WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 48° E  /  GLOBAL TECH · SUMMARISED SUBSCRIBE
AI, business, devices, policy — global tech, summarised every 30 minutes.
Devices · 1h ago

Silicon Motion Starts PCIe Gen7 SSD Controller Development

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

Silicon Motion, a new entrant in data center storage, is ramping up shipments of PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers to hyperscalers. The company has already begun development on PCIe Gen7 controllers, aligning with Nvidia's Storage Next initiative. This positions Silicon Motion to compete in next-generation storage for AI and high-performance computing.

Meridian48 take
The PCIe Gen7 timeline is ambitious, but Silicon Motion's early move signals the industry's race to keep up with AI-driven storage demands.
Read the full reporting
'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou — Nvidia's Storage Next initiative is becoming a focal point →
Tom's Hardware
pcie-gen7ssd-controllers
More devices briefs
Go deeper on devices
AllAIStartupsBusinessDevicesPolicySecurityDev ToolsPakistan