Microchip and Micron demo PCIe Gen 6 storage at FMS 2026

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Microchip Technology, in Collaboration With Micron Technology, Demonstrates High-Performance PCIe® Gen 6 Storage Architecture for AI and Data Center Infrastructure

August 4, 2026 7:16 AM EDT

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced a demonstration showcasing an endtoend PCIe® Gen 6 storage architecture, combining Microchips Switchtec PCIe Gen 6 switches with high-performance Micron 9650 NVMe® solid state drives (SSDs). The demonstration highlights the role of nextgeneration PCIe technology in enabling higher data throughput, reduced latency and scalable connectivity for AI, highperformance computing (HPC) and cloud data center workloads.

At the 2026 Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) Conference, the demonstration features a Microchip Switchtec Gen 6 PCIe fanout switch acting as a... More