Sep 29, 2024 04:49 AMSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology , today announced it has successfully developed the industry's first PCIe 4.0 automotive SSD based on eighth-generation vertical NAND . With industry-leading speeds and enhanced reliability, the new auto SSD, AM9C1 is an optimal solution for on-device AI capabilities in automotive applications.
"We are collaborating with global autonomous vehicle makers and providing high-performance, high-capacity automotive products," said Hyunduk Cho, Vice President and Head of Automotive Group at Samsung Electronics' Memory Business."Samsung will continue to lead the Physical AI 1 memory market that encompasses applications from autonomous driving to robotics technologies."
The 256GB AM9C1 is currently being sampled by key partners and is expected to begin mass production by the end of this year. Samsung plans to offer multiple storage capacities for the AM9C1 ranging from 128GB to 2 terabytes to address the growing demand for high-capacity automotive SSDs. The 2TB model, which is set to offer the industry's largest capacity in this product category, is scheduled to start mass production early next year.