- Growth of PCB01, 5th technology of 8-channel PCIe, to be adopted by mass manufacturing inside this yr
- PCB01, trade’s finest SSD for PCs, optimized for on-device AI
- Development in NAND answer to increase success story of HBM, solidify management in AI reminiscence area
SEOUL, South Korea, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SK hynix Inc. (or “the corporate”, www.skhynix.com) introduced immediately that it developed PCB01, an SSD product with the trade’s finest specs, for on-device* AI PCs.
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*On-device AI: a know-how that implements AI capabilities on the machine itself, as a substitute of going by computation by a bodily separated server. A smartphone’s direct assortment and computation of knowledge permits quick reactions of the AI efficiency, whereas promising an improved personalized AI service. |
The product marks the primary case the place the trade adopts the fifth technology of the 8-channel** PCIe*** know-how and brings innovation to efficiency together with the info processing pace.
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**Channel: a route for the enter/output of information between a NAND Flash and a controller on the SSD. A rise within the variety of channels results in development of the PCIe to the subsequent generations and an enchancment within the knowledge processing pace. A 4-chnnel SSD is usually adopted for the standard PCs, whereas an 8-channel SSD is for high-performance PC. |
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***Peripheral Element Interconnect Categorical (PCle): a serial-structured, high-speed enter/output interface used on the motherboard of digital units |
The corporate expects the newest development within the NAND answer area so as to add to its success tales within the high-performance DRAM space led by HBM, enhancing its management within the general AI reminiscence area.
With a validation course of with a world PC buyer underway, SK hynix plans to mass produce and begin delivery the merchandise to each company prospects and normal shoppers inside this yr.
PCB01 comes with the capabilities of sequential learn and write speeds of 14GB and 12GB per second, respectively, bringing the efficiency of an SSD to the extent unseen earlier than. The speeds enable the operation of a giant language mannequin****, or LLM, for AI coaching and inference, in a second.
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****Massive language mannequin (LLM): a language mannequin educated on huge quantities of information, which is important for efficiency of generative AI duties comparable to creating, summarizing, and translating texts |
The product additionally comes with an enchancment in energy effectivity of greater than 30% in contrast with the earlier technology, enhancing the soundness of the large-scale AI computing duties.
SK hynix additionally adopted the SLC***** caching for the manufacturing of PCB01. With the adoption of the know-how that locations the only degree cell, or SLC, in some elements of the NAND cell to speed up efficiency, a PC consumer can expertise a sooner efficiency for each AI companies and traditional computing.
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*****Single-level cell (SLC): a kind of reminiscence cell utilized in NAND Flash that shops one bit of information in a single cell. As the quantity of information saved will increase, the reminiscence cell turns into a multi-level cell (MLC), a triple-level cell (TLC), and a quad-level cell (QLC). A rise within the knowledge storage means extra knowledge will be saved in the identical space, however the pace and stability decreases. An SLC allows sooner processing of chosen knowledge. |
The product can be outfitted with the aptitude aimed toward defending private knowledge. SK hynix engineers constructed the foundation of belief, or ROT******, a safety answer, within the PCB01 to stop exterior cybersecurity assaults and forging and falsification of knowledge, whereas defending a consumer’s password.
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******Root of Belief (RoT): an space of the {hardware} that may all the time be trusted when it comes to safety, whereas enabling prevention of forging and falsification of knowledge |
The corporate plans to launch PCB01 in three capacities – 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB.
Ahn Hyun, Head of the N-S Committee at SK hynix, stated that quite a few international suppliers of CPU for on-device AI PCs are requesting collaboration for compatibility validation course of. “We’ll work in direction of enhancing our management as the worldwide high AI reminiscence supplier additionally within the NAND answer area by efficiently finishing the shopper validation and mass manufacturing of PCB01, which might be within the limelight.”
About SK hynix Inc.
SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s high tier semiconductor provider providing Dynamic Random Entry Reminiscence chips (“DRAM”), flash reminiscence chips (“NAND flash”) and CMOS Picture Sensors (“CIS”) for a variety of distinguished prospects globally. The Firm’s shares are traded on the Korea Trade, and the International Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Inventory Trade. Additional details about SK hynix is accessible at www.skhynix.com, information.skhynix.com.
SOURCE SK hynix Inc.
