Silicon Motion Announces SM8388, the Industry's Leading Power-Efficient PCIe Gen5 8-Channel Enterprise SSD Controller, Delivering 14.4GB/s Performance at Under 5W Power for Nearline SSDs
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) on November 14, 2025 announced the SM8388, an 8-channel PCIe Gen5 enterprise SSD controller targeted at Nearline storage and AI data-center workloads.
The SM8388 supports up to 3200MT/s per channel, delivers up to 14.4GB/s sequential reads, up to 3.5 million IOPS random reads, SSD capacities up to 128TB, NVMe 2.6 compliance, and typical active power under 5W. It adds enterprise security (AES-256, attestation, secure boot, hardware root of trust) and multiple form-factor support (EDSFF, U.2/U.3).
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) il 14 novembre 2025 ha annunciato lo SM8388, un controller SSD enterprise PCIe Gen5 a 8 canali mirato allo storage Nearline e ai carichi di lavoro AI nei data center.
Lo SM8388 supporta fino a 3200MT/s per canale, offre letture sequenziali fino a 14,4GB/s, fino a 3,5 milioni di IOPS letture casuali, capacità SSD fino a 128TB, conformità NVMe 2.6 e potenza attiva tipica inferiore a 5W. Aggiunge sicurezza aziendale (AES-256, attestazione, avvio sicuro, root of trust hardware) e supporto a molte forme fisiche (EDSFF, U.2/U.3).
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) anunció el 14 de noviembre de 2025 el SM8388, un controlador SSD empresarial PCIe Gen5 de 8 canales destinado al almacenamiento Nearline y a cargas de trabajo de IA en centros de datos.
El SM8388 admite hasta 3200MT/s por canal, ofrece lecturas secuenciales de hasta 14,4GB/s, hasta 3,5 millones de IOPS de lectura aleatoria, capacidades de SSD de hasta 128TB, conformidad NVMe 2.6 y un consumo de energía activo típico inferior a 5W. Añade seguridad empresarial (AES-256, attestación, arranque seguro, raíz de confianza de hardware) y soporte para múltiples factores de forma (EDSFF, U.2/U.3).
실리콘 모션(Silicon Motion)(NasdaqGS: SIMO)은 2025년 11월 14일 SM8388를 발표했다. 8채널 PCIe Gen5 엔터프라이즈 SSD 컨트롤러로 Nearline 저장소 및 AI 데이터 센터 워크로드를 타깃으로 한다.
SM8388은 채널당 최대 3200MT/s를 지원하고, 순차 읽속도 최대 14.4GB/s, 랜덤 읽 IO속도 최대 350만 IOPS, SSD 용량 최대 128TB, NVMe 2.6 준수 및 일반 활성 전력은 5W 미만이다. 또한 엔터프라이즈 보안(AES-256, attestations, secure boot, hardware root of trust) 및 다양한 폼팩터(EDSFF, U.2/U.3)를 지원한다.
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) a annoncé le SM8388, le 14 novembre 2025, un contrôleur SSD d’entreprise PCIe Gen5 à 8 canaux destiné au stockage Nearline et aux charges de travail IA dans les centres de données.
Le SM8388 prend en charge jusqu'à 3200 MT/s par canal, offre des lectures séquentielles allant jusqu'à 14,4 Go/s, jusqu'à 3,5 millions d'IOPS en lecture aléatoire, des capacités SSD jusqu'à 128 To, la conformité NVMe 2.6 et une consommation d'énergie active typique inférieure à 5 W. Il ajoute des mesures de sécurité d'entreprise (AES-256, attestation, démarrage sécurisé, racine de confiance matérielle) et un support pour plusieurs formats (EDSFF, U.2/U.3).
Silicon Motion (NasdaqGS: SIMO) kündigte am 14. November 2025 den SM8388 an, einen 8-Kanal PCIe Gen5 Enterprise-SSD-Controller, der auf Nearline-Speicher und KI-Datencenter-Workloads abzielt.
Der SM8388 unterstützt bis zu 3200 MT/s pro Kanal, bietet sequenzielle Leseleistungen von bis zu 14,4 GB/s, bis zu 3,5 Millionen IOPS bei zufälligen Lesezugriffen, SSD-Kapazitäten bis zu 128 TB, NVMe 2.6-Konformität und typischen aktiven Stromverbrauch unter 5 W. Er ergänzt Unternehmenssicherheit (AES-256, Attestation, Secure Boot, Hardware Root of Trust) und unterstützt mehrere Formfaktoren (EDSFF, U.2/U.3).
سيليكون موشن (NasdaqGS: SIMO) أعلنت في 14 نوفمبر 2025 عن SM8388، محكّم SSD مؤسسي PCIe Gen5 بثمانية قنوات مستهدفاً التخزين Nearline وأعباء العمل في مراكز البيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي.
يدعم SM8388 ما يصل إلى 3200MT/s لكل قناة، ويوفّر قراءات متسلسلة حتى 14.4GB/s، وحتى 3.5 مليون IOPS للقراءة العشوائية، وسعات SSD حتى 128TB، والامتثال NVMe 2.6، وتيار نشط نموذجي أقل من 5W. كما يضيف أماناً مؤسسياً (AES-256، إثبات، التمهيد الآمن، جذر الثقة المادي) ودعماً لأشكال شكلية متعددة (EDSFF، U.2/U.3).
