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Samsung Electronics has started mass production of the industry’s first Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) solid state drive (SSD) in the new, smaller, M.2 form factor for use in ultra slim and slim notebook PCs. 

As the use of coin-sized NVMe SSDs is expected to expand from ultra high performance workstations to ultura slim notebook PCs this year, the company is accelerating the domination of the market in advance. 

The M.2 is an ultra slim storage standard suitable for small devices like ultra slim PCs. NVMe is an interface specification that aims to enable a SSD to make the most effective use of the high-speed Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus in a computer. It is six times faster than the previous SATA-based interface. 

The drive’s is only 3.73 millimeters thick at maximum and weighs less than 7 grams. That is only a tenth of the weight of a 2.5" SSD.

The 512 gigabytes (GB) model is capable of sequential reads at 2,260 MB/sec, which is four times faster than a SATA-based M.2 SSD, using Samsung's leading-edge controller technology. It is also capable of sequential write speeds of 1,600 MB/sec, which is three times faster than existing models. 

When it comes to random read operations, it can process 300,000 Inputs Output Per Second (IOPS), which is more than three times faster than the the 97,000 IOPS of a SATA-based SSD. In addition, its power consumption is drastically reduced to under 2mW during sleep mode or in hibernation using the latest power-saving circuits.

Baek Jee-ho, senior vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Electronics, said, “Our new NVMe SSD will allow for faster, ultra-slim notebook PCs with extended battery use. Samsung will take the lead in popularizing ultra-fast, highly energy-efficient, compact SSDs and give wider publicity to its convenience.”

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