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Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100 million IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Now that the AI industry has exceptionally high-performance GPUs with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), one of the bottlenecks that AI training and inference systems face is storage performance. To that end, Nvidia is working with partners to build SSDs that can hit random read performance of 100 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) in small-block workloads, according to Wallace C. Kuo, who spoke with Tom's Hardware in an exclusive interview. "Right now, they are aiming for 100 million IOPS — which is huge," Kuo told Tom's Hardware. Modern AI accelerators, such as Nvidia's B200, feature HBM3E memory bandwidth of around 8 TB/s, which significantly exceeds the capabilities of modern storage subsystems in both overall throughput and latency. Modern PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs top at around 14.5 GB/s and deliver 2 – 3 million IOPS for both 4K and 512B random reads. Although 4K blocks are better suited for bandwidth, AI models typically perform small, random fetches, which makes 512B blocks a better fit for their latency-sensitive patterns. However, increasing the number of I/O operations per second by 33 times is hard, given the limitations of both SSD controllers and NAND memory. In fact, Kioxia is already working on an 'AI SSD' based on its XL-Flash memory designed to surpass 10 million 512K IOPS. The company currently plans to release this drive during the second half of next year, possibly to coincide with the rollout of Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform. To get to 100 million IOPS, one might use multiple 'AI SSDs.' However, the head of SMI believes that achieving 100 million IOPS on a single drive featuring conventional NAND with decent cost and power consumption will be extremely hard, so a new type of memory might be needed. "I believe they are looking for a media change," said Kuo. "Optane was supposed to be the ideal solution, but it is gone now. Kioxia is trying to bring XL-NAND and improve its performance. SanDisk is trying to introduce High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), but honestly, I don't really believe in it. Right now, everyone is promoting their own technology, but the industry really needs something fundamentally new. Otherwise, it will be very hard to achieve 100 million IOPS and still be cost-effective." Currently, many companies, including Micron and SanDisk, are developing new types of non-volatile memory. However, when these new types of memory will be commercially viable is something that even the head of Silicon Motion is not sure about. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ZHITAI, YMTC's Retail Storage Brand, Set for COMPUTEX Taipei 2025 Debut
Our product line, featuring SSDs, portable SSDs, and memory cards, comprehensively meets users' daily storage needs TAIPEI, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- YMTC (Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp.), a memory solution provider headquartered in Wuhan, China, provides robust storage solutions for both consumer and enterprise applications. These solutions are widely adopted in diverse fields, including mobile communication, consumer electronics, computers, servers, and data centers. ZHITAI, YMTC's retail storage brand, is specifically designed for individual users and boasts an impressive product lineup that includes Solid State Drives (SSDs), Portable Solid State Drives (PSSDs), and memory cards. All products in the ZHITAI series leverage YMTC's original flash memory, built on the innovative Xtacking® architecture. This foundation allows ZHITAI to offer consumers high-performance, high-quality storage products and a wide array of versatile storage solutions. This year, ZHITAI is excited to present five of its flagship products at the COMPUTEX Taipei 2025 online exhibition. This debut aims to offer global users a new vision of cutting-edge storage possibilities. COMPUTEX Taipei stands as Asia's largest annual technology exhibition, a vital hub that brings together international technology exchanges, collaborations, and industry professionals. The event showcases forward-thinking technologies and innovative solutions from thousands of brands. With the grand opening of COMPUTEX Taipei 2025, all consumers are welcome to visit the official COMPUTEX website ( to explore ZHITAI's product information and discover the storage solutions that best suit their individual needs. Furthermore, ZHITAI products will soon be available for purchase in Taiwan. Stay tuned for the latest updates. Two Flagship ZHITAI SSDs: Delivering Comprehensive Upgrades in Capacity, Speed, and PerformanceAll ZHITAI SSD products proudly feature YMTC's exclusive Xtacking® architecture. The latest TiPro9000 SSD takes performance further, equipped with the newest generation Xtacking® 4.0 architecture flash memory, marking ZHITAI's first PCIe 5.0 SSD. This powerhouse drive includes a detachable heatsink and offers an impressive ultra-large capacity option of up to 4TB. This allows professional creators who require substantial storage space to overcome capacity anxiety and fully unleash their creativity. Moreover, the TiPro9000 SSD boasts sequential read speeds of up to 14,000MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 12,500MB/s, enabling hardcore gamers to experience truly top-tier, smooth gameplay. Thanks to its outstanding design concept and excellent user experience, the TiPro9000 has earned the prestigious Red Dot Winner title at the Red Dot Design Award 2025, a globally recognized authority in industrial design, gaining it well-deserved international acclaim. Official Storage Partner for AAA Game: TiPlus7100 SSD "Black Myth: Wukong" Collaboration EditionAs game graphics have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, high-performance SSDs are now crucial for gamers to fully enjoy smooth, lag-free gameplay. Reflecting this trend, since May 2024, ZHITAI, with its strong storage technology and diverse high-performance product ecosystem, has proudly served as the official designated storage partner for the AAA blockbuster game "Black Myth: Wukong." As part of this collaboration, ZHITAI has launched the