Micron Unveils Three New Data Center SSDs, Including the World’s First PCIe Gen6 Drive

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the cheap technology stocks to buy now. On July 29, Micron Technology announced 3 new data center SSDs, all built with its new G9 NAND, marking the company’s 9th-generation 3D NAND node. The expansion of its storage portfolio is designed to meet the demands of AI workloads with enhanced performance, capacity, and energy efficiency.

The new products include the Micron 9650 SSD, the world’s first PCIe Gen6 NVMe SSD. It delivers up to 28 GB/s sequential read and 14 GB/s sequential write speeds, and up to 5.5 million random read IOPS.  The Micron 6600 ION SSD is a high-capacity E3.S SSD that sets a new industry standard for density. The 122TB version is shipping for sampling in Q3 of calendar year 2025, with a 245TB version planned for H1 2026. The Micron 7600 SSD is a mainstream PCIe Gen5 SSD that offers class-leading performance, low latency, and high reliability.

Micron Unveils Three New Data Center SSDs, Including the World's First PCIe Gen6 Drive

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Micron’s integration ensures that these SSDs are developed with its own controller, NAND, DRAM, and firmware. The company collaborated with ecosystem partners like Dell and NVIDIA to ensure seamless integration.

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products in the US, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, China, India, and internationally.

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