I can understand having the heatspreader version due to size requirements, but I don't understand the mega sized version. The mega sized version seems like it is overkill for a 14W part, even if it bleeds all 14W of it into heat.
The E1.S form factor was originally defined with the 9.5mm and 25mm options, with the latter intended to accommodate not just SSDs but also fairly high-powered accelerators (25W, compared to the ~14W used by these SSDs). The 15mm option is the most recent addition to the standard, having been added this spring mainly at the request of one of the big companies involved in OCP that I think was going to deploy it at scale with or without standardization. So now the 15mm and 25mm options are fairly redundant, and it may take a few years to see which one ends up being more popular in the long run.
Billy, I know this is a bit off-topic, but any news on new 3D XPoint products, like Intel's Alder Stream or Micron's efforts (like the X100 drive)? Can you get a sample of the X100 to review?
A Micron X100 sample is very unlikely; the VP of their storage business unit told me his division isn't responsible for that product and it wasn't ever planned to be widely available. Intel hasn't had much to say about storage lately, but they are at least doing a Flash Memory Summit keynote next week so there's some hope we'll get a meaningful update.
Thanks for the update. I wish they had more. You would think Micron especially should be doing more, when you see ones like SK Hynix and Kioxia doing/getting more.
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meacupla - Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - link
I can understand having the heatspreader version due to size requirements, but I don't understand the mega sized version.The mega sized version seems like it is overkill for a 14W part, even if it bleeds all 14W of it into heat.
Billy Tallis - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
The E1.S form factor was originally defined with the 9.5mm and 25mm options, with the latter intended to accommodate not just SSDs but also fairly high-powered accelerators (25W, compared to the ~14W used by these SSDs). The 15mm option is the most recent addition to the standard, having been added this spring mainly at the request of one of the big companies involved in OCP that I think was going to deploy it at scale with or without standardization. So now the 15mm and 25mm options are fairly redundant, and it may take a few years to see which one ends up being more popular in the long run.romrunning - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
Billy, I know this is a bit off-topic, but any news on new 3D XPoint products, like Intel's Alder Stream or Micron's efforts (like the X100 drive)? Can you get a sample of the X100 to review?Billy Tallis - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
A Micron X100 sample is very unlikely; the VP of their storage business unit told me his division isn't responsible for that product and it wasn't ever planned to be widely available. Intel hasn't had much to say about storage lately, but they are at least doing a Flash Memory Summit keynote next week so there's some hope we'll get a meaningful update.romrunning - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
Thanks for the update. I wish they had more. You would think Micron especially should be doing more, when you see ones like SK Hynix and Kioxia doing/getting more.Sivar - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
Still the worst company name since "Sam and Ella’s" (say it fast and you will get it) Pizza and Subs.MenhirMike - Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - link
At first I thought this was Kyocera diversifying from printers.drexnx - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link
yeah I was coming to ask how to say it correctly, is it kee-ocksey-yuh or kee-oshy-yuh? or ky-oshy-yuh? or something else entirely!?Billy Tallis - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4OMBtZIWJ8Something close to key-oak-see-uh.
drexnx - Thursday, November 5, 2020 - link
thanks, seems to me like if you know you need to make a "how to pronounce our name" video, perhaps the name was ill-chosen 🤔