FADU unveils world's first File Semantic SSD at 2026 OCP Global Summit
FADU demonstrated its FS-SSD on a 16TB drive using the Gen6 FC6161 controller, claiming up to 2.5 times Gen5 performance.
FADU unveiled the world's first File Semantic SSD (FS-SSD) at the 2026 OCP Global Summit, according to datanet.co.kr. The South Korean data center semiconductor company also presented storage solutions optimized for AI data centers (AIDC) at the event.
The FS-SSD allows the drive to directly understand and manage "files" rather than block addresses. File processing firmware is embedded in FADU's 6th-generation SSD controller, handling file lookup, access permission checks and file-to-address translation inside the SSD itself.
FADU set up its own booth at this year's summit to introduce the new storage technology and its key solutions to visitors. The company demonstrated a real-time demo based on a 16TB SSD using its Gen6 controller FC6161, showing up to 2.5 times the performance of Gen5.
Power specifications
The full SSD product based on the Gen6 controller consumes under 28 watts during operation in sequential write and under 5W in standby. The controller alone consumes under 6W for reads and around 7W for writes.
FADU has been a member of the Open Compute Project, the open data center technology community behind the summit, since 2022. Until now, when a GPU opened a file it had to go through the CPU and host file system, causing latency and CPU load.
Quick answers
What is FADU's FS-SSD?
The File Semantic SSD is a storage product that lets the SSD directly understand and manage files rather than block addresses, with file processing firmware embedded in FADU's 6th-generation controller.
Where was the FS-SSD unveiled?
FADU unveiled the FS-SSD at the 2026 OCP Global Summit.
How much power does the Gen6 SSD consume?
The full SSD product based on the Gen6 controller consumes under 28 watts during operation in sequential write and under 5W in standby, while the controller consumes under 6W for reads and around 7W for writes.