FMS: Bravo XL M.2 or U.2 400/800GB SSD With Toshiba 3D BICS3 XL-Flash NAND by Fadu

Fadu Technology announced the Bravo XL SSD optimized for low latency, performance/TB, endurance and a QoS needed for IO-intensive applications.

It is a storage solution for high-speed cache data, log data processing, In-Memory Databases (IMDB) and real-time analytics and other enterprise storage applications deployed to meet growing demand from the big data and HPC markets.

Annapurna NVMe/PCIe Gen 3.1 flash memory controller

The Bravo XL is designed around the company’s Annapurna NVMe/PCIe Gen 3.1 flash memory controller to deliver low power consumption, performance, and reliability.

The SSD is available in an M.2 or U.2 (7mm) design with 400 or 800GB capacities using Toshiba Memory Corp.‘s 3D BICS3 XL-flash NAND memory.

“With our breakthrough Bravo XL SSD, we expect to contribute to the market introductions of next-generation computing systems, enabling efficiency and stellar performance,” said Jihyo Lee, CEO and co-founder, Fadu. “We will continue to develop next-generation XL SSDs with higher density and greater product competitiveness, to lead the industry in accelerating the growth of premium SSDs,” Lee continued.

“The Bravo XL SSD fills an important application need for low latency performance, critical to sustaining QOS by storage service providers,” stated Greg Wong, principal analyst, Forward Insights. “In addition, the low power architecture of the SSD improves the KIO/s/Watt performance over competing high-performance solutions,” Wong continued.

The Bravo XL SSD is sampling with partners and will be available as a turnkey solution, wherein the firm supplies the Annapurna controller, SSD design, and customized firmware, or as a private-labeled NVMe SSD with consigned Toshiba XL-flash.