drag2share: BiTMICRO's next-gen SSD controller to deliver blazing speed and big storage in 2012

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/22/bitmicros-next-gen-ssd-controller-to-deliver-blazing-speed-and/

SSD controllers aren't the most glamorous chunks of silicon to be hawking, but you can make quite a name for yourself with them (just ask SandForce). BiTMICRO is betting that its next-gen platform will be something manufacturers will want in on. Targeted primarily at enterprise class devices, the as yet unnamed chips will be capable of performing 400,000 random write IOPS per second and support drives up to 5TB in size. By comparison, SandForce's SF-2000 tops out at 60,000 IOPS. Others will have time to catch up, though, BiTMICRO says the platform will be ready for "market testing" during the first half of 2012. Check out the PR after the break.

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