SMART Modular Technologies has announced the availability of its Non-Volatile CXL Memory Module (NV-CMM) for Tier 1 OEMs, adhering to the CXL 2.0 standard. This module combines non-volatile DRAM, persistent flash memory, and an energy source in an EDSFF form factor, aiming to enhance reliability for data-intensive applications.

Torry Steed, senior product marketing manager at SMART, remarked, “Our NV-CMM represents a paradigm shift in memory technology for data centers. By combining the benefits of non-volatile memory with the CXL standard, we're making it significantly easier for system integrators to incorporate compact, non-volatile, high-performance persistent memory into their products.”

The NV-CMM is designed to improve system performance and data reliability by ensuring data persistence and minimizing recovery processes, benefiting write-sensitive applications in high-performance computing (HPC), in-memory databases, and real-time analytics. It features onboard backup power to preserve critical data during outages and is compliant with PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 5 and CXL 2.0, facilitating integration into modern data center architectures.

Mike Howard of TechInsights noted the module's role in addressing the demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics. SMART is now offering evaluation samples to enterprise customers and system integrators.