S101C Baram
S101C Baram
S101C Baram
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Client Platforms Convergence
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Storage Solutions in Smart Client Devices
Current View
Client-Grade
Server &
Workstation
Budget Entry Flagship Entry-Level PC Mainstream High-End PC
Chrome Productivity
Smart Level Smart 2-in-1’s HDD Replacement PC
Phablet Book Tablets
Phone Tablet Phone
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Alternatives for Future
Storage Solutions in Mobile
Extend eMMC
• HS400 HS533 HS667
UFS
PCIe/NVMe
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PCIe is The Future of Mobile
Storage
Key advantages of PCIe/NVMe
• Bandwidth and scalability
• Availability, compatibility
• Lowest latency SW stack
• Simplicity
• Smart architecture & design
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Technical Comparison
Item eMMC UFS 2.0 PCIe/NVMe PCIe/NVMe
Interface HS400HS533 M-Phy Gear 3 Gen2 Gen3
Queue architecture Single queue Single queue Multi queue Multi queue
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Interfaces Scaling Path
HOST INTERFACE
SPEED
Gen3 x2 (2000)
PCIe Gen3 x 1
UFS G3 1L (600)
UFS
UFS
eMMC HS 533
eMMC HS 400
UFS
eMMC
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PCIe is in Mobile Today
PCIe
connectivity today
PCIe
DRAM
WI-FI
Storage - data
transactions manage by App
Proc
AP & host controller
Storage
System
No direct connection Bus eMMC/
UFS
A
S
Audio Aux I
between sub systems Proc Host C
NAND
Cont
and storage
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Smart Devices Architecture
Fastest PCIe
Modem
download/
upload speeds
• Efficient data DRAM PCIe
transfer paths WI-FI
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NVMe has Superior SW Stack
Linux
Storage Stack Low Latency
User
– Efficient driver stack
Kernel
– Short code paths
VFS / File System
Req
– Simple stack
Multi queue
Queue
– Supportability
SCSI mid
layer
– Easier development
NVMe is part of
standard Linux Kernel
NVIDIA TK1 reference
Platform (ARM, PCIe
port)
NVMe SSD immediately
enabled with open
source driver
*SanDisk internal development system based on NVIDIA reference design 14
Enabling PCIe/NVMe for Mobile
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Storage Solutions in BGAs
SSD in BGA for computing applications
300
16 x 20mm
250
(No DRAM)
14 x 18mm
150 eMMC 12 x 16mm
eMMC 11.5 x 13mm Next PCIe
100 eMMC
50
0
2011 2015 2018
Client-Grade
Server &
Workstation
Budget Entry Flagship Entry-Level PC Mainstream High-End PC
Chrome Productivity
Smart Level Smart 2-in-1’s HDD Replacement PC
Phablet Book Tablets
Phone Tablet Phone
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Summary
The best evolution for Mobile storage is PCIe/NVMe
• Leverage the investments in client compute platforms
• Consolidation of storage solutions
• NVMe superiority over SCSI
• PCIe scalability
• PCIe bus architecture
• PCIe exists in Mobile platform today
Impact beyond storage – better SoC design
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