FADU, a data center semiconductor specialist, said on the 15th that it has launched a strategic partnership with Taiwan's ADATA and Giga Computing to build a next-generation enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) ecosystem.
The collaboration centers on ADATA's new enterprise brand, "TRUSTA," which combines FADU's innovative controller technology, ADATA's SSD expertise, and Giga Computing's advanced server engineering capabilities to deliver solutions that boost performance and energy efficiency in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
According to market research firm TrendForce, AI inference data volume is projected to reach 3.8 times that of training data by 2030. Energy consumption demand is also expected to rise 1.65 times from 2023, making energy-efficient storage solutions an emerging key trend.
The flagship new product "TRUSTA T7P5 PCIe 5.0 SSD," validated on the Giga Computing platform, delivers high performance and outstanding power efficiency and is optimized for building next-generation AI infrastructure.
The product is equipped with FADU's Gen 5 controller and has completed validation on Giga Computing's latest server platforms (Intel Xeon 6 and AMD EPYC 9005 series), supporting improvements in customers' performance and energy efficiency.
The "TRUSTA T7P5 PCIe 5.0 SSD," which obtained "QVL (Qualified Vendor List)" certification proving SSD compatibility, offers high-speed reads of 13,500 MB per second, high-speed writes of 10,300 MB per second, and transfer efficiency of 447 MB per watt (W).
Through its cooperation with ADATA, FADU is actively promoting a white-label SSD business, has begun full-scale sampling of TRUSTA Gen5 SSDs to major Taiwanese server makers, and is conducting validation and compatibility testing.
In particular, as a next step after supplying finished goods SSDs, joint development and commercialization are underway from a mid- to long-term perspective. By leveraging FADU's corporations SSD solutions and proven technology, along with ADATA's mass-production infrastructure and global customer network, the two companies are seeking synergy.
In addition, based on completing quality validation and compatibility testing on Giga Computing's key platforms and being listed on the QVL, the three parties—FADU, ADATA, and Giga Computing—are pursuing expanded sales opportunities through joint marketing activities.
In the Chinese market, the companies are expanding cooperation in the white-label SSD business based on partnerships with module firms, thereby pushing to broaden sales opportunities. Discussions on sales opportunities for server companies and data center customers in China are also in full swing.
Lee Ji-hyo, FADU's CEO, said, "We are not only supplying controllers optimized for AI data centers to multiple hyperscale corporations, but also strengthening our push into the Asian market through strategic collaborations with partners such as Taiwan's ADATA and Giga Computing."