# SK hynix memory solutions America

> SK hynix memory solutions America is the San Jose R&D subsidiary that develops controllers, firmware, flash management and qualification systems for NAND-based storage, especially enterprise SSDs. It grew from Link_A_Media Devices, acquired by SK hynix in 2012.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Hemant Thapar (Founder and CEO of predecessor Link_A_Media Devices)
- **Products:** SSD controller SoCs, Flash management and firmware, Enterprise SSD engineering and validation, SE3010, PE6011
- **Notable:** Predecessor Link_A_Media Devices shipped more than 14 million SoCs in eight years, according to SK hynix., SK hynix first entered enterprise SSDs with SE3010 in 2016., The PE6011 used an in-house controller in a PCIe Gen3 NVMe product in 2019.

## Products & services

- **SSD controller SoCs** — Custom controller chips and hardware accelerators for NAND-based SSDs.
- **Flash management and firmware** — Low-level code, NAND management algorithms and error correction for storage devices.
- **Enterprise SSD engineering and validation** — Systems engineering, in-house tools, testing and failure analysis for customer workloads.
- **SE3010** — First SK hynix enterprise SATA SSD line.
- **PE6011** — PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD with an in-house SK hynix controller.
- **PS1101** — 245TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe enterprise SSD using 321-layer QLC NAND, shown in the SK hynix portfolio.

## Achievements

- Predecessor Link_A_Media Devices shipped more than 14 million SoCs in eight years, according to SK hynix.
- SK hynix first entered enterprise SSDs with SE3010 in 2016.
- The PE6011 used an in-house controller in a PCIe Gen3 NVMe product in 2019.
- SK hynix displayed a 245TB PS1101 E3.L enterprise SSD in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — SK hynix presented PS1101 form factors at FMS 2026 and said sample shipments to major cloud service providers were planned from August.
- **2026-08** — At DTF 2026, SK hynix displayed the PS1101 among its AI NAND portfolio.
- **2025-11** — At SC25, SK hynix displayed the 245TB PS1101 E3.L built on 321-layer QLC NAND.
- **2024-12** — SK hynix announced the 61TB PS1012 U.2 for AI data centers.

## Links

- Website: https://skhms.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sk-hynix-memory-solutions-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/skhynix
- GitHub: https://github.com/skhynix
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SKhynix
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skhynix_official/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SKHMS.SJ

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Last updated: 2026-09-28