Microchip launches Flashtec NVMe 5016 SSD controller

The NVMe 5016 controller focuses on maximising compute resource usage in traditional and AI-accelerated servers under demanding workloads, with the product having a sequential read performance of more than 14 GB per second. Moreover, Microchip designed the product to have a high random read performance of 3.5M IOs per second and a power profile focused on power-sensitive data centre requirements, offering over 2.5 GB of data per watt. The NVMe 5016 controller leverages node technologies and includes power management capabilities, such as automatic idling of processor cores and autonomous power minimisation features.

Furthermore, with the launch, Microchip intends to allow users to reduce the total cost of ownership as virtualisation capabilities, including single root I/O virtualisation (SR-IOV), multiple physical functions, and several functions per physical function, maximise the PCIe resource utilisation. In addition, the product was embedded with security features to maintain the integrity of both firmware and data throughout its lifecycle. These capabilities include Secure Boot with hardware Root-of-Trust, dual signature authentication to facilitate system OEM and end-user verification.