Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) has begun mass production of its latest enterprise solid-state drive, the PM1763, which will be deployed in Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) upcoming Vera Rubin AI platform scheduled to launch later this year.
Samsung’s New AI SSD Targets Faster Data Center Performance
On Tuesday, Samsung announced the start of mass production for the PM1763, its newest enterprise SSD designed for AI data centers.
The PM1763 is built on the PCIe 6.0 interface, which doubles data transfer bandwidth compared with PCIe 5.0.
Samsung said the 16TB model delivers sequential read speeds of up to 28,400 MB/s and write speeds of up to 21,900 MB/s—roughly twice the performance of its predecessor, the PM1753. The drive will be offered in 4TB, 8TB and 16TB capacities.
At Nvidia’s GTC 2026 conference in March, Samsung disclosed that it would provide HBM4 memory, SOCAMM2 modules and the PM1763 SSD for Vera Rubin, allowing it to supply a broad range of memory technologies for the AI platform.
According to TrendForce, booming demand from cloud service providers and the growing adoption of AI agent services pushed enterprise SSD revenue to a record $18.46 billion in the first quarter, up 86.1% from the previous quarter.
AI Infrastructure Demands Faster Storage And Better Efficiency
Faster storage is increasingly critical for AI servers because GPUs rely on a steady flow of data from storage. Higher SSD performance helps minimize bottlenecks, allowing AI systems to process workloads more efficiently.
Samsung said that the PM1763 improves power efficiency by more than 1.8 times versus the previous generation, potentially lowering operating costs for power-hungry AI data centers.
The SSD also supports liquid-cooled server environments and incorporates enhanced security features, including encryption designed to strengthen protection against future quantum computing threats and safeguards for virtualized data pathways.
Samsung’s Preliminary Q2 Earnings
On Monday, Samsung reported preliminary operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion) for the April-June quarter, up from 57.2 trillion won ($37.58 billion) in the previous quarter and 4.68 trillion won ($3.07 billion) a year earlier.
The company also projected preliminary revenue of 171 trillion won ($112.3 billion), compared with 133.87 trillion won ($87.9 billion) in the first quarter and 74.57 trillion won ($49 billion) in the year-ago period.
Price Action: At the time of writing, Samsung traded at 288,500 KRW (about $190), down 2.53% on the South Korean exchange, according to Benzinga Pro.
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