全球SSD（快閃記憶體）市場

Abstract

With decreasing flash memory prices and the shift to mobile computing, SSDs are finally moving from the data center to the PC as many had predicted over a decade ago. This transition, however, will not happen overnight owing to a number of issues, including drive density limitations, cost per megabyte compared to HDDs, and performance. This report examines the rise of the SSD market and the challenges that remain ahead and which segments of the market will drive growth.

• The greatest growth will come from the high-performance and price sensitive segments of the market.
• The most cost effective SSD solutions are currently around 16GB, but that will approach 256GB by 2013.
• Enterprise SSDs will experience the highest CAGR of 155% through 2013.
• The SSD market will approach 43 million units by 2013.
• The greatest growth will come from the high-performance and price sensitive segments of the market.
• The most cost effective SSD solutions are currently around 16GB, but that will approach 256GB by 2013.
• Enterprise SSDs will experience the highest CAGR of 155% through 2013.
• The SSD market will approach 43 million units by 2013.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Why are NAND Makers Pushing SSDs So Hard?
• The Role of Pricing in the SSD Debate
• Four Kinds of Systems With Four Dramatically Different Needs
  • The Mini-Note
  • Mobile PCs (UMPCs and Notebooks)
  • Desktop PCs
  • Enterprise Servers
• Comparing HDDs with SSDs
• SSD Technology
• SSDs' Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Strengths
    • Durability
    • Low Power
    • Speed
    • Special Functions
    • Low Noise
    • Low Weight
  • Other than Price, What are SSDs' Weaknesses?
• Key Players: Company Profiles
  • Samsung
  • SanDisk
  • Intel
  • Micron Technology
  • BitMICRO
  • STEC
  • SMART Modular/Adtron
  • SiliconSystems
  • Others
• Conclusion: How Big is the SSD Market?
• Methodology
• Glossary
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. HDD and SSD Costs for Increasing Capacities, 2008
• Table 2. HDD vs. SSD Cost Crossover Points Over Time, 2008 - 2013
• Table 3. Forecast for SSDs in Mini-Notes, 2007 - 2013 (Units and Revenue in Millions)
• Table 4. SSD Shipments into Mobile PCs, 2007 - 2013 (Units and Revenue in Millions)
• Table 5. SSD Acceptance in Desktop PCs, 2007 - 2013 (Units and Revenue in Millions)
• Table 6. Enterprise SSD and Enterprise HDD Forecasts, 2007 - 2013 (Units and Revenue in Millions)
• Table 7. Simple Comparison of HDD and SSD Features
• Table 8. SSD Unit Shipments by Computer Type, 2007 - 2013 (Millions)
• Table 9. SSD Revenues by Computer Type, 2007 - 2013 (US$ in Millions)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Revenue of Solid State Drives (SSDs) by Computer Type, 2007 - 2013 (US$ in Millions)
• Figure 2. SanDisk Price per Gigabyte Trend
• Figure 3. The Earliest Possible SSD/HDD Price per Gigabyte Crossover Would be 2015
• Figure 4. Conceptual Diagram of HDD, DRAM, and NAND - $/GB
• Figure 5. SSD is More Economical Than HDD at Very Low Capacities
• Figure 6. Capacity at Which HDD Becomes More Economical Than SSD
• Figure 7. Block Diagram of Typical SSD
• Figure 8. Block Diagram of a Typical Enterprise SSD
• Figure 9. SSD Unit Shipments by Computer Type (Units in Millions)
• Figure 10. SSD Revenues by Computer Type, 2007 - 2013 (US$ in Millions)