At the end of last year, Intel issued an announcement confirming that it had received $7 billion from SK Hynix for the first phase of the transaction, which purchased the NAND flash memory business including Intel’s factory in Dalian, China. Then SK hynix established a subsidiary called
Solidigm, which transferred the storage business related to the acquisition of Intel. Solidigm is headquartered in San Jose, California, and its CEO is Rob Crooke, an Intel veteran.
SK hynix
announced the first technology and product cooperation with Solidigm, combining SK hynix’s 128-layer stacked 4D NAND flash memory with Solidigm’s SSD master control and firmware expertise to launch the first cooperation product: enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD), P5530. The product supports PCIe 4.0 interface and is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and is optimized for performance for specific data center use cases and target deployments.
SK hynix said that in the future, it will work with Solidigm to optimize the operations of both companies and create synergies and partnerships. SK Hynix expects to increase the competitiveness of its NAND flash memory business to the same level as its DRAM business through the partnership with Solidigm.
“With in-time demonstration of the collaborative product based on the combined competence of SK hynix and Solidigm, we aim to not only enhance our NAND flash business competitiveness but also speed up our “Inside America” strategy,” said Kevin (Jongwon) Noh, President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at SK hynix. “SK hynix and Solidigm will continue to partner in order to optimize both companies’ operations to create greater synergies.”
“In our early days of Solidigm, we’re pleased to be forming a strong collaboration with SK hynix. Together, we’re united in optimizing our products to provide unparalleled solutions for our customers. The P5530 is just the first example of what will come from our industry-defining partnership as we solidify our leadership across the NAND industry and create a new paradigm for solid state storage,” said Rob Crooke, Chief Executive Officer at Solidigm.