TiPlus7100 SSD "Black Myth: Wukong" Collaboration Edition. This special edition features HMB (Host Memory Buffer) and intelligent SLC Cache technology, ensuring smooth game operation and seamless scene transitions. It is available in 1TB and 2TB capacity options. The co-branded SSD not only includes a limited-edition exclusive gaming ID card but also features striking heavy ink-style packaging that matches the game's unique art style, making it an unmissable collectible and practical high-performance product for gamers. About ZHITAIZHITAI is the retail storage brand of YMTC( covering SSDs, PSSDs and memory cards, all powered by YMTC's original cells based on the innovative Xtacking® architecture. ZHITAI is committed to a new attitude towards flash memory technology, providing consumers with high-performance, high-quality SSDs and diversified storage solutions. Since May 2024, ZHITAI has become the official storage partner of "Black Myth: Wukong." View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
2 Growth Stocks with All-Star Potential and 1 to Steer Clear Of
Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn't always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022. Deciphering which businesses can sustain their high growth rates is a challenge for even the most seasoned professionals, which is why we started StockStory. That said, here are two growth stocks with significant upside potential and one whose momentum may slow. One-Year Revenue Growth: +36.3% The developer of the original 5.25inch hard disk drive, Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) is a leading producer of data storage solutions, including hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) used in PCs and data centers. Why Does STX Worry Us? Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 3.8% annually over the last five years Gross margin of 28.4% is below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and R&D Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of 8.3% for the last two years Seagate Technology's stock price of $93.08 implies a valuation ratio of 10.4x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why STX doesn't pass our bar. One-Year Revenue Growth: +21.1% Started in 2006 by two MIT grad students, HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) is a software-as-a-service platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses market themselves, sell, and get found on the internet. Why Does HUBS Stand Out? ARR trends over the last year show it's maintaining a steady flow of long-term contracts that contribute positively to its revenue predictability Prominent and differentiated software leads to a best-in-class gross margin of 85% Operating profits increased over the last year as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient HubSpot is trading at $632 per share, or 11.1x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it's free. One-Year Revenue Growth: +24.1% Started in 2014 by the team of engineers at LinkedIn who originally built it as an internal tool, Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) provides infrastructure software for organizations that makes it easy and fast to collect and move large amounts of data between different systems. Why Do We Like CFLT? Winning new contracts that can potentially increase in value as its billings growth has averaged 27.9% over the last year Platform plays a pivotal role in customer workflows as its net revenue retention rate punches in at 117% Projected revenue growth of 17.4% for the next 12 months suggests its momentum from the last three years will persist At $19.80 per share, Confluent trades at 5.6x forward price-to-sales. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it's free. Market indices reached historic highs following Donald Trump's presidential victory in November 2024, but the outlook for 2025 is clouded by new trade policies that could impact business confidence and growth. While this has caused many investors to adopt a "fearful" wait-and-see approach, we're leaning into our best ideas that can grow regardless of the political or macroeconomic climate. Take advantage of Mr. Market by checking out our Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 175% over the last five years. Stocks that made our list in 2019 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+2,183% between December 2019 and December 2024) as well as under-the-radar businesses like United Rentals (+322% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) Q1 Sales Beat Estimates, Stock Soars
Data storage manufacturer Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street's revenue expectations , with sales up 30.5% year on year to $2.16 billion. On top of that, next quarter's revenue guidance ($2.4 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 3.7% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.90 per share was 9.2% above analysts' consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Seagate Technology? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $2.16 billion vs analyst estimates of $2.14 billion (30.5% year-on-year growth, 1.1% beat) Adjusted EPS: $1.90 vs analyst estimates of $1.74 (9.2% beat) Adjusted EBITDA: $491 million vs analyst estimates of $553.5 million (22.7% margin, 11.3% miss) Revenue Guidance for Q2 CY2025 is $2.4 billion at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $2.31 billion Adjusted EPS guidance for Q2 CY2025 is $2.40 at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $2.05 Operating Margin: 20%, up from 8.6% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow Margin: 10%, up from 7.7% in the same quarter last year Inventory Days Outstanding: 96, up from 89 in the previous quarter Market Capitalization: $17.39 billion "Seagate delivered another solid quarter of profitable year-on-year growth and margin expansion, elevating our non-GAAP EPS to the top of our guidance range. Our performance underscores the structural enhancements we've made to our business model and healthy supply/demand environment for mass capacity storage," said Dave Mosley, Seagate's chief executive officer. The developer of the original 5.25inch hard disk drive, Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) is a leading producer of data storage solutions, including hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) used