Solidigm
Global NAND flash memory solutions provider
Hardware, Electrical Validation and Product Engineering Intern - Validation
Assignments may also be available in San Jose or other U.S. Solidigm locations.
About the job
- Currently pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Foundational knowledge of analog and digital circuits, computer architecture, or electronic systems.
- Experience with a programming or scripting language such as Python, C, C++, or MATLAB.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development or test environments.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a technical team environment.
- Support validation and characterization of SSD hardware, components, interfaces, and platforms; execute test plans and verify electrical and functional requirements.
- Assist with validation and debug of high-speed signals and interfaces such as PCIe, including signal-integrity, power-integrity, and interoperability investigations.
- Use lab equipment—oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and automated test systems—to collect data and troubleshoot issues.
- Validate SSD behavior in system environments; reproduce issues and analyze logs to support root-cause investigations.
- Support product characterization of performance, power, thermals, and reliability; analyze trends and communicate findings.
- Develop or improve test scripts, dashboards, and automation frameworks to improve validation efficiency and reporting.
- Analyze benchmark, telemetry, and test-log data to identify trends, anomalies, or product risks.
- Support technical analysis of SSD products, customer requirements, and competitive benchmarking.
- Collaborate with cross-functional hardware, firmware, validation, and product teams; document test methods and findings.
- Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or protocol analyzers.
- Familiarity with PCIe, NVMe, NAND flash, SSDs, or data center server platforms.
- Coursework or project experience in signal integrity, power integrity, or electronic validation.
- Experience with hardware bring-up, board-level debug, or system integration.
- Exposure to test automation, data collection, or test-framework development.
- Familiarity with performance benchmarking, telemetry, or log analysis.
- Interest in technical marketing, applications engineering, or customer-facing technical communication.
About the company
Solidigm is a global provider of NAND flash memory solutions, supplying memory products that store and enable fast access to data. Its offerings are built on a combination of Intel’s memory innovation and SK hynix’s scale, with Solidigm operating as a standalone U.S. subsidiary since December 2021 and a global team of about 2,000 employees across 20 locations. The company differentiates itself through this heritage and its international footprint, focusing on delivering reliable NAND memory technology for data storage and processing. The goal is to help customers unlock data’s potential and fuel human advancement by enabling scalable, high-performance memory solutions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Private
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Rancho Cordova, California
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CoreWeave signed Solidigm on August 5, 2026 for dedicated SSD capacity.
- Reuters reported September 18, 2026 Solidigm is evaluating an upstate New York fab.
- AI data-center buildouts tightened NAND supply and improved enterprise SSD pricing in 2026.
What critics are saying
- Dalian is Solidigm’s sole NAND site; sanctions or accidents would cut supply immediately.
- U.S. fabs cost more than Korea, making a New York plant margin-dilutive for years.
- A failed pre-IPO round leaves Solidigm capital-starved against Samsung and Micron.
What makes Solidigm unique
- Solidigm sells high-capacity enterprise SSDs for AI infrastructure, not consumer storage.
- Solidigm controls roughly a quarter of data-center SSD demand and commands premium pricing.
- SK hynix’s Dalian roadmap targets 200-plus-layer QLC NAND and 245TB-class drives.
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SK hynix's Solidigm weighs U.S. NAND fab, upstate New York emerges as leading candidate. September 21, 2026 / SemiMedia / - SK hynix subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory fab in the United States, with upstate New York emerging as a leading candidate location, according to people familiar with the discussions. No final agreement has been reached and key project details remain under review. A U.S. fab would give Solidigm an additional manufacturing base beyond its NAND production operations in Dalian, China, while diversifying its supply chain and reducing exposure to potential tariffs and restrictions affecting semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The project would require significant capital investment, however, and semiconductor production costs in the United States remain higher than at major Asian manufacturing locations. SK hynix is therefore still evaluating the economics of the plan, while investment size, construction timing and production capacity have not been finalized. Solidigm was formed from Intel's former NAND and SSD business after SK hynix announced a $9 billion acquisition in 2020. The company focuses heavily on enterprise SSDs and NAND products, but prolonged weakness in the NAND market has weighed on the business in recent years. NAND conditions have recently improved as AI data center expansion increases demand for enterprise storage. Additional U.S. manufacturing capacity could give Solidigm a more geographically diversified production base while supporting its North American data center customers. Solidigm has also reportedly been considering a pre-IPO funding round of about KRW 5 trillion, or roughly $3.6 billion. SK hynix has said it is reviewing measures to strengthen the subsidiary's competitiveness but has not made a final decision. Because a new NAND fab would take several years to build and ramp, any final investment decision will depend on manufacturing costs, market conditions and the longer-term outlook for enterprise SSD and NAND demand. AI-Driven Cost Pressure Spreads to Global Monitor Supply Chain as DDIC Prices Rise TDK Expands 500V Ultra-Compact Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors for AI Server Power Supplies
SK hynix's Solidigm weighs New York NAND factory. The U.S.-based unit is considering a NAND chip plant in upstate New York as Washington presses for more domestic semiconductor production. Published September 18, 2026 - 6:08 p.m. Chipmaker SK hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory chip factory in the United States, with upstate New York emerging as a leading candidate, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes as the Korean chipmaker faces growing pressure from the U.S. Donald Trump administration to expand U.S. manufacturing, with Washington pushing to reshore semiconductor production. At the same time, massive investment in AI data centers has fueled a global shortage of memory chips. ADVERTISING The proposed project would be separate from SK hynix's discussions with Intel to make memory chips at the U.S. chipmaker's Ohio facility, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity as the matter is confidential. A U.S. plant would reduce Solidigm's reliance on its sole NAND production facility in the Chinese city of Dalian, while helping to shield it from potential U.S. tariffs and curbs on exports of chipmaking equipment to China. However, no agreement had been reached as key details of the project remain under discussion, one source cautioned. SK hynix may move cautiously as making chips in the U.S. is significantly more expensive than in Korea, while Washington and Seoul continue talks over trade and investment matters. SK hynix said its "subsidiary Solidigm is reviewing various options to strengthen its business competitiveness, but no specific plans have been confirmed at this time." U.S.-based Solidigm did not respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours.
