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New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs — 6nm DRAMless controller boasts heavy AI PC optimization and slashes KV cache latency

Silicon Motion announces its SM2524XT mainstream SSD controller that promises 14 GB/s read speed, up to 2.5 million random IOPS, and sustained random performance.

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Silicon Motion Stock Popped More Than 40% in a Single Day. Investors Are Still Ravenous for Storage Amid the AI Rally.

Investors are still ravenous for storage amid the AI rally.

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With a 76% Post-Earnings Rally, MaxLinear May Have Just Become the Top AI Infrastructure Stock to Buy

Maxlinear is well-positioned to continue benefiting from the ongoing growth of hyperscalers' data centers.

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3 Small-Cap Semiconductor Stocks With Explosive Upside

Semiconductor stocks are rallying again, but the biggest gains are coming from some of the smallest companies, like these 3 small-cap picks and shovels plays.

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MaxLinear Stock 2026: Hold or Sell MXL Shares as Analysts See Limited Upside Amid AI Bets

MaxLinear Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL), a provider of radio frequency, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, trades with mixed signals in April 2026 as investors weigh its push into high-speed AI data center connectivity against ongoing losses, analyst caution and a consensus price target implying downside from recent levels.

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'We're facing [what has] never happened before: HDD, DRAM, HBM, NAND... all in severe shortage in 2026' says Silicon Motion's CEO as memory prices continue to soar

Good news, everyone! I mean, terrible news, everyone!

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Silicon Motion gives a glimpse of its PCIe 6.0 controller for client SSDs — 25+ GB/s sequential reads, 3.5 million random IOPS, coming 2028-2029

Silicon Motion previews its next-gen Neptune SSD controller for client PCs, featuring a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and over 25 GB/s read speeds, but mass production is only set for 2028.

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Next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD to reach 512GB in capacity and 28GBps in performance, almost 2X faster than PCIe 5.0, but I can't see it reaching my desktop PC before 2030

SM8466 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller is built for data centers, not desktops, despite its 28GBps speed and enterprise-grade security features.

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Silicon Motion reportedly prepping SM8466 SSD controller with a PCIe 6.0 x4 — leak claims it will be unveiled at FMS 2025, sporting speeds of up to 28GB/s

Silicon Motion is expected to formally introduce its first PCIe Gen6 controller for next-generation data center SSDs at the upcoming FMS 2025 conference next month, according to a leak.

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Analysts Are All In on This Tech Stock—Why You Should Be, Too

Silicon Motion's unique combination of sound management, strong fundamentals, crucial and niche tech, and analyst enthusiasm point to continued success.

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Towards the Giga IOPS pipedream: How Nvidia wants to reach 100 million IOPS - even if it means inventing totally new types of memory

Nvidia’s 100 million IOPS goal pushes SSD tech beyond today’s limits, says Silicon Motion CEO.

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Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro 2 TB review

Taking the fight to Phison, the drive that may or may not exist.

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Silicon Motion MonTitan SSD can be rewritten over almost 2000 times but I fear that in the battle against NAND vendors like Samsung, it's just too little too late

New MonTitan SSD boasts nearly 2000 rewrites and low latency for heavy enterprise and edge workloads.

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PCIe 6.0 SSDs for PCs won't arrive until 2030 — costs and complexity mean PCIe 5.0 SSDs are here to stay for some time

Client PC PCIe 6.0 x4 SSDs offering up to 32 GB/s bandwidth are not arriving until around 2030 due to high implementation costs, according to Silicon Motion CEO.

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SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100 million IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks

The chief executive of Silicon Motion said in an interview that Nvidia is looking forward to ridiculously fast storage devices to eliminate performance bottlenecks for its AI GPUs.

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SMI CEO says no PCIe 6.0 SSDs for PC 'until 2030', Nvidia demands SSDs with 100 million IOPS — Wallace C. Kou on the future of SSDs

The CEO of Silicon Motion discusses the prospects of independent developers of SSD controllers, PCIe 6.0 SSDs, PLC 3D NAND, and other exotic types of non-volatile memory, as well as why NAND makers are poised to continue using controllers from third parties.

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Superfast 32TB USB4 External SSDs are coming, thanks to a new chip - but I bet they won't be cheap

Silicon Motion’s SM2324 chip could enable fast, compact USB4 SSDs up to 32TB, though pricing, thermal demands, and NAND costs may limit mainstream adoption.

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The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s new SSD controllers were everywhere at Computex

Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.

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Adata launches 'Trusta' enterprise line at Computex — SSDs and RAM for Edge AI and Enterprise users

Adata's booth at Computex 2025 includes the launch of the company's new Trusta brand, aimed at the enterprise and AI fields, as well as an array of other new SSD toys.

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Silicon Motion's new SM2324 enables USB4 SSD control with up to 32TB supported

Silicon Motion's new SM2324 single-chip controller for external SSDs enables high-capacity, low-power external SSDs with up to 32TB and 4,000 MB/s read speeds over a 40 Gbps USB4 interface.

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Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller

Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.

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Exclusive: Unreleased Phison E28 SSD beats the fastest SSDs on the market in new benchmark

Tom's Hardware has acquired one of the first benchmarks for Phison's PS5028-E28 high-performance PCIe 5.0 SSD controller.

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More 128TB SSDs on the way, but they won't be cheaper: Key maker of NAND flash controllers says 128TB SSDs are shipping

Silicon Motion launches 128TB SSD RDK, setting new benchmarks in AI-driven storage with cutting-edge QLC NAND and PCIe Gen 5 performance.

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Silicon Motion is developing a next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller

Silicon Motion is working on the SM8466 SSD controller with a PCIe Gen6 host interface.

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Chinese memory maker could grab 15% of market in the coming years, stoking price wars

CXMT might already control 10% of the global DRAM market, according to Silicon Motion.

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