N1563 Series Delivers Cutting Edge Enterprise Data Center Class Performance and Security

IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2022 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) today announced the release of its PCIe Gen4 NVMe™ N1563 Series of SSDs, expanding Netlist's Gen4 NVMe portfolio. This new line of SSDs brings exceptional performance, new NVMe and TCG Opal security features, and short lead times necessary to meet enterprise and cloud design requirements.

Utilizing 176-layer 3D TLC NAND, best-in-class firmware, and offering a wide array of NVMe and security features, the N1563 generates higher levels of performance and increased data protection required by server and data center storage systems. The N1563 delivers a significant performance boost compared to prior generation solutions with up to 2X sequential and higher than 67% random read and write workload performance improvements, and offers on average 30% lower latency. Available in two form factors: 2.5-inch U.2 and HHHL AIC with capacities ranging from 1.6TB to 7.68TB, the N1563 provides the required fit and scale for mainstream and high-performance applications.

Tinh Ngo, Netlist's Vice President of Marketing stated, "We are pleased to expand Netlist's Gen4 NVMe SSD product line, delivering enhanced data center class performance in a more cost-efficient solution. In addition, we are committed to providing industry-best lead times to enable our customers fast access to supply of SSDs in a tight market environment."

Netlist's N1563 Gen4 NVMe SSD Key Features

• Exceptional performance: up to 7 GB/s sequential and 1.1M IOPS random read
• Fastest delivery: < 2 to 4 weeks for all drive capacities
• Longer product lifecycle extends in-field use and reduces overall engineering and test spend (1 to 3+ years of extended lifecycle beyond the Tier 1's)
• Form factors: 2.5-inch U.2and HHHL AIC with capacity range from 1.6TB to 7.68TB
• Customizable endurance features up to 9 drive writes per day (DWPD) (5-year warranty)
• T10 PI for end-to-end data protection: supporting variable sector size for erasure coding as an example
• TCG Opal encryption key management for greater data security
• NVMe feature additions: telemetry, crypto erase, sanitize, self-test, and debugger
• Customization capabilities: firmware tuning for performance; power, thermal, and mechanical upgrades all adding to customer system differentiation

To learn more about Netlist's NVMe SSD products (AIC HHHL, U.2, and M.2), visit: www.netlist.com/products/enterprise-ssd/ or contact your local Netlist sales representative, atwww.netlist.com/us-international/ for additional information.

For pricing, sampling, and general NVMe SSD inquiries, please email ssd@netlist.com.

About Netlist

Netlist provides high-performance solid state drives and modular memory solutions to enterprise customers in diverse industries. The Company's NVMe™ SSDs in various capacities and form factors and the line of custom and specialty memory products bring industry-leading performance to server and storage appliance customers and cloud service providers. Netlist licenses its portfolio of intellectual property including patents, in server memory, hybrid memory and storage class memory, to companies that implement Netlist's technology. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.

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Netlist
ssd@netlist.com
(949) 435-0025

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The Plunkett Group
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SOURCE: Netlist, Inc.