthcare market “is valued at an estimated $215 million in 2021 and is projected to reach $3,667 million by 2026, at a CAGR of 76.3% during the forecast period.”

Compared to the PCIe Gen 3 interface, the PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD provides 2x the bandwidth and transfer rate, and power consumption is reduced. It will find a home in complex industrial applications. Paired with the firm’s CoreGlacier cooling technology, it can combat the overheating and lower speed rates associated with high-end processing. Or, combined with the company‘s DataDefender and ‘End-to-End Data Protection’ technologies, it can improve data integrity in systems where power supply is abnormal or unreliable.

Signed Firmware

And for healthcare applications where patient data could be at risk, it can benefit from AES 256-bit hardware encryption and ‘Signed Firmware’ technology to increase security.

 PV930-M280 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD

Currently, the company‘s PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, PV930-M280, is a fast industrial M.2 SSD. It is compliant with the NVMe 1.4 specification. When it comes to read/write speeds, it boasts 713,000/633,000 IO/s. It has also supports continuous read/write speeds of 5,080/4,735MB/s. It also complies with the EN60601-1-2 medical equipment standard for electromagnetic sensitivity, providing electrostatic protection for medical devices.