Micron Technology has announced the delivery of the world's first data center solid state drive (SSD) based on 176 layers of vertically integrated NAND technology. Micron 7450 NVMeTM SSD delivers Quality of service (QoS) latency of 2 milliseconds (ms) or less, 1 provides rich storage capacity and profile specifications to meet the demanding data center workloads

     The new data center SSD uses Micron's industry-leading NAND technology to deliver ultra-efficient designs, including 176-layer storage units and CMOS under-the-array technology. The 7450 SSD integrates Micron's own DRAM, in-house developed SoC system-level chips, and related firmware to quickly respond to customer needs and support enhanced device security features.

    "PCIe 4.0 is on its way to becoming the most widely used SSD interface in servers," said Jeremy Werner, corporate vice president and general manager of Micron Technology's Storage Group. "We are now launching the Micron 7450 SSD at the right time. "This product leads the industry with the most advanced NAND technology in data center SSDS, and importantly, consistently and reliably reduces latency to under 2 milliseconds, which is critical for achieving quality of service for scaled data center workloads."