New JMicron Controller and 32nm Flash could cut SSD Prices in Half by Christmas
JMicron has been bearing the brunt of most enthusiasts complaining of stuttering during random write operations on Solid State Drives (SSDs) using the JMicron’s JMF602 controller. JMicron plans to remedy the ghosts of the past with its new JMF612 controller. Along with the 34nm NAND flash being built by IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron, the prices of the SSDs with this controller and higher density flash could be cut in half by Christmas shopping season.
The JMF612 has an ARM9 embedded processor in a 289-ball TFBGA package with 32KB of ROM and 128KB of RAM at its core and will support up to 256MB of DDR or DDR2 DRAM as an external cache. It uses eight memory channels to access its storage quickly and without lag.The controller is designed for SATA II interface and is able to support Native Command Queuing (NCQ).
The controller will be on display at Computex 2009, with mass production expected to begin in July.
Source: Dailytech
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