Flash memory controllers are vital to the operation of an SSD. The 2019 Flash Memory Summit (FMS) featured SSD and even memory controllers from established and start-up companies and supplying a variety of NVMe and DDR4 storage solutions. Fadu, a start-up flash memory company says that low power operation is achieved by putting often used functions on a HW accelerator with small 16-bit controllers and with exceptions handled on its RISC-V controller, shown below.
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