Emerging NVM Express Spec Has Busy Year

TORONTO – NVM Express Inc. has been busy since its incorporation in March 2014.

Established as a working group under the guidance of Intel, it released the first NVM Express specification in March 2011. It outlines a standardized register interface, command, and feature set for PCIe-based storage technologies such as SSDs, designed specifically for nonvolatile memory. It is optimized for high performance and low latency, scaling from client to enterprise segments.