Gen5 Consumer SSD Shift Turns on Notebook Power Limits

DigiTimes frames the Gen5 SSD transition as a competition shaped by client-device constraints. PC and edge-AI demand are supporting the upgrade cycle, but notebook designs still have limited thermal headroom and battery budgets. That makes controller efficiency, heat management, and OEM qualification more important for SSD vendors than headline bandwidth alone. The item names Micron and YMTC, making it directly relevant to client SSD positioning rather than a generic semiconductor story.