Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a global leader in microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a 16-channel, fifth-generation SSD controller with industry-leading security features and rich cloud support.

Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the availability of the NVMe® 4016 SSD controller, the latest member of its Flashtec® controller family.

The Flashtec NVMe 4016 is the industry's highest-performance 5th generation PCIe® NVMe SSD controller, delivering over 14GB/s throughput and over 3 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) to meet the market demand for high-reliability and high-performance SSDs.

This next-generation controller meets the stringent Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of today's cloud-centric data center applications through advanced credit management technology.

The NVMe 4016 controller, compliant with the NVMe 2.0 specification, supports all the latest technologies, including Zoned Name Space (ZNS) and Cloud Open Compute Platform (OCP). It supports storage and performance computing applications. Furthermore, the controller's flexible architecture helps customers prepare for the ever-evolving NVMe standard.

The NVMe 4016 is the next-generation Flashtec controller with several enhancements and is the first Gen 5 PCIe controller to introduce PCIe link encryption support. The NVMe 4016 controller addresses key security requirements for storage and enterprise applications with dual-signature authentication and Trusted Platform support. The NVMe 4016's advanced virtualization capabilities enable massive deployment of physical functions (PFs) and virtual machines (VMs) per port, maximizing the efficient use of PCIe resources in growing data centers and cloud computing infrastructures.

The flexibility of the Flashtec controller supports a wide range of form factors, including EDSFF. Backed by a comprehensive development platform, debugging tools, and a best-in-class dedicated applications team, the Flashtec NVMe 4016 controller meets all the requirements of modern SSD solutions: high capacity, high performance, security, power optimization, and computational storage readiness.