Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:SIMO) (the "Company"),
a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets semiconductor
solutions for multimedia consumer electronics, today announced that Micron
Technology, Inc. has validated the Company's latest flash controllers for
use with Micron's 34-nanometer multi-level cell (MLC) flash product family.
The products include its new 16 gigabit (Gb) and 32Gb parts announced today.
The validated Silicon Motion products include SM2682/SM2682LT SD controllers,
SM2232/SM2234 CF controllers, SM2235/SM2242 SSD controllers, and SM3251/SM3252
USB flash drive (UFD) controllers, all of which are in mass production.
"Micron is a leader in 3x nm flash technology and we are excited that
Silicon Motion has passed through Micron's validation process," said Wallace
Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. "With this validation, we can
offer the most advanced SD, microSD, CF, SSD and UFD controllers to support
high capacity products using leading edge Micron MLC flash memory. Our controllers
will allow customers to benefit from lower cost, next generation, 16Gb and 32Gb
MLC 34nm NAND flash for a variety of device formats and platforms."
"Micron's new 16Gb and 32Gb MLC NAND delivers a compelling storage solution
for today's consumer electronic and mobile products, offering unparalleled capacity
and performance," said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron's memory
group. "Micron is pleased to have worked closely with Silicon Motion through
the validation phase to ensure our mutual customers have the opportunity to
design-in the latest in NAND and controller technologies."
"We believe that leading edge flash devices can accelerate the adoption
of new flash applications, such as SSDs with our controllers," added Wallace
Kou. "As the leader in the flash controller market, Silicon Motion will
continue to work closely with all NAND flash manufacturers to ensure that our
customers have access to the most advanced controllers that capitalize on next-generation
technologies."