NEWARK, Calif., Nov. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Who: 
SMART Modular Technologies, a subsidiary of SMART Global Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:SGH), and a leader in specialty memory, storage and hybrid solutions including memory modules, Flash memory cards and other solid state storage products.

SMART's new NVRAM Media Controller Card supports OEMs adopting the new Gen-Z high bandwidth, low latency interconnect protocol standard for handling big data.

What:       
SMART is showcasing its new Gen-Z NVRAM Media Controller Card in a PCIe HHHL (half-height half-length) form factor. SMART is supporting OEMs adopting the new Gen-Z high bandwidth, low latency interconnect protocol standard for handling big data. The protocol was developed to enable new solution architectures to deliver high levels of performance (high-bandwidth, low-latency), software efficiency, power optimizations, and industry agility. It operates at data rates up to 64Gb/s on two separate interfaces with less than 100ns load-to-use memory latency and incorporates 768GB of Flash and 16GB of DRAM. SMART’s card showcases how the Gen-Z standard is designed to handle advance workloads, enabling data centric computing with scalable memory pools and resources for real-time analytics and in-memory applications. OEMs with plans to launch Gen-Z-enabled high-performance computing systems can use SMART’s media storage controller card as a storage device in Gen-Z fabrics.

When:      
November 14-16, 2017 

Where:     
Super Computing 2017, Colorado Conference Center, Denver, CO.  SMART will be showcasing its Gen-Z NVRAM Media Controller Card in a static display in Booth #273. A live demonstration can also be seen in the Gen-Z Consortium Booth #992

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To learn more about SMART’s Gen-Z NVRAM Media Controller Card please visit www.smartm.com/gen-z.

Connect with SMART on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-modular-technologies

About SMART Modular Technologies
SMART Modular Technologies is a global leader in specialty memory, storage and hybrid solutions serving the electronics industry for over 25 years. SMART Modular delivers solutions to a broad customer base, including OEMs in computing, networking, communications, storage, mobile and industrial markets. Focused on providing extensive customer-specific design capabilities, technical support and value-added testing services, SMART collaborates closely with their global OEM customers throughout their design process and across multiple projects to create memory, storage and hybrid solutions for demanding applications with differentiated requirements. Taking innovations from the design stage through manufacturing and supply, SMART Modular has developed a comprehensive product line comprised of DRAM, Flash and hybrid memory technologies across various form factors. SMART Modular is a subsidiary of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. See www.smartm.com for more information.

Contact:
Arthur Sainio
SMART Modular Technologies
(510) 624-8126
arthur.sainio@smartm.com