# PETAiO

> PETAiO develops enterprise SSD controller silicon, firmware and finished NVMe drives for data centers. Founded by Tim Ding in 2016, it built the Titanium-DC controller and the PETA8118 drive family, and is developing PCIe 5.0 and CXL storage for AI systems.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States (US listing); Nanjing, China (company website)
- **Founders:** Tim Ding (Founder, chairman and CEO)
- **Products:** Titanium-DC, PETA8118 U.2, PETA8118 M.2, PETA8118 E1.S, PETA8118 AIC
- **Notable:** Titanium-DC introduced in 2019 as an eight-channel PCIe Gen4 x4 enterprise SSD controller., PETA8118 U.2 drive announced as generally available in June 2020., Won a 2024 SSD Enterprise Gold Award at the Global Flash Memory Summit, according to the company.

## Products & services

- **Titanium-DC** — Eight-channel PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD controller with accompanying firmware for enterprise drives.
- **PETA8118 U.2** — Enterprise NVMe SSD based on Titanium-DC; current listed capacities 2-8 TB.
- **PETA8118 M.2** — M.2 2280 NVMe SSD listed at 0.48-4 TB and under 8 W.
- **PETA8118 E1.S** — Enterprise SSD format for dense server configurations, listed at 2-8 TB.
- **PETA8118 AIC** — PCIe add-in-card SSD for server and data-center slots, listed at 2-8 TB.
- **PETA8228 / Titanium-XP** — Next-generation SSD and controller platform described at the 2024 Global Flash Memory Summit with PCIe 5.0 x4 and CXL 2.0 support.

## Achievements

- Titanium-DC introduced in 2019 as an eight-channel PCIe Gen4 x4 enterprise SSD controller.
- PETA8118 U.2 drive announced as generally available in June 2020.
- Won a 2024 SSD Enterprise Gold Award at the Global Flash Memory Summit, according to the company.
- Received Greatwall Technology's 2024 Outstanding Partner Award in January 2025, according to the company.
- Participated as a principal author in a 2025 draft industry specification discussion for enterprise PCIe SSD controller chips.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — PETAiO appeared in the MemoryS 2026 exhibitor program, with an exhibitor video interview listed.
- **2025-05** — A Series D round is listed by 36Kr and CB Insights; the round amount is undisclosed.
- **2025-03** — Joined an Inspur-led discussion on draft enterprise PCIe SSD controller specifications.
- **2025-02** — Published a joint AI-server case study with BAIXIN; performance figures are company-reported.
- **2025-01** — Received Greatwall Technology's Outstanding Partner Award.

## Links

- Website: https://www.petaio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/petaio/

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