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Silicon Motion vice president Nelson Duann said the retail SSD market has almost disappeared in the first half of 2026. NAND vendors redirected supply to AI data centers, forcing PC OEMs like Acer and Dell to buy SSDs from module makers instead of directly from memory manufacturers.
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Silicon Motion plans to ship a PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer drives next year. AI data center demand is driving severe NAND shortages that will worsen in 2027. SSD controller shipments rose sharply in Q1 2026, pushing SMI and Phison to record quarterly results.
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