Swissbit N7000: New PCIe platform balancing performance, power consumption, and cost

Bronschhofen, Switzerland, May 19, 2026 – Swissbit introduces the N7000, a highly versatile PCIe Gen4 SSD platform designed to balance performance, power efficiency, and cost across a wide spectrum of embedded applications. Offering more than 30 variants across a broad range of capacities, features, and temperature grades, the platform enables precise configuration for system‑level power and performance requirements. Powered by 3D TLC BiCS8 NAND and a power‑optimized industrial architecture, the series targets fanless, thermally constrained, and enclosed systems, while providing comprehensive data‑security capabilities for mission-critical applications. The platform is further expanded by high‑endurance pSLC variants and mission‑critical models with enhanced protection features. As Swissbit’s first PCIe solution built entirely on in‑house NAND packaging combined with Swissbit‑developed controller and firmware, the N7000 strengthens supply‑chain independence while delivering a reliable, energy‑efficient foundation for next‑generation boot and data storage drives with mixed workloads.

Following its premiere at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Swissbit now presents the full scope of its N7000 family. Designed for sustained predictable performance under tight thermal and power budgets, the platform supports industrial, commercial, networking, communication, and edge‑AI systems that rely on low power draw without sacrificing responsiveness. NVMe power‑loss notification supports mission‑critical usage, while the DRAM‑less controller design with Host Memory Buffer (HMB) ensures high responsiveness. Data protection is reinforced through AES‑256 encryption, TCG Opal 2.0, and crypto erase.

N7000: Versatility across capacities and environmental demands

The N7000 series covers capacities from 240 GB to 3.84 TB available in M.2 2242 and M.2 2280 formats. Systems operating in environments such as POS, ATM, HMI, digital signage, and Industrial IoT benefit from the C‑grade temperature range of 0°C to +70°C. For advanced automation and robotics such as PLC systems, motion control, embedded controllers, machine vision, or autonomous robots, the I‑grade range of –40°C to +85°C ensures stable performance under harsher conditions. Optional heatsink configurations allow further tuning of thermal and power behavior at the system level.

N7600: Increased endurance with pSLC

For write‑intensive workloads, the N7600 series provides pSLC endurance exceeding ten times the write load of TLC configurations. Available from 80 GB to 1.28 TB and qualified for industrial temperature ranges, these variants are well-suited for logging, caching, and continuous data acquisition scenarios requiring maximum reliability and longevity.

Upcoming N7001 and N7601: Designed for harsh environments

Swissbit will further extend the platform with the N7001 and N7601 models, engineered for harsh environmental conditions and mission-critical applications. These versions will integrate hardware-based fast erase and write‑protect functionality, and optional conformal coating, expanding the platform’s versatility into high‑security and extreme‑reliability deployments. Detailed specifications will be announced shortly.

Availability

Market introduction starts with the N7000 C‑grade variants, followed by I‑grade versions and the mission‑critical N7001 and N7601 models planned for release by mid‑year. Engineering samples are available now.