Week 9 Tech Roundup – Phison’s Lunar SSD, Unraid 7.0.1, Samsung 9100 PRO, and More!

Welcome to the NAScompares Weekly Digest for Week 9 of 2025! This week saw major announcements in the storage, networking, and NAS industries, including lunar data centers, next-gen NAND advancements, NAS OS updates, and new high-speed SSDs. Let’s dive into the biggest news from the past week.

🚀 Phison and Lonestar Partner for Lunar Data Center

Phison and Lonestar are enabling the first-ever data center on the Moon.

Phison Electronics, a leading innovator in NAND flash storage, has teamed up with Lonestar to launch the Freedom Mission—a lunar data storage project set to land on the Moon on March 4, 2025. The goal is to create an off-world backup and disaster recovery solution for governments, enterprises, and NGOs. Using Phison’s Pascari enterprise SSDs, the storage solution is designed to withstand cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and lunar conditions. This mission marks a significant step towards interplanetary data storage.

💾 Western Digital Completes Planned Company Separation

WD officially splits its Flash business, focusing on next-gen HDDs.

Western Digital has completed the separation of its Flash and HDD businesses, allowing it to focus on high-capacity HDD innovations. CEO Irving Tan emphasized the importance of unlocking the full value of data storage solutions, positioning WD as a leader in enterprise and cloud HDD technologies.

📀 Samsung Aims for 1,000-Layer NAND by 2030

New wafer bonding technology moves towards ultra-high-density storage.

Samsung is developing 1,000-layer NAND flash by leveraging multi-wafer bonding technology. The company’s V10 NAND, expected later this year, will feature 420-430 layers before ramping up to 500 layers per wafer in future generations. This 3D NAND stacking breakthrough will push SSD capacities beyond 20TB+ for consumer storage and petabyte-scale for data centers.

🖥️ AOOSTAR WTR Pro NAS Gets an Intel N150 Upgrade

A compact 4-bay NAS refreshed with an energy-efficient CPU.

AOOSTAR has upgraded its WTR Pro NAS with the Intel N150 ‘Twin Lake’ processor. The quad-core chip offers better power efficiency and improved performance over the previous N100. The NAS retains its dual 2.5GbE ports, M.2 slot, and expandable RAM—positioning it as a budget-friendly home or office NAS solution.

🔧 Unraid OS 7.0.1 Brings Security and Stability Fixes

Tailscale improvements, bug fixes, and Docker enhancements.

Unraid OS 7.0.1 is a security and bug-fix update that enhances:

• Tailscale integration (disabling security risks in Host mode)
• Memory management improvements
• Docker fixes and enhancements
• Improved support for Btrfs and partition management
• Linux Kernel upgrade to 6.6.78

Unraid users are encouraged to upgrade for better security and stability.

🛠️ QNAP Releases Budget-Friendly Multi-Gigabit Switch

Introducing the QSW-2104-2T-R2: a 2.5GbE/10GbE unmanaged switch.

QNAP has announced the QSW-2104-2T-R2, an affordable multi-gigabit switch featuring:

• 4x 2.5GbE ports
• 2x 10GbE ports
• Fanless, low-power design
• Plug-and-play operation

This cost-effective switch is ideal for home NAS setups, gaming, and high-speed media workflows.

🔌 Realtek Unveils Multi-Port USB4 Hub Controller

USB4 expansion with Thunderbolt 3 compatibility.

Realtek has launched the RTS5490, the world’s first multi-port USB4 hub controller with:

• 40Gbps bandwidth (double USB 3.2 speeds)
• PCIe, DisplayPort, and USB Power Delivery support
• Backwards compatibility with Thunderbolt 3
• 240W fast charging

This chip is expected to appear in next-gen USB hubs, docks, and external GPUs.

📡 ADM 5.0 Beta Brings Security and Performance Upgrades

ASUSTOR releases its latest NAS OS update.

Key highlights of ADM 5.0 Beta:

• New customizable toolbar
• Enhanced firewall (ADM Defender)
• SSH key support for secure logins
• OpenSSL and Samba updates for improved speed and security
• New text editor for file management

This beta update is available for Lockerstor, Flashstor, and AS5x/6x series NAS models.

🔥 Samsung 9100 PRO SSD: 14,800MB/s & Up to 8TB Capacity

A massive speed and capacity upgrade for PCIe 5.0 storage.

Samsung has unveiled the 9100 PRO SSD series, featuring:

• PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface
• Sequential speeds up to 14,800MB/s read & 13,400MB/s write
• Random IOPS up to 2,200K read & 2,600K write
• 8TB model (launching in H2 2025)
• Samsung Magician software for drive management

With significant power efficiency improvements, this SSD is ideal for gamers, AI workloads, and high-speed data transfers.

🔄 TerraMaster TOS 6.0.648 Update Released

Bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements.

TerraMaster’s latest OS update fixes:

• Firewall and security vulnerabilities
• SMB issues on macOS
• File sharing and remote folder bugs
• Improved UPS and DDNS handling

Users running TOS 6.0.500+ are advised to upgrade.

🖨️ TSMC to Ramp Up 2nm Production to 80,000 Wafers Per Month

Apple expected to be the first major customer.

TSMC is accelerating production of its 2nm chips, with projections of 80,000 wafers per month by the end of 2025. These chips will power next-gen AI and mobile processors, with Apple likely among the first adopters.

Final Thoughts

Week 9 of 2025 has been packed with major storage innovations, including lunar data centers, PCIe 5.0 SSDs, next-gen NAND, and powerful NAS OS updates. Whether you’re a NAS enthusiast, data center operator, or home user, these advancements will shape the future of high-speed storage and networking.

Stay tuned for next week’s NAScompares Weekly Digest for more updates!

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