Solidigm weighs first US NAND fab, explores upstate New York. , DIGITIMES, Taipei Sep 18, 2026, 16:41, Updated: Sep 18, 2026, 18:00 0 Credit: Solidigm Solidigm, the US NAND flash subsidiary of SK Hynix, is considering building its first NAND manufacturing plant in the US, with upstate New York emerging as a leading candidate. Picks for you
SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims - second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%. Published 1 hour ago More high-capacity SSDs from Solidigm incoming. SK hynix has resumed investments in its fab in Dalian, China, which is operated by its Solidigm subsidiary, and plans to boost its output by 50% already in 2027, reports Sedaily. Coincidentally, the company is mulling listing some of Solidigm's shares on NASDAQ to raise capital, but to retain control over its North America-based subsidiary, according to The Korea Herald. Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory After SK hynix acquired Intel's 3D NAND and SSD business in 2021 and formed its Solidigm subsidiary shortly after, it suspended any expansions of Solidigm's capacity in China partly due to the memory market downturn in 2022 - 2023 and partly due to U.S. export controls that curb exports of advanced fab tools to China. However, as demand for solid-state storage is setting records in general and demand for Solidigm's high-capacity SSDs is exceptionally strong, SK hynix is reconsidering its capacity plans for the Dalian fab just in time for Solidigm's initial public offering. Following a four-year pause, Solidigm has reportedly resumed investment in its Dalian facility in China this year. The company has completed construction of the second phase of the fab and is preparing to start installing production equipment as early as November, the report claims. The facility is expected to begin mass production of floating gate 3D NAND flash in the first half of 2027, if the report is accurate. Latest Videos FromTom's Hardware How to check SSD health in Windows 10 and Windows 11 0 seconds of 1 minute, 25 seconds Volume 0% The second phase of Solidigm's fab in Dalian is reportedly designed for a wafer output capacity of around 50,000 wafer starts per month (WSPM). Combined with approximately 100,000 WSPM at the existing first phase of the facility, the new phase would boost Solidigm's NAND production capacity in Dalian by roughly 50%, to around 150,000 WSPM. Late last year, the U.S. government granted SK hynix and Samsung annual licenses to ship semiconductor production equipment that contains technologies developed in America to their Chinese fabs through 2026, which replaced their previous open-ended Validated End User (VEU) exemptions. As a result, both companies can now upgrade their fabs in the People's Republic and even use new process technologies there. Solidigm, for example, intends to start making floating gate 3D QLC NAND memory with over 200 active layers at its Dalian facility in the second half of 2026, which was made possible by the timely tool upgrades. The additional capacity will further increase bit output of the Dalian campus, which in turn will enable Solidigm to produce its 245TB-class SSDs due to be introduced in the coming months in decent quantities, sometimes in 2027. Solidigm, which controls roughly a quarter of the data center-grade SSD market, is a crown jewel in SK hynix's portfolio as it makes unique products that are sold at a premium and are in high demand. Listing Solidigm on NASDAQ would enable SK hynix to gain capital (up to $7 billion, if unofficial reports are correct), but retain control over the precious asset. The money that SK hynix will raise should be roughly enough to expand Solidigm's capacity and increase output of premium data center-grade solid-state drives. Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.
SK hynix to Boost NAND Flash Production in China by 50% in 2027. SK hynix is reportedly continuing to invest capital, human resources, and strategic planning into its NAND Flash fab in China. According to recent reports, SK hynix plans to incre... SK hynix is reportedly continuing to invest capital, human resources, and strategic planning into its NAND Flash fab in China. According to recent reports, SK hynix plans to increase production at its plant in Dalian, China, by 50% in 2027 to meet the rising demand for NAND Flash. This fab is owned and operated by its NAND subsidiary, Solidigm, which is finally resuming expansion in mainland China after a four-year project freeze. In 2021, when SK hynix acquired Intel's 3D NAND and SSD business, it formed Solidigm to focus on this area of production. However, export controls and a downturn in the NAND Flash market halted any expansion plans that Solidigm and SK hynix had in China, effectively stopping strategic planning from the headquarters. Currently, Solidigm produces about 100,000 wafers per month of NAND Flash, so a 50% increase in 2027 would raise production to approximately 150,000 wafers per month. Solidigm will also begin producing its floating gate 3D QLC NAND Flash, which will feature over 200 active storage layers per chip. This advancement will enable multi-terabyte SSDs for enterprise use, which is currently the primary consumer of these solutions. With global NAND Flash production expected to finally balance with demand in 2027, this introduction will be a welcome addition, though it represents just a small fraction of the global NAND Flash demand. Read full story Quer ajuda para escolher? Fale com um especialista e receba recomendação direta para o seu uso. WhatsApp 19 98751-0267