Padu Unveils AI Data Center Optimized SSD Controller and CXL Solutions at US FMS

CEO Lee Ji-hyo Delivers Keynote Speech with Meta and Western Digital

Data center semiconductor specialist Pado announced on the 22nd that it will showcase enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) controllers and Compute Express Link (CXL) solutions optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers at the upcoming '2024 FMS (Future of Memory and Storage)' next month.

Pado Headquarters. Photo by Pado

FMS is the world's largest semiconductor exhibition, held from August 6 to 8 (local time) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, California, USA.

Jihyo Lee, CEO of Pado, will deliver a joint keynote speech on the opening day, August 6, alongside Ross Stanford, Meta Storage Engineer, and Eric Spanut, Vice President of Marketing at Western Digital. In addition to Pado, leading industry companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Kioxia will participate in the opening keynote.

Under the theme "Leading the AI Revolution," CEO Lee will analyze the future of flash memory storage devices required in the AI era and the resulting changes in SSD and controller technologies, proposing standardization focused on low power consumption and high efficiency. Through this, Pado aims to develop next-generation SSDs tailored for the AI era, establish itself as a leading company in 5th generation (Gen5) controllers and a pioneer in 6th generation (Gen6) controllers, and present the future it will pioneer, including next-generation data center systems centered on CXL.

Additionally, focusing on differentiation from the perspective of low power consumption and high efficiency to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), a recent hot topic in data centers, Pado plans to introduce innovative technologies required for next-generation SSDs such as FDP (Flexible Data Placement) and ATS (Address Translation Service), along with industry-leading 5th and 6th generation controllers. By more efficiently connecting GPUs, DRAM, and SSDs through CXL switches, the company aims to propose data center systems suited for the AI era.

CEO Lee stated, "The industry's key focus on low power consumption and high performance is at the core of Pado's competitiveness. At this FMS, following the already proven competitive advantage of the 5th generation SSD controller, we will proactively showcase the ultra-high-performance 6th generation controller and high-efficiency power management semiconductor (PMIC) combined with next-generation technologies like FDP. This will not only allow us to dominate the enterprise SSD market entering a full growth phase but also serve as a stepping stone to becoming a comprehensive semiconductor company at the system level through CXL switches."

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