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List of flash memory controller manufacturers

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This is a list of manufacturers of flash memory controllers for various flash memory devices like SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, and CompactFlash cards.

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! Name

! Based in

! Status

! Manufactures
NVMe Controllers

! Manufactures
SATA Controllers

! Manufactures
CF & SD Controllers

{{Terminated|Fusion-io}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fusionio.com/platforms/ |title=Fusion-io Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803091150/http://www.fusionio.com/platforms/ |url-status=dead }}
Acquired by SanDisk then Western Digital

| United States

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Greenliant Systems{{cite web |url=http://www.greenliant.com/products/controllers.dot|title=Greenliant Controller Products |access-date=2014-08-21}}

| United States

| Independent

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Hyperstone{{cite web |url=http://www.hyperstone.com/ |title=Hyperstone Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}

| Germany

| Independent

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{Terminated|Indilinx}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indilinx.com/solutions/everest.html |title=Indilinx Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413230250/http://www.indilinx.com/solutions/everest.html |archive-date=2012-04-13 |url-status=dead }}
Acquired by Toshiba then Kioxia

| South Korea

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Intel{{cite web |url=http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/ssd-310-specification.html |title=Intel Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}

| United States

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

IntelliProp{{cite web |url=http://intelliprop.com/ip |title=IntelliProp Design IP Cores |access-date=2020-07-05}}

| United States

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

InnoGrit{{cite web |url=https://innogritcorp.com/en/site/product |title=InnoGrit Controller Products |access-date=2020-04-09 |archive-date=2021-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020075025/https://innogritcorp.com/en/site/product |url-status=dead }}

| China

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

JMicron, spun off into Maxiotek{{cite web |url=http://www.jmicron.com/Product_list.htm |title=JMicron Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417035837/http://www.jmicron.com/Product_list.htm |archive-date=2012-04-17 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.maxiotek.com/ |title=Maxiotek's website |access-date=2020-07-05 }}

| Taiwan

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Marvell{{cite web |url=http://www.marvell.com/storage/ |title=Marvell Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}

| United States

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Maxio{{cite web |url=http://www.maxio-tech.com/enproduct/sdd/ |title=Maxio Controller Products |access-date=2020-04-18 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230030517/http://www.maxio-tech.com/enproduct/sdd/ |url-status=dead }}

| China

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Micron

| United States

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Novachips{{cite web |url=http://www.novachips.com |title=Novachips Controller Products |access-date=2009-07-30}}

| South Korea

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Phison{{cite web |url=http://www.phison.com/English/newICList.asp |title=Phison Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611084508/http://www.phison.com/English/newICList.asp |archive-date=2012-06-11 |url-status=dead }}

| Taiwan

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Realtek{{cite web|url=https://www.realtek.com/en/|title=Realtek official site in English|access-date=2018-11-07}}{{cite news|author=Anton Shilov|date=June 25, 2018|title=New Realtek PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Controllers: RTS5762 & RTS5763DL up to 3.5 GB/s|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13010/realtek-nvme-pcie-rts5762-rts5763dl-controllers|work=AnandTech|access-date=2018-11-07}}{{cite news|author=Paul Lilly|date=June 26, 2018|title=Realtek is building a high-end SSD controller for ultra-fast NVMe drives|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/realtek-is-building-a-high-end-ssd-controller-for-ultra-fast-nvme-drives/|work=PC Gamer|access-date=2018-11-07}}

| Taiwan

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

Samsung{{cite web |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/business/oem-solutions/memory-logic/flashssd.html |title=Samsung Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}

| South Korea

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

SK Hynix

| South Korea

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{Terminated|SandForce}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sandforce.com/index.php?id=2 |title=SandForce Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}
Acquired by Seagate Technology

| United States

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Silicon Motion{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconmotion.com.tw/ |title=SMI |access-date=2012-04-16}}

| Taiwan

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Starblaze{{cite web |url=http://www.starblaze-tech.com/en/content/index/cid/1.html |title=Starblaze Controller Products |access-date=2020-04-14}}

| China

| Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{Terminated|sTec}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stec-inc.com/product/ |title=STEC Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826142730/http://www.stec-inc.com/product/ |archive-date=2007-08-26 }}
Acquired by HGST then Western Digital

| United States

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Kioxia{{cite web |url=http://www.toshiba.com/ |title=Toshiba Controller Products |access-date=2012-04-16}}
Spun off from Toshiba

| Japan

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

VIA Technologies{{cite web |url=https://www.viatech.com/en/silicon/ssd-controllers |title=VIA Technologies SSD Controllers |access-date=2018-11-20}}

| Taiwan

| Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

FADU{{Cite web|url=https://fadutec.com/|title=FADU SSD Controller and Products|access-date=2020-01-21}}

|South Korea

|Captive

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

Kraftway{{cite web |title=Russia's Elbrus Development: A Homebrew SSD Controller |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/russias-elbrus-development-a-homebrew-ssd-controller|website=tomshardware |date=18 February 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

|Russia

|Independent

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

[https://dsol.ru/asic-design/mikroshemy-kontrollery/k1947bk028/ DSOL]

|Russia

|Independent

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Note: Independent=sells to any 3rd party; Captive=only used for their own products

Largest NAND flash memory manufacturers

The following were the largest NAND flash memory manufacturers, as of the second quarter of 2023.{{cite web |title=NAND Flash manufacturers' market share 2019 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/275886/market-share-held-by-leading-nand-flash-memory-manufacturers-worldwide/ |access-date=3 July 2019 |website=Statista}}

  1. Samsung Electronics {{ndash}} 31.4%
  2. Kioxia {{ndash}} 20.6%
  3. Western Digital Corporation {{ndash}} 12.6%
  4. SK Hynix {{ndash}} 18.5%
  5. Micron Technology {{ndash}} 12.3%
  6. Others {{ndash}} 8.7% Note: SK Hynix acquired Intel's NAND business at the end of 2021{{cite news |date=29 December 2021 |title=SK Hynix completes first phase of $9 bln Intel NAND business buy |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/sk-hynix-completes-first-phase-9-bln-intel-nand-business-buy-2021-12-29/ |access-date=June 27, 2022}} Kioxia spun out and got renamed of Toshiba in 2018/2019.{{Cite web |title=Former Toshiba memory business to rebrand as Kioxia |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/former-toshiba-memory-business-to-rebrand-as-kioxia/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}

Samsung remains the largest NAND flash memory manufacturer as of second quarter 2023.{{cite web |date=26 May 2020 |title=NAND Revenue by Manufacturers Worldwide (2014-2022) |url=https://businessquant.com/nand-revenue-by-manufacturer-worldwide#:~:text=NAND%20manufacturers%20collectively%20generated%20%2417.91,third%20and%20fourth%20positions%2C%20respectively. |access-date=June 27, 2022}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://ssd-tester.com/ssd_controller_list.php SSD Controller List]

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