in PCs and data centers. A company's long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one grows for years. Seagate Technology struggled to consistently generate demand over the last five years as its sales dropped at a 3.8% annual rate. This was below our standards and suggests it's a lower quality business. Semiconductors are a cyclical industry, and long-term investors should be prepared for periods of high growth followed by periods of revenue contractions. We at StockStory place the most emphasis on long-term growth, but within semiconductors, a half-decade historical view may miss new demand cycles or industry trends like AI. Seagate Technology's revenue over the last two years was flat, sugggesting its demand was weak but stabilized after its initial drop in sales. This quarter, Seagate Technology reported wonderful year-on-year revenue growth of 30.5%, and its $2.16 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street's estimates by 1.1%. Beyond the beat, this marks 4 straight quarters of growth, implying that Seagate Technology is in the middle of its cycle - a typical upcycle generally lasts 8-10 quarters. Company management is currently guiding for a 27.2% year-on-year increase in sales next quarter. Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 15.9% over the next 12 months, an improvement versus the last two years. This projection is healthy and indicates its newer products and services will fuel better top-line performance. Today's young investors likely haven't read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next. Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) is an important metric for chipmakers, as it reflects a business' capital intensity and the cyclical nature of semiconductor supply and demand. In a tight supply environment, inventories tend to be stable, allowing chipmakers to exert pricing power. Steadily increasing DIO can be a warning sign that demand is weak, and if inventories continue to rise, the company may have to downsize production. This quarter, Seagate Technology's DIO came in at 96, which is 22 days above its five-year average, suggesting that the company's inventory has grown to higher levels than we've seen in the past. We were impressed by how significantly Seagate Technology blew past analysts' EPS expectations this quarter. We were also glad its adjusted operating income outperformed Wall Street's estimates. On the other hand, its inventory levels materially increased. Overall, we think this was a decent quarter with some key metrics above expectations. The stock traded up 6.6% to $87.01 immediately following the results. Sure, Seagate Technology had a solid quarter, but if we look at the bigger picture, is this stock a buy? The latest quarter does matter, but not nearly as much as longer-term fundamentals and valuation, when deciding if the stock is a buy. 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Forbes
16-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Seagate Survey And Report Shows How To Create Green Data Centers
Green Data Center getty Seagate commissioned a survey and report based upon that survey on the role that digital storage can play in creating more sustainable and efficient data centers. This is particularly important as data centers scale up and new data centers are built to support AI-related businesses. The survey gathered responses from 330 data center professionals across 11 markets: Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, North America, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The report indicates that energy usage is now a top concern for 53.5% of business leaders. The press release quotes Goldman Sachs Research as forecasting that global power demand for data centers will increase by as much as 165% by 2030, compared with 2023. Other key findings are: The full report goes into depth on how reducing the total cost of ownership and achieving sustainability goals can be achieved together as indicated in the figure below. Factors in Creating Green Data Centers Seagate Technology By using less power to store data, storage tiering with less frequently accesses data in less expensive and lower power storage technology, storage device life cycle extension and efficient space use in data centers costs can be controlled while using less energy and generating less greenhouse gasses Note that the carbon contribution for storage in data centers includes both the embedded carbon in manufacturing, shipping and assembling storage systems as well as the ongoing carbon generated by power generation to use the storage devices in storage systems. The figure below, from the report, compares Seagate's estimates of the embedded carbon in SSDs versus HDDs and LTO tape. Embodied carbon in storage media Seagate Technology SSDs and HDDs show a significant difference in the embodied carbon since the semiconductor manufacturing processes used to make the NAND flash die in SSDs take a lot of energy and resources, while HDDs require much less energy and carbon generating resources to manufacture. The table above indicates that the expected embodied carbon per TB per year for SSDs is close to 200 times greater than for HDDs. The table shows LTO tape as also much lower than SSDs but a bit more than HDDs. However, LTO tape is a removable storage media typically used in a library system rather than a complete storage device such as SSDs and HDDs, so I am not sure such a comparison to LTO tape is useful. The report also contains a table on estimated operating power for SSDs, HDDs and LTO tape and an estimated power efficiency in W/TB, shown below. Power consumption of storage media Seagate Technology This table indicates that SSDs for data centers use over 50% more operating power per TB of storage capacity. The LTO tape in the table seems to indicate that it uses more power, but the table is showing the power consumed while writing and reading the tape. With magnetic tape in a tape library the tapes spend most of their time sitting idle in the library, so the actual average power efficiency of the magnetic tape would be much less. Seagate's commissioned survey and report indicates that there are ways that data centers can manage more stored data while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by careful choices of digital storage in a storage hierarchy.
