With an explosion in data and the relentless growth in demand for information, identifying a much more efficient means of storage has become extremely important. In this session, we will cover the key drivers behind the need for faster and more efficient storage. NVMe, a standardized protocol for PCIe-based storage, is giving users the huge leap in bandwidth required for demanding applications. Samsung, who makes the fastest NVMe SSDs on the market, will cover the benefits enabled by such technology, in areas such as fraud prevention and surgical procedures. The technology behind flash drives – NAND memory – will be spotlighted in this presentation. Memory manufacturers have improved NAND’s value by migrating from single-level-cell to multi-level-cell designs, but the most significant evolution will be a marriage of triple-level-cell and V-NAND flash manufacturing technologies. Samsung will also provide an overview of the prospects for TLC V-NAND with mobile device manufacturers, while examining the strong potential for a much wider TLC V-NAND market in data centers.

1. NVMe and TLC V-NAND: IT’S ABOUT TIME
Tien Shiah, Samsung Product Marketing

2. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE

3. 28.5 linear steps

4. Distance to Moon = 238,900 Miles
28.5 exponential steps

5. 6th Century BC
GEOCENTRIC MODEL

6. HELIOCENTRIC MODEL
16th Century

7. 2,000+ YEARS TO EVOLVE TO HELIOCENTRIC MODEL

8. PC-CENTRIC
MODEL
2010
2010
2007
2000
1995
1992

9. CLOUD-CENTRIC
MODEL

10. 20 YEARS TO EVOLVE TO CLOUD CENTRIC MODEL

11. MASSIVE DATA GROWTH

12. ONE PC
PER HOUSEHOLD

13. MULTIPLE DEVICES
PER HOUSEHOLD MEMBER

14. DEMANDING PERFECTION
4K VIDEO
1080p
480p

15. THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE

16. MOBILE DATA SPEEDS
0.1 0.3
100
2G 3G 4G
(Mb/s)

17. 0.1 0.3
100
10,000
2G 3G 4G
MOBILE DATA SPEEDS
5G
(Mb/s)

18. 11 54
600
A/B G N
WiFi SPEEDS 1,300
AC
(Mb/s)

19. 11 54
600
A/B G N
WiFi SPEEDS
7
1,300
AC
7,000
AD
(Mb/s)

20. WIRED SPEEDS
1 480
5,000
10,000
USB 1.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.1
(Mb/s)

21. 1 480
5,000
10,000
40,000
USB 1.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.1 Thunderbolt 3
(Mb/s)WIRED SPEEDS

22. DAWN OF A NEW ERA

23. 60 MB/s
USB 2.0
75 MB/s
Wireless N
SATA HDD
WAS FAST ENOUGH

24. THE SATA HDD IS NOW
THE BOTTLENECK
5,000 MB/s
Thunderbolt 3
1,250 MB/s
USB 3.1
163 MB/s
Wireless AC
875 MB/s
WiGig

25. 1,250 MB/s
USB 3.1
SATA SSD
WAS FAST ENOUGH
5,000 MB/s
Thunderbolt 3
163 MB/s
Wireless AC
875 MB/s
WiGig

26. NVMe IS FASTER.
5,000 MB/s
Thunderbolt 3
MUCH FASTER.
1,250 MB/s
USB 3.1
163 MB/s
Wireless AC
875 MB/s
WiGig

27. SATA vs NVMe
#of Queues
#of CMD/Queue
SATA AHCI PCIe NVMe
1
32
64,000
64,000

28. SATA vs NVMe
SATA AHCI PCIe NVMe

29. PC IMPACT

30. 6 Mins
COPYING FILES
SATA HDD
10GB FILES
3 Mins 3 Mins

31. Thunderbolt + NVMe
COPYING FILES
NVMe SSD 10 Secs10GB FILES

32. TRANSFERRING DATA
FASTER = MORE BATTERY LIFE
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3
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10
20
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60
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140
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160
170
180
Power(W)
Time (s)
HDD
SSD (94% less power)

33. DATACENTER & ENTERPRISE IMPACT

34. 1U Server, 10 2.5” Drives
10 SATA SSDs = 40Gbps throughput
DATACENTER
OPTIMIZATION
1 NVMe SSD
40Gbps throughput

35. 1080p
VIDEO STREAMING
HD
6Mb/s

36. 4K VIDEO
3X
VIDEO STREAMING
UHD
20Mb/s

37. 1080P with SATA SSD
VIDEO STREAMING 6-7K HD
Subscribers
40Gbps
1 server, 10 SATA SSDs

38. 4K with SATA SSD
VIDEO STREAMING 6-7K UHD
Subscribers
120Gbps
3 servers, 30 SATA SSDs

39. 4K with NVMe SSD
VIDEO STREAMING 6-7K HD
Subscribers
120Gbps
1 server, 3 NVMe SSDs

40. SPARKING NEW POSSIBILITIES

41. SURGICAL PROCEDURES
REAL-TIME MARKETING
STOCK TRADING
DYNAMIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
SURVEILLANCE / SECURITY
REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
CRIME PREVENTION
SELF DRIVING CARS

42. SUN
2,000 YEARS
NVMe
2 YEARS
CLOUD
20 YEARS

43. NVMe
MARCHING INTO THE NEXT ERA

44. TLC V-NAND

45. Lowering Cost via Process Geometry
120nm 1Gb
90nm 2Gb
70nm 2Gb
60nm 8Gb
50nm 16Gb
40nm 16Gb
1x 128Gb
1999 2003 2006 2013
Technology
CAPEX
Density
NAND Flash Challenges
A Disruptive
Technology
is required!

46. Lowering Cost via Multi-Bit Cells
 SLC (Single-Level-Cell)
 MLC (Multi-Level-Cell)
 TLC (Tri-Level-Cell)
More levels Decreases NAND Reliability

47. Transition to 3D NAND
2D Planar
‘05 ‘13‘07 ‘09 ‘11 Year
Design
Rule
(nm)
‘03
3D V-NAND / High Scalability
128Gb
16Gb
8
stack
128Gb
24
stack
1Tb
‘15
128Gb
32
stack
256Gb
48
stack

48. V-NAND Gains Back What was Lost
 For planar NAND, performance was sacrificed
going to TLC
 V-NAND has faster program/erase than planar
 V-NAND gains back what was lost

49. V-NAND Gains Back What was Lost
 For planar NAND, endurance was sacrificed
going to TLC
 V-NAND gains back what was lost
Industry transitioning to 3D NAND for
mainstream client and enterprise applications

50. How Does This Translate to SSD Performance?
 Synthetic benchmarks show TLC V-NAND
SSD outperforms MLC SSD

51. How Does This Translate to SSD Performance?
 Synthetic benchmarks show TLC V-NAND
SSD outperforms MLC SSD
 Data Center use also requires great
random performance – TLC V-NAND holds
up well

52. Performance, Density, and Power
 Endurance in SSDs can be tuned via
amount of Over Provisioning (OP)

53. Performance, Density, and Power
 V-NAND enables industry to
continue to scale (Moore’s Law)

54. Performance, Density, and Power
 The first data center NVMe SSD that
is under 8 watts

55. Use in Client
 Used in mainstream commercial
and consumer notebooks
 Integrated in major OEM
designs, and sold in retail and
after-market channels

56. Use in Data Center
 TLC V-NAND achieves the level
of performance and reliability
required
 Enables a cost point ready to
displace 15K HDDs

57. Summary
 Scalability
 Performance
 Enabler of many world firsts in SSDs
Tien Shiah, SSD Product Marketing
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
t.shiah@samsung.com

58. Thank You