Reliable, High-Performance Solutions for HDDs, cSSDs and eSSDs
Arm technology powers billions of storage applications, from storage device controllers and built-in storage to hard disk drives (HDDs), consumer-grade solid-state drives (cSSDs) and enterprise-grade solid-state drives (eSSDs). With the internet of things (IoT) and digitization contributing to growing datasets and increasingly complex workloads, it is essential for storage drives to be built on a reliable, secure, and efficient platform.
Our verified, energy-efficient processors, system IP, and security, combined with the world’s largest partner ecosystem, enable fast, simple, and cost-effective development.
Arm’s Storage Solutions Bring Value and Performance
Arm’s Cortex processors and system IP offer a high-performance and energy-efficient solution that are designed for complex computing tasks for storage devices.
Proven Arm technology has been integrated into billions of storage devices to-date, helping optimize development and providing a foundation for success.
The combination of ready-to-run, open-source code from Linux, cloud native software technologies and Arm’s toolchain provides a foundation for fast development of storage solutions.
Improve Speed, Power Efficiency, and Scalability with Computational Storage
Organizations need the infrastructure and technology to generate, store and process data quickly, securely, and efficiently. Computational storage enables organizations to maximize the benefits of big data by putting high-performance processing power directly on the storage device. With quick and easy access to vital information and analytics, companies can improve decision-making and innovate for changing market conditions and trends.
Arm Technology for Innovative Embedded, HDD, and SSD Storage Applications
Cortex-R82
Cortex-R82 is 64-bit and supports Arm Neon technology for accelerating ML workloads, and optional memory management unit (MMU) for enabling rich operating systems (OS). It is suitable for datacenters, eSSDs, and computational storage drives (CSDs).
Cortex-R8
Cortex-R8 is optimized for high-performance, real-time applications. It offers flexibility and scalability combined with low-latency and power-efficiency, and is suited for storage controllers and modems so data can be moved as quickly as possible.
Cortex-R5
For HDD and SSD mass storage systems, the Cortex-R5 processor provides the ideal balance between processor performance, reliability, and real-time response demanded by varied storage applications.
Cortex-A55
Cortex-A55 is Arm’s most powerful and efficient mid-range Cortex-A series processor. Built on DynamIQ technology, it is ideal for complex compute tasks, such as in high-end enterprise and datacenter devices.
Cortex-M55
As the first processor to feature Arm Helium vector processing technology, Cortex-M55 is the most AI-capable Cortex-M processor. It delivers enhanced, power-efficient DSP and ML performance for storage solutions.
Cortex-M7
Cortex-M7 is the highest performance processor in the Cortex-M family, designed for cost-sensitive and power-constrained solutions, including Universal Flash Storage (UFS) controllers in smartphones and cSSDs in laptops.
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