{
  "id": 14434743,
  "title": "ScaleFlux bets smarter SSD controllers can break the AI memory bottleneck",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/scaleflux-bets-smarter-ssd-controllers-can-break-the-ai-memory",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/ai-factories-stall-gpus-wait-memory-storage-data-aidatapipelineforum/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ScaleFlux Inc. is addressing the AI memory bottleneck by developing smarter SSD controllers that can utilize NAND flash as active memory for AI workloads. According to ScaleFlux's vice president of products and marketing, Pichai Balaji, GPUs operate at speeds of 20 to 22 terabytes per second, but every tier of memory and storage below it adds significant delay. This creates a bottleneck as data moves from the GPU into memory and storage. ScaleFlux aims to break this bottleneck by using NAND flash as a memory device, allowing it to perform key-value cache offload for inference workloads. The company's AI-optimized SSD platform targets flexible data placement streams and high drive writes per day, making it adaptable to the tight supply market for flash storage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}