Silicon Motion Technology Corporation reports developments in NAND flash controllers and solid-state storage solutions. The company designs and markets SSD controllers for servers, PCs and client devices, eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers for smartphones, IoT products and automotive applications, and customized SSD solutions for hyperscale data center, industrial and automotive uses.
Recurring SIMO news includes quarterly financial results, product-category sales trends for SSD controllers, eMMC+UFS controllers, and Ferri and boot-drive solutions, as well as ADS dividend confirmations. Company updates also cover enterprise PCIe NVMe controllers, MonTitan enterprise SSD controller solutions, Ferri embedded storage products, and controller technologies used in AI, cloud and data-center boot storage architectures.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) introduced its new MonTitan™ SSD Reference Design Kit (RDK), built around the company’s next-generation patented PerformaShape™ technology for Agentic AI infrastructure. The platform is designed to let enterprise SSDs act as a persistent memory layer, supporting KV cache offload and autonomous AI agents with predictable QoS, sustained performance, and optimized endurance.
The enhanced PerformaShape architecture supports Multi-Dimensional Shaping, integrated performance monitoring, and uses NVMe TP4176 as an API to maintain QoS under complex multi-tenant and multi-agent workloads. PerformaShape is implemented in Silicon Motion’s SM8366 PCIe 5.0 and SM8466 PCIe 6.0 enterprise SSD controllers, providing SSD makers a scalable foundation to develop AI server and data center storage solutions and shorten development cycles.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) will showcase a broad portfolio of next-generation storage controllers and solutions for AI Factory, Edge AI, and Physical AI at FMS 2026 in Santa Clara, August 4–6, at Booth #315.
Featured products include the SM8366 MonTitan PCIe Gen5 reference design with up to 256TB QLC capacity and configurable over-provisioning up to 28% for up to 3 DWPD, the SM8466 PCIe Gen6 controller with up to 28 GB/s throughput and 7M IOPS, and the SM8388 PCIe Gen5 controller for high-capacity enterprise SSDs. The company will also highlight enterprise boot-drive solutions (including the SM8008), edge SSD controllers for AI PCs (SM2524XT, SM2508), UFS 4.1 and eMMC 5.1 controllers (SM2755, SM2738), and Ferri automotive storage compliant with AEC-Q100, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and ASPICE.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) announced it will showcase a broad portfolio of next-generation storage controllers and solutions for AI Factory, Edge AI, and Physical AI at FMS 2026 in Santa Clara from August 4–6, 2026, Booth #315.
According to Silicon Motion, key highlights include the SM8366-based MonTitan PCIe Gen5 reference design with capacities up to 256TB, the SM8466 PCIe Gen6 controller delivering up to 28 GB/s and 7M IOPS, and SM8388 for high-capacity enterprise SSDs. The company will also present enterprise boot-drive controllers (SM8008), edge SSD controllers (SM2524XT, SM2508), embedded UFS/eMMC controllers (SM2755, SM2738), and automotive-grade Ferri solutions designed for software-defined vehicles, robotics, and mission-critical edge systems.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) announced that MediaTek will join its FMS 2026 keynote to showcase their collaboration on AI-ready automotive platforms. The joint presentation will feature MediaTek’s latest automotive cockpit platform using Silicon Motion’s advanced automotive storage technologies to address data-intensive intelligent vehicle workloads.
The keynote, titled “Storage Powering Agentic AI Everywhere: From Physical Intelligence to Assured AI Infrastructure”, will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 2:20–2:50 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Speakers include Stanley Huang and Shamil Sharief from Silicon Motion and Waheed Ahmed from MediaTek.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) will share the stage with MediaTek during its FMS 2026 keynote to showcase collaborative work on AI-ready automotive platforms. MediaTek’s latest automotive cockpit platform will be demonstrated using Silicon Motion’s advanced automotive storage technologies to address the data-intensive needs of next-generation intelligent vehicles.
The keynote, titled “Storage Powering Agentic AI Everywhere: From Physical Intelligence to Assured AI Infrastructure”, will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 2:20–2:50 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Speakers include Stanley Huang and Shamil Sharief from Silicon Motion and Waheed Ahmed from MediaTek.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) reported 2Q 2026 GAAP net sales of $451.0 million, up 32% Q/Q and 127% Y/Y. GAAP net income rose to $136.1 million, or $3.99 per diluted ADS, while non-GAAP net income reached $83.1 million, or $2.43 per diluted ADS.
Gross margin (GAAP) improved to 50.2% and operating margin to 22.4%. SSD controller, eMMC+UFS, and Ferri & Boot Drive sales all grew strongly, with Ferri & Boot Drive up about 1,690%–1,695% Y/Y. The company ended the quarter with $181.8 million in cash and $59.2 million in bank loans.
For 3Q 2026, management guides revenue to $519–$541 million (+15%–20% Q/Q, +114%–124% Y/Y), GAAP gross margin of 49.9%–50.9%, and GAAP operating margin of 24.4%–25.7%. An annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS continues, with the fourth $0.50 installment scheduled for August 20, 2026.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) confirmed that its previously declared annual cash dividend of US$2.00 per ADS, equivalent to US$0.50 per ordinary share, will continue to be paid in four quarterly installments of US$0.50 per ADS (US$0.125 per ordinary share).
The next quarterly installment will be paid on August 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 6, 2026. The company stated that its depository bank’s DR books will be closed for issuance and cancellation on August 6, 2026. Silicon Motion also emphasized that any future cash dividends will remain subject to ongoing approval by its Board of Directors and compliance with applicable laws and agreements.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results after the market closes on July 29, 2026. The company will host an earnings conference call on July 30, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Participants must pre-register online to receive dial-in details and a unique access PIN. The conference call will also be available via live webcast on Silicon Motion’s website at www.siliconmotion.com, providing access for investors and analysts.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS:SIMO) introduced the SM2524XT, a PCIe Gen5 x4 DRAMless SSD controller built on TSMC 6nm and optimized for AI inference and KV Cache workloads.
It delivers up to 14 GB/s sequential reads, 2.5M IOPS random performance, and up to 25% better performance per watt than the prior generation.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) introduced the SM2524XT, a PCIe Gen5 x4 DRAMless SSD controller optimized for AI PCs, KV Cache and AI inference workloads. Built on TSMC 6nm, it delivers up to 14 GB/s sequential reads and 2.5M IOPS random performance.
The SM2524XT supports NAND speeds up to 4,800 MT/s and offers up to 25% higher performance per watt and up to 25% higher random performance versus the previous generation, using Separated Command Address, advanced FTL scheduling and NANDXtend LDPC ECC.