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Explore how Solidigm is transforming storage solutions for the AI era in this 34-minute conference presentation from Tech Field Day. Learn about the current storage market landscape, key technologies driving industry change, and innovative solutions addressing modern challenges, with insights into early 2026 storage innovations and their impact on AI pipeline deployments. Discover Solidigm's dual approach to AI-era storage through high-performance products like the PS1010 and high-capacity solutions such as the P5336 122TB drives, while understanding the company's evolution from traditional hard drives to modern SSDs using an engaging donut analogy. Examine the cyclical nature of the semiconductor market, including historical shifts from 2D to 3D NAND, pandemic-induced market changes, and the current AI demand surge that has created supply challenges requiring long-term agreements and innovative approaches beyond traditional drive manufacturing. Gain insights into Solidigm's pioneering work in cooling architectures for AI infrastructure, including liquid cold plate designs, industry standards contributions through SNIA, and validation of immersion cooling solutions with practical considerations like adhesion challenges. Learn about the AI Central Lab, an independent facility providing remote access to diverse AI architectures including Hopper, Blackwell, and future Vera Rubin platforms, enabling partners to test and optimize solutions while overcoming infrastructure barriers, with demonstrated improvements such as 27x faster "time to first token" through KV cache offloading to SSDs.
Syllabus
Redefining Scale and Efficiency for the Al Era with Solidigm
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Tech Field Day