- Sequential read throughput up to 14.4GB/s
- Random read performance up to 3.5M IOPS
- Supports SSD capacities up to 128TB
- Typical active power consumption under 5W
- Fully compliant with NVMe 2.6 and EDSFF/U.2/U.3 form factors
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Silicon Motion's SM8388 targets high-capacity, low‑power nearline SSDs with strong throughput and enterprise features.
The announcement describes the SM8388 as an 8-channel PCIe Gen5 controller delivering up to 14.4GB/s sequential read, up to 3.5 million IOPS random reads, support for up to 128TB SSDs, NVMe
The key dependencies and risks are explicit in the release: adoption depends on partner integration into server and SSD designs, form factor support (EDSFF, U.2/U.3), and validation within the MonTitan platform ecosystem. Performance claims rest on channel-level parallelism via the described SCA accelerator and the stated per-channel speed of 3200MT/s; those are measurable engineering features but require partner validation to confirm system-level power/performance tradeoffs in deployed servers.
Watch for practical milestones and timelines: partner product announcements and design wins using the MonTitan platform, demonstrations at Super Computing
Company Will Showcase its New AI/Enterprise Storage Solutions with AIC at Super Computing 2025
"The SM8388 extends our proven MonTitan SSD development platform that was first introduced with our successful high-performance, 16-channel PCIe Gen5 SM8366 controller," said Alex Chou, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Storage & Display Interface Solution Business at Silicon Motion. "Building on the same robust architecture that has been adopted by leading enterprise SSD makers, the SM8388 is purpose-built for Nearline SSDs that serve AI-driven databases and data-centric infrastructures, combining exceptional throughput with industry-leading power efficiency."
Featuring an 8-channel architecture supporting up to 3200MT/s per channel, the SM8388 delivers up to 14.4GB/s sequential read throughput and up to 3.5 million IOPS random read performance and supports SSD capacities of up to 128TB. Fully compliant with NVMe 2.6, the SM8388 supports multiple AI data center form factors, including EDSFF (E1.S/E3.S) and U.2/U.3, enabling flexible configurations for high-density Nearline deployments. The SM8388 also incorporates enterprise-grade security features, including attestation, secure boot, key wrapping, AES-256 encryption, TCG Opel and a hardware root of trust, ensuring data integrity and protection across AI and cloud storage environments.
With a typical active power consumption under 5W, the SM8388 achieves outstanding power efficiency without compromising performance. Its unique hardware-based channel speed accelerator, based on Separate Command Address (SCA), maximizes channel-level parallelism to fully unleash the performance potential of PCIe Gen5, delivering superior read performance and responsiveness. These attributes make the SM8388 particularly effective for AI-driven nearline storage, where high read throughput is critical for managing warm data and its unparalleled power efficiency delivers lower operating cost and total cost of ownership.
The MonTitan™ enterprise SSD development platform provides a highly scalable, customizable foundation for building PCIe Gen5 and future-generation SSD solutions. It combines Silicon Motion's advanced controller architecture, firmware stack, and reference design to accelerate time-to-market for partners developing enterprise and data center SSDs. Leveraging MonTitan's proven ecosystem and robust validation framework, the SM8388 enables seamless adoption of next-generation NAND technologies — including QLC — while delivering optimal performance and power efficiency for AI and Nearline storage applications.
"AIC is pleased to collaborate with Silicon Motion on next-generation AI server platforms designed for high-performance, power-efficient storage," said Michael Liang, President and CEO of AIC Inc. "By integrating SSDs powered by Silicon Motion's MonTitan development platform into our AI server systems, we enable highly efficient, high-capacity storage that meets the evolving demands of AI data centers — from training to inference and warm data management."
Silicon Motion will showcase its latest AI-optimized enterprise SSD controller solutions in collaboration with AIC at Super Computing 2025 (booth#305), highlighting exceptional performance and power efficiency for AI data infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio of enterprise SSD controllers includes the SM8366, SM8308, and SM8388 for data storage applications, and the SM8008 and SM8004 for boot drives.
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About Silicon Motion
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) is the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices. The company ships more SSD controllers than any other supplier worldwide for servers, PCs, and other client devices, and is also the leading merchant provider of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT products, and automotive applications.
Silicon Motion also delivers customized, high-performance solutions for hyperscale data centers, industrial systems, and automotive SSDs. Its controllers are designed to power the world's most advanced AI, cloud, and enterprise storage platforms, combining high performance, low power, and proven reliability.
Our customers include most of the world's NAND flash vendors, data center and enterprise storage solution providers, storage device module makers, and leading OEMs, all of whom rely on Silicon Motion's proven controller technologies to enable innovative, high-quality storage solutions. For further information, please visit www.siliconmotion.com
About AIC
AIC is a global leader in server and storage solutions. With nearly 30 years of expertise in high-density storage servers, storage server barebones, and high-performance computers, AIC has expanded into AI storage and AI edge appliances, achieving significant market recognition for our branded products. For more information, visit www.aicipc.com or contact sales@aicipc.com.
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