Exascend, a global leader in industrial-grade and enterprise storage solutions, continues to advance its next-generation PCIe Gen5 storage portfolio to address the growing demands of AI, edge computing, and industrial applications.
Following the showcase of its latest solutions at Embedded World 2026, Exascend continues to bring high-performance, reliable storage technologies—including its award-winning PD5 Series—to demanding industrial and enterprise environments.
Pioneering the Gen5 Era for Industrial Workloads
As edge AI continues to reshape the industrial landscape, Exascend is pushing the boundaries of flash storage with a strong focus on data efficiency, reliability, and proprietary in-house firmware optimized for AI-driven environments.
Exascend's comprehensive PCIe Gen5 ecosystem is engineered to meet the increasing performance and data-processing requirements of modern industrial and enterprise workloads, while addressing key considerations such as thermal efficiency, power consumption, and long-term operational stability.
Award-Winning PD5 Series: Powering Data Center and AI Workloads
Recognized as a Best in Show winner at Embedded World 2026, the flagship PD5 Series Gen5 NVMe SSD sets a new benchmark for throughput, thermal efficiency, and stability in demanding data center and AI environments.
Available in U.2 and E3.S form factors with capacities up to 30.72 TB, the PD5 delivers sequential read/write speeds of up to 14/10 GB/s and 4K random read/write performance of up to 3.4M/486K IOPS.
This combination helps reduce latency for cloud, AI, and big data workloads, while integrated Hardware Power Loss Protection (HWPLP) and Data Path Protection help ensure data integrity and optimal power efficiency.
PI5 Series: Industrial-Grade Performance for the Rugged Edge
The PI5 Series brings PCIe Gen5 performance to demanding industrial and edge applications.
Available in a wide range of industrial form factors, including U.2, E3.S, E1.S, and M.2 2280, with capacities up to 15.36 TB, the PI5 Series delivers sequential read/write speeds of up to 14/10 GB/s while maintaining low power consumption and excellent energy efficiency.
This makes the PI5 Series ideal for thermally sensitive and space-constrained systems. To support reliable 24/7 operation in harsh environments, the PI5 integrates Hardware Power Loss Protection (HWPLP) and supports an industrial wide-temperature range from -40°C to 85°C.
DDR5 Memory: High-Bandwidth Performance for Real-Time Analytics
Exascend's DDR5 solutions are engineered to support the next generation of real-time industrial analytics and AI inference, providing the high-speed memory bandwidth required for increasingly data-intensive applications.
Versatile Solutions Across the Industrial Spectrum
Beyond performance, Exascend's storage and memory solutions combine high-speed technology with industrial-grade reliability to address data challenges across a wide range of critical applications:
- AI & Edge Computing: Optimized for data centers and edge environments, enabling high-volume data ingestion for real-time AI training and inference.
- Automotive: Designed to meet stringent automotive requirements, including AEC-Q100 and ISO 16750, supporting data integrity and reliability for autonomous driving, smart cockpits, and embedded systems.
- Industrial Automation: Engineered to withstand extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration, supporting reliable 24/7 operation in smart manufacturing environments.
- Mission-Critical Applications: Custom firmware and hardware solutions designed for aerospace and other mission-critical environments where reliability, security, and data integrity are essential.
Built for the Next Generation of Industrial Computing
As AI and data-intensive workloads continue to move closer to the edge, storage infrastructure must deliver more than raw performance. Reliability, thermal efficiency, power efficiency, and long-term stability are becoming increasingly important across industrial and enterprise applications.
With its expanding PCIe Gen5 portfolio, proprietary firmware expertise, and industrial-grade design capabilities, Exascend continues to develop storage solutions built to meet the evolving demands of AI, edge computing, industrial automation, automotive, and mission-critical applications.
Explore Exascend's PCIe Gen5 SSD solutions to learn how high-performance storage can support your next-generation industrial and AI applications.
