Kioxia Begins Sample Shipments of 10th-Generation Flash Memory
The samples target enterprise and data-center SSDs as Kioxia seeks higher performance, higher capacity and lower power use for AI storage.
- On Friday, Kioxia Corporation announced sample shipments of 1Tb TLC memory devices utilizing 10th-generation BiCS FLASH technology for enterprise and data center SSDs.
- Manufacturing takes place at Kitakami Plant Fab2 in Iwate Prefecture, where Kioxia simultaneously advances 9th-generation and 10th-generation product lines to meet growing AI storage demand.
- The 332-layer chips pack 59% more data than the 8th-generation version, achieving a NAND interface speed of 4.8 Gb/s—a 33% improvement—while write and read power efficiencies improved by 18% and 30% respectively.
- Kioxia's shares rose 8.9% in Tokyo following the announcement, while Omdia analyst Akira Minamikawa noted Samsung Electronics and Hynix held 40% and 30% of the data-center flash market last year.
- Shares of the former Toshiba unit have surged more than 680% this year amid the memory chip crunch, positioning Kioxia as Japan's biggest company by market value.
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technewstube.comKioxia begins sample shipments of 10th-generation flash memory
Kioxia has begun sample shipments of 1Tb triple-level-cell memory devices built with its 10th-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology. The move underscores the race to supply higher-capacity, lower-power storage for AI systems, data centers, and enterprise customers worldwide as demand for advanced memory continues to rise.
Kioxia Commences Sample Shipments of 10th-Generation BiCS FLASH™ Devices Delivering High Performance, High Capacity and Low Power Consumption
TOKYO -- Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, today announced that it has commenced sample shipments of 1Tb (terabit) Triple-Level-Cell (TLC) memory devices utilizing its 10th-generation BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology.1 These will be primarily integrated into the company’s enterprise and data center SSDs, strengthening Kioxia’s lineup to meet the growing demand for AI storage, which requires higher performance, higher …
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