{"id":2130,"date":"2024-03-20T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/sk-hynix-unveils-highest-performing-ssd-for-ai-pcs-at-nvidia-gtc-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:23:57","slug":"sk-hynix-unveils-highest-performing-ssd-for-ai-pcs-at-nvidia-gtc-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/sk-hynix-unveils-highest-performing-ssd-for-ai-pcs-at-nvidia-gtc-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SK hynix Unveils Highest-Performing SSD for AI PCs at NVIDIA GTC 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00b7 SK hynix will develop PCB01, a PCIe Gen 5 SSD, in the first half of 2024 and launch the product this year
\n\u00b7 The company also presented the industry\u2019s first volume-produced 12-layer HBM3E at GTC 2024
\n\u00b7 PCB01 strengthens SK hynix\u2019s status as the world\u2019s No. 1 AI memory provider in on-device AI as well as HBM<\/div>\n

\"PCB01,<\/p>\n

\u25b2 Figure 1. PCB01, SK hynix\u2019s PCIe Gen 5 SSD, is optimized for PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)<\/p>\n

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\nSK hynix unveiled a new consumer product based on its latest solid-state drive (SSD), PCB01, which boasts industry-leading performance levels at GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2024. Hosted by NVIDIA in San Jose, California from March 18\u201321, GTC is one of the world\u2019s leading conferences for AI developers.<\/p>\n

Applied to on-device AI* <\/sup> PCs, PCB01 is a PCIe* <\/sup> fifth-generation SSD which recently had its performance and reliability verified by a major global customer. After completing product development in the first half of 2024, SK hynix plans to launch two versions of PCB01 by the end of the year which target both major technology companies and general consumers.<\/a><\/p>\n

* <\/sup>On-device AI: The performance of AI computation and inference directly within devices such as smartphones or PCs, unlike cloud-based AI services that require a remote cloud server.
\n* <\/sup>Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe): A high-speed input\/output interface with a serialization format used on the motherboard of digital devices.<\/p>\n

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Optimized for AI PCs, Capable of Loading LLMs Within One Second<\/h3>\n
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Offering the industry\u2019s highest sequential read speed of 14 gigabytes per second (GB\/s) and a sequential write speed of 12 GB\/s, PCB01 doubles the speed specifications of its previous generation. This enables the loading of LLMs* <\/sup> required for AI learning and inference in less than one second.<\/p>\n

* <\/sup>Large language model (LLM):\u00a0As language models trained on vast amounts of data, LLMs are essential for performing generative AI tasks as they create, summarize, and translate texts.<\/p>\n

To make on-device AIs operational, PC manufacturers create a structure that stores an LLM in the PC\u2019s internal storage and quickly transfers the data to DRAMs for AI tasks. In this process, the PCB01 inside the PC efficiently supports the loading of LLMs. SK hynix expects these characteristics of its latest SSD to greatly increase the speed and quality of on-device AIs.<\/p>\n

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\u25b2 Figure 2. SK hynix\u2019s PCIe Gen 5 SSD PCB01 is optimized for PC OEMs<\/p>\n

PCB01 also offers a 30% improvement in power efficiency compared to its previous generation so it can effectively manage power from large-scale AI computations. In addition, SK hynix has applied single-level cell (SLC)* <\/sup> caching technology to the product which enables some of the cells\u2014the storage areas of NAND\u2014to operate as SLCs with fast processing speeds. The technology allows selected data to be quickly read and written, speeding up the operation of AI services and general PC operations.<\/p>\n

* <\/sup>Single-level cell (SLC):\u00a0A type of memory cell used in NAND flash that stores one bit of data in a single cell. As the amount of data stored increases, the memory cell becomes a multi-level cell (MLC), a triple-level cell (TLC), and so on. Even though more data can be stored in the same area, the speed and stability decreases. SLC speeds up the processing of selected data.<\/p>\n

Jae-yeun Yun, head of NAND Product Planning and Enablement at SK hynix, stated: \u201cPCB01 will not only be highlighted for its use in AI PCs, but this high-performing product will also receive significant attention in the gaming and high-end PC markets,\u201d he said. \u201cOur much-anticipated product will allow us to solidify our position as the global no.1 AI memory provider not only in the HBM field but also in the on-device AI area.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u25b2 Figure 3. The PCB01-based product on display at GTC 2024<\/p>\n

Alongside its PCB01-based product, SK hynix also introduced its next-generation flagship technologies and solutions at GTC 2024 including its 36 GB 12-layer HBM3E, CXL* <\/sup>, and GDDR7* <\/sup>. The display of HBM3E, the industry\u2019s first fifth-generation HBM solution, follows the company\u2019s announcement that it has begun volume production of the product. In addition, GDDR7 attracted much attention for doubling its bandwidth and improving its power efficiency by 40% compared to its predecessor GDDR6.<\/p>\n

* <\/sup>Compute Express Link (CXL): An integrated interface that connects multiple devices such as memory, CPUs, GPUs, and accelerators all at once.
\n* <\/sup>GDDR7: The 7th generation of graphics memory that supports GPUs to work faster and more efficiently.<\/p>\n

On top of presenting its world-class portfolio, SK hynix also held presentation sessions at GTC 2024. Technical Leader Seoyeong Jeong of HBM Marketing gave a talk titled \u201cThe Outlook of the HBM Market\u201d where she shared insights on the importance of AI memory and its core technologies.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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