Component · Memory & Storage
SSD controller
The SoC inside an SSD that runs the flash translation layer, error correction, wear levelling, garbage collection and the host protocol. Its firmware determines endurance, tail latency and power more than the NAND does.
- Also known as
- Flash controller
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Memory & Storage, Storage systems
Notes
Phison, Silicon Motion and Marvell supply most merchant controllers, while the large NAND makers use in-house designs.
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