Responding to the rapidly growing demand for high-density, low-latency storage in AI servers and data centers, SSSTC has introduced its next-generation enterprise solid-state drive (SSD), the ER4 Series SATA SSD. The new series offers capacities of up to 16 TB, making it one of the few SATA SSDs on the market to deliver such high density. It also features impressive random read/write performance of 98K / 30K IOPS, while the 8 TB model achieves 98K / 55K IOPS—combining large capacity with exceptional performance ideal for AI inference, real-time analytics, and high-concurrency workloads.

The ER4 Series uses a 2.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s standard interface and supports hot-swapping, enabling direct replacement of traditional hard disk drives (HDDs). This allows businesses to upgrade their storage seamlessly while maintaining existing infrastructure and optimizing cost efficiency. The lineup includes 16 TB (15.36 TB) and 8 TB (7.68 TB) models, both delivering sequential read/write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 530 MB/s, respectively. Each model also provides 98K random read IOPS, significantly enhancing processing capabilities in high-concurrency environments—particularly beneficial for OLTP workloads, AI inference, cloud platforms, and data analytics requiring low latency.

Solid State Storage Technology Corporation (SSSTC) proudly announces the launch of the SSSTC CA8 Series, the world's first industrial M.2 SSD built with BiCS FLASH generation 8 3D flash memory technology and a PCIe Gen 5 x4 interface. Offered in the industry-standard M.2 2280 form factor, the SSSTC CA8 Series is available in 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB capacities.

The SSSTC CA8 Series complies with PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0, supporting ultra-high-speed data access with transfer rates up to 32 GT/s per-lane—doubling the throughput of PCIe 4.0 interface. With SLC caching, the SSSTC CA8 Series achieves sequential read speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s and write speeds up to 12,000 MB/s, along with random performance of up to 2,000K IOPS (read) and 1,600K IOPS (write)—making it one of the fastest industrial SSDs on the market.

Solid State Storage Technology Corporation (SSSTC) launches the EJ5 series PCIe 5.0 SSD, specifically designed for enterprise applications focusing on AI, data centers, and high-performance computing (HPC) fields. This SSD aims to provide exceptional performance and reliability, particularly designed for enterprise-grade servers, rugged devices, and high-intensity workloads for mixed-use applications with U.2 and E3.S specifications.

The EJ5 series SSD is well-suited for high-intensity applications such as AI and machine learning (ML) processing, virtualization, and real-time data analysis, as well as large database management. This series adopts PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 technology, with maximum sequential read and write speeds of up to 14 GB/s and 7.5 GB/s, and random read and write speeds reaching 2500K IOPS and 670K IOPS, respectively. Even under varying workloads and intense read/write operations, the QoS performance remains highly consistent, ensuring stable performance across different applications. In addition to ultra-high performance and stability, the EJ5 series features ultra-low latency, with random write latency as low as 14μs, providing rapid and stable data processing capabilities for AI applications.

Plextor, one of the most iconic names in PC storage once known for high performance and quality, has announced it will cease operations. Parent company Kioxia has decided to retire the Plextor brand name for solid state drives (SSDs). Instead, it will market products under its Solid State Storage Technology Corporation (SSSTC) brand going forward. The move comes after Kioxia acquired Plextor and its parent company Lite-On's SSD business back in 2019. Since then, Plextor has struggled to keep pace with new storage technologies. With PCIe Gen 4 and PCIe Gen 5 SSD controllers coming to market, Plextor failed to adopt the new Phison and InnoGrit platforms, instead sticking with Marvell controllers, lagging behind at that time.

Now, SSSTC and Kioxia will strictly focus SSD sales on the enterprise, data center, and industrial segments rather than the consumer market. The Plextor website is already redirecting to SSSTC.com, which no longer lists any drives for client PCs. While current Plextor SSD owners will continue to receive warranty support and RMA services, no new Plextor drives are expected to be released. The company had a history stretching back over 30 years of making top-performing optical disk drives and SSDs. Similarly to OCZ after its acquisition by Toshiba, the Plextor name will now fade into history. But in the fast-moving storage business, companies live and die by their ability to adopt cutting-edge technologies. Hence, companies are always on the edge of their seats, trying to survive.