As PCIe Gen6 storage becomes increasingly important for AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise databases, and hyperscale data centers, SSD controllers must deliver significantly more than raw bandwidth. They need intelligent flash management, enterprise-grade security, advanced error correction and scalable architecture.

The Marvell® Bravera™ SC6 SSD Controller (MV-SF1410) addresses these challenges by combining PCIe Gen6 connectivity, NVMe 2.2 compliance, support for high-speed NAND flash, powerful multi-core processing, integrated security and advanced reliability technologies into a single enterprise-ready platform. The Marvell® Bravera™ SC6 SSD Controller (MV-SF1410) is engineered to meet the demanding requirements of modern data centers and enterprise storage environments. Designed to support PCIe Gen6 NVMe SSDs, this advanced controller combines exceptional performance, scalability, robust security and intelligent flash management.

Memory-Agnostic AI Architecture

As AI workloads continue to scale, system architectures are becoming increasingly memory-agnostic, leveraging a tiered memory hierarchy instead of relying solely on limited GPU-resident memory. Within this hierarchy, NVMe SSDs provide a high-capacity tier that scales to tens or hundreds of terabytes while offering significantly lower cost per gigabyte than HBM or DRAM.

Modern PCIe Gen 6 NVMe SSDs provide the performance needed to support data-intensive AI workloads, offering multi-gigabyte-per-second throughput, millions of random IOPS, deep queue parallelism, and highly efficient DMA-based data movement. These capabilities enable rapid access to datasets that far exceed the capacity of accelerator memory, helping maintain high system utilization even as model sizes and dataset requirements continue to expand.

By combining exceptional storage density, high bandwidth, predictable latency, and industry-leading power efficiency, SSDs are becoming a foundational element of AI infrastructure. They enable organizations to decouple working-set size from GPU memory capacity, improve resource utilization, scale workloads more cost-effectively, and reduce dependence on expensive high-memory accelerators. As a result, NVMe SSDs are evolving from traditional storage devices into a critical capacity tier within the modern AI memory hierarchy.

Designed for hyperscale AI and cloud deployments, the Bravera SC6 SSD controllers support NAND from multiple leading suppliers, giving cloud providers and OEMs greater flexibility in storage sourcing, qualification, and deployment while maintaining consistent performance and reliability at scale.

PCIe Gen6 Performance with Broad Compatibility

The MV-SF1410 features a configurable PCIe host interface supporting PCIe Gen6 while maintaining full backward compatibility with PCIe generations one through five. Supporting a single-port, four-lane configuration, the controller enables enterprises to adopt next-generation storage without sacrificing compatibility with existing infrastructure.

Built to comply with the NVMe 2.2 specification, the device also incorporates end-to-end data protection, ensuring data integrity across every stage of the storage path.

High-Speed NAND Flash Architecture

To maximize flash performance, the Bravera controller supports a configurable NAND interface that complies with both ONFI and Toggle standards. Operating at low-voltage 1.2V interfaces with speeds of up to 3600 MT/s, the controller delivers exceptional throughput for modern NAND technologies.

Its architecture includes:

• 16 NAND data channels
• 8 Chip Enables (CEs) per channel
• Support for high-density enterprise SSD designs

This flexible architecture allows manufacturers to build high-capacity, high-performance SSDs tailored for demanding enterprise workloads.

Advanced Flash Management and Error Correction

Managing NAND flash effectively is critical for maintaining SSD reliability and endurance. The MV-SF1410 integrates the Marvell sixth-generation NANDEdge™ technology, featuring an advanced Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) error correction engine.

The controller supports multiple NAND flash technologies, including:

• SLC (1 bit per cell)
• MLC (2 bits per cell)
• TLC (3 bits per cell)
• QLC (4 bits per cell)

In addition, an integrated hardware RAID engine enhances data protection by improving fault tolerance and maintaining storage reliability under intensive workloads.

Optimized Memory Architecture

The controller incorporates 5 MB of embedded SRAM alongside a 64-bit DDR5 memory interface with an additional 8-bit ECC interface for enhanced reliability. This high-speed memory subsystem accelerates metadata processing, caching, and overall controller responsiveness while supporting enterprise-class data integrity.

Powerful Multi-core Processing Engine

Modern SSD controllers perform far more than simple data movement—they execute complex flash translation, wear leveling, garbage collection, security functions and background optimization.

To handle these responsibilities efficiently, the MV-SF1410 integrates an impressive processing architecture featuring:

• 12 Arm® Cortex®-R82 cores organized into two clusters of six cores
• 3 dedicated Arm Cortex-M7 cores
• 1 secure Cortex-M3 processor

Together, these 15 embedded processor cores enable parallel execution of storage management tasks while minimizing latency and maximizing throughput.

Enterprise-grade Security

Security remains a top priority for enterprise storage. The dedicated Cortex-M3 processor operates within a secure boundary and includes integrated cryptographic hardware supporting AES encryption, SHA hashing, RSA cryptography, and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).

These hardware accelerators help the controller meet Trusted Computing Group (TCG) security standards for secure drive management, authentication, and encryption key handling without impacting storage performance.

Flexible Boot and Manufacturing Support

The MV-SF1410 offers flexible firmware loading options to simplify deployment and manufacturing. Its Boot ROM can initialize firmware from either SPI NOR Flash or PCIe interface operating at Gen1 speed for manufacturing and provisioning.

This flexibility streamlines production while supporting firmware updates and system initialization across multiple deployment scenarios. For storage vendors developing next-generation NVMe SSDs, the Marvell® Bravera™ SC6 SSD Controller (MV-SF1410) delivers the performance and scalability needed to meet the insatiable demands of AI-driven workloads.

Availability

The Marvell Bravera SC6 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller is expected to begin sampling in Q4 2026.

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