Phison has acknowledged serious overheating issues with its new PCIe 5.0 controller, the E26, which can cause drive shutdowns and file system errors. Phison, arguably the leading producer of SSD controller chips, says it has has a new firmware fix in the works.
Speaking to Tom's Hardware, Phison says the new firmware is currently going through a full validation process before it can be released. However, the company also emphasised that SSDs using the new controller need to be run with some kind of heatsink, even with the new firmware.
