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'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou — Nvidia's Storage Next initiative is becoming a focal point

Silicon Motion is a relatively new entrant to the data center storage market, which has quickly landed orders from various customers and is now ramping up shipments of its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers both to CSPs and hyperscalers. Being a new player, the company has a unique view on…

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Out of this world: King launches initiative at space hub with astronauts

The King spoke with Major Tim Peake when he viewed models of space technology in Oxfordshire.

Evening Standard

SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann

Silicon Motion's Nelson Duann discusses NAND supply crisis in the consumer SSD market and the future of consumer storage.

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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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OPINION - The King has triumphed in the US — and opened a huge door for London

Robert Jobson has covered the Royal Family for 35 years and says this week ranks with anything he has ever covered

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King shown ‘fantastic’ innovations at sustainability event

Charles walked through the exhibition, which took place in a marquee at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, and spoke to innovators about their designs.

Evening Standard

Roval has been removed from 2026 NASCAR schedule, confirms Marcus Smith

The Speedway Motorsports Inc. boss has confirmed that Charlotte Motor Speedway will have two races on the oval in 2026, dropping the Roval

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SRX's threat to NASCAR takes center stage in antitrust trial

There was concern that Cup Series teams could form or join a breakaway series

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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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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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Atlanta Motor Speedway Renamed EchoPark Speedway

Ahead of its upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race weekend, Atlanta Motor Speedway traded in its name for a brand new one: EchoPark Speedway.

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Ross Chastain says "patience paid off" in historic Coca-Cola 600 win

On Memorial Day Weekend, Ross Chastain won NASCAR's longest race in unprecedented fashion, coming from 40th (last) on the grid in a backup car to take the lead 591 miles into the 600-mile event. Of his six victories in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2022, none are more prestigious than this…

Motorsport

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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Evening Standard

British people ‘will rise to challenge’ of green action – ex-US climate envoy

John Kerry said he was ‘optimistic’ about decarbonisation efforts in the US and wider global climate action despite the US row back.

Evening Standard

King jokes with guests and views exhibitions at sustainability event

Charles spoke to fashion designer Stella McCartney at a Sustainable Markets Initiative event.

Tom’s Hardware

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.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD tested with speeds up to 14.5 GB/s — Zhitai TiPro9000 sports 5th Gen YMTC 3D NAND and SMI SM2508 controller

Zhitai's TiPro9000 SSD with 5th Gen YMTC 3D NAND and Silicon Motion SM2508 SSD controller benchmarked, appears to be one of the fastest client drives around.

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Silicon Motion Demos Low-Power PCie 5.0 SSD Controller: SM2508

Rounding out our Computex 2024 SSD controller news, let's talk about the final major controller vendor at the show: Silicon Motion. Silicon Motion has been somewhat late to the PCIe Gen5 SSD party, as its rival Phison has been offering their high-end PS5026-E26 controller for almost 18 months now. But…

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With historic NASCAR All-Star Race complete, what’s next for North Wilkesboro Speedway?

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Between the big turnout in the grandstands and the general energy that flowed through the industry this weekend — so much about NASCAR’s long-awaited return to North Wilkesboro Speedway felt like a success.

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Charles announces forum seeking to build a sustainable future

The forum is to take place at this year’s Cop27 climate talks in Egypt.

The Independent UK

Charles says climate change ‘cannot be solved’ without China

The Prince of Wales said the future of humanity depends on ‘an ever more urgent solution’.

Autosport

Bruton Smith obituary: Influential NASCAR track owner dies, aged 95

Serial NASCAR track owner and philanthropist Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95, due to natural causes.

Motorsport

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith dies, aged 95

Legendary businessman and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith has died.

Tribune News Service

As NASCAR strives for innovation and change, Coke 600 bets on being a thing of the past

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600, the annual crown-jewel Charlotte race on the Cup Series schedule, isn’t going anywhere. As Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith put it, “Moving the Coke 600 would be like taking the Masters out of Augusta.”

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