# TenaFe

> TenaFe is a fabless storage-semiconductor company whose controllers sit between a computer and its NAND flash. Its defining bet is DRAMless architecture: borrow a sliver of host memory, cut a component from the drive, and use controller silicon, firmware and error correction to recover the performance and reliability that buyers still expect. The company sells controller platforms and turnkey storage designs to SSD makers and OEMs across PCs, gaming, embedded systems, edge AI and data centers.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Campbell, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Lee (Co-founder and CEO), Priyanka Thakore (Co-founder and Chief Architect)
- **Products:** TC2200, TC2201, TC2300, TC2310, TC2311
- **Notable:** Emerged from stealth in 2021 with the TC2200 PCIe Gen4 DRAMless controller., Raised $87 million across publicly disclosed Series A and Series B rounds., Moved the TC2200 into mass-production SSDs sold by module makers including KingSpec and Netac.

## Products & services

- **TC2200** — A 12 nm, four-channel PCIe Gen4 NVMe DRAMless SSD controller using Host Memory Buffer and FlexLDPC, rated by TenaFe at up to 4.8 GB/s sequential reads.
- **TC2201** — A four-channel PCIe Gen4 NVMe DRAMless client controller rated at up to 7.4 GB/s and 1 million random IOPS.
- **TC2300** — A 6 nm, four-channel PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe 2.0 DRAMless controller rated at up to 12 GB/s, supporting capacities up to 8 TB and aimed at AI PCs, workstations and gaming.
- **TC2310** — An eight-channel PCIe Gen5 enterprise controller rated above 14 GB/s and up to 2.5 million IOPS for data centers and OEM server storage.
- **TC2311** — An eight-channel PCIe Gen5 client controller with DDR4/DDR5 support, rated above 14 GB/s for gaming PCs and workstations.
- **PB50i BGA SSD** — A 16 x 20 mm solder-down PCIe Gen4x2 SSD for automotive, IoT and embedded systems, designed for wide-temperature, shock and vibration use.
- **TF2200 and TF2201 CFexpress Type B** — Removable storage products for cameras and industrial imaging; the TF2201 line supports CFexpress 4.0 and capacities from 256 GB to 4 TB.
- **TenaFe Insight** — An on-site or cloud development platform that joins architecture, firmware development, qualification and mass-production workflows.

## Achievements

- Emerged from stealth in 2021 with the TC2200 PCIe Gen4 DRAMless controller.
- Raised $87 million across publicly disclosed Series A and Series B rounds.
- Moved the TC2200 into mass-production SSDs sold by module makers including KingSpec and Netac.
- Received listed TCG Opal and Pyrite compliance results for TC2200 firmware through ULINK's certification test suite.
- Advanced from a 4.8 GB/s Gen4 controller to the 12 GB/s Gen5 TC2300 on a 6 nm process.
- Expanded from client controllers into enterprise, BGA embedded SSDs, CFexpress cards and development software.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Showcased PCIe Gen5 SSD solutions for AI PCs, edge AI and DRAMless data-center boot storage at Future of Memory and Storage 2026.
- **2026-05** — Announced that the TenaFe TC2201 powers Seagate's FireCuda X1070 PCIe Gen4 SSD.
- **2026-03** — Presented its controller, BGA, CFexpress and embedded-storage portfolio at CFMS 2026.
- **2025-07** — Launched the 6 nm TC2300 PCIe Gen5 DRAMless controller, rated at up to 12 GB/s.
- **2024-04** — Introduced the TF2201 CFexpress 4.0 Type B line for high-resolution video and camera workloads.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tenafe.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tenafe-inc

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