# ScaleFlux

> ScaleFlux designs computational storage drives and CXL memory devices that push compute into the storage layer itself. Founded in 2014 by chip and flash veterans Hao Zhong, Tong Zhang and Yang Liu, the Milpitas company sells NVMe SSDs whose on-drive ASICs handle compression, encryption and data services that used to burn host CPU cycles - giving enterprises more usable capacity, longer flash endurance, and faster database and AI workloads.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Milpitas, California, United States
- **Founders:** Hao Zhong (Co-founder & CEO), Tong Zhang (Co-founder & Chief Scientist), Yang Liu (Co-founder & Chief Architect)
- **Team size:** ~210 employees
- **Products:** CSD 3000, CSD 5000 / CSD 5320, CSP 3000, CSAware Software, CXL Memory Solutions
- **Notable:** Shipped the industry's first commercially available transparent-compression NVMe SSDs at scale, Holds a multi-decade patent portfolio in storage controllers, LDPC, and on-drive compute, Co-founder Tong Zhang's research at RPI underpins core CSD algorithms

## Products & services

- **CSD 3000** — Gen4 NVMe computational storage drive with transparent in-line compression, encryption and programmable cores. Up to 16TB raw, U.2/AIC/E1.S form factors.
- **CSD 5000 / CSD 5320** — Next-gen computational SSD for the AI era. Higher capacities (up to 7.68TB+), improved performance-per-watt, drop-in NVMe interface.
- **CSP 3000** — Computational storage accelerator card that adds CSD-class data services to existing third-party drives.
- **CSAware Software** — Tooling and APIs to surface and customize on-drive compute features (compression ratios, atomic writes, virtualization).
- **CXL Memory Solutions** — Compute Express Link memory expansion products for memory-bound AI and database workloads.

## Achievements

- Shipped the industry's first commercially available transparent-compression NVMe SSDs at scale
- Holds a multi-decade patent portfolio in storage controllers, LDPC, and on-drive compute
- Co-founder Tong Zhang's research at RPI underpins core CSD algorithms
- 10-year anniversary in July 2024 marked with CSD5000 launch

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Announced CSD5000 series targeting AI/cloud/data-center bottlenecks
- **2024-03** — Positioned product line around sustainable IT and AI data growth
- **2022-08** — Began shipping 3000-series SSDs to first customers at Flash Memory Summit

## Links

- Website: https://scaleflux.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleflux
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/scaleflux
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScaleFlux
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/scaleflux/

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