- Broadband Optics SSD can be key to the development of mega city size data centers
- Opt for optical SSDs allow the distance between calculation and storage to grow much more
- The other advantage of optical IR is the energy saving associated with the movement of data Petabytes around
A trio of Japanese technological giants, Kioxia, Aio Core and Kyocera, have announced the development of a broadband SSD prototype with an optical interface that works with the PCIE 5.0 standard.
According to the reports, the optical SSD prototype has achieved “functional operation” using PCIE 5.0, which offers double the bandwidth of PCIE 4.0.
This was possible through a combination of the IOCore optical transcetor of Aio Core and the Optinity Optinity Integration Module of Kyocera.
Optical IR
This optical SSD was created to manage the demands of modern applications such as generative AI, which are based on moving large amounts of data.
The use of SSD optical connections could help reduce physical limitations linked to traditional electrical interfaces, especially in large -scale data centers.
The three companies say they plan to continue developing technology and apply it to the proof tests aimed at the future use of the real world.
One of the main benefits of optical IR is the ability to increase the physical distance between calculation and storage without losing energy performance or efficiency. This is expected to be especially useful for data centers that cover broader areas.
There is also the additional advantage of reduced energy use by changing data petabytes, which could help meet the growing environmental objectives in the technology industry.
The objective of the project is to create new digital infrastructure technologies that reduce energy use in data centers in more than 40% compared to current systems.
This work is part of the “Next Generation Green Data Center Technology Development” project, JPNP21029, which receives funds from the New Organization for the Development of Industrial and Energy Technology (Nento) through the Green Innovation Fund project.
Each company provides specific experience to support the shared objective of building a more efficient and capable data infrastructure for the future. Kioxia is focusing on the development of broadband optic SSD, Aio Core is working on optolectronic fusion and kyocera devices is creating optolectronic containers.
