According to the official press release of Kioxia, Kioxia announced the launch of a “new high-performance embedded flash memory product” sample that complies with the JEDEC e-MMC Ver. 5.1 standard, mainly for consumer applications.
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After inquiries, it is learned that this new product will provide 64 and 128 GB samples. It is said to “integrate the company’s latest version of BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and controller in a single package,” thereby reducing the workload of the processor. volume and improved ease of use.
It is reported that compared with the previous generation device, the “sequential and random write” performance of the new sample has been improved by about 2.5 times, and the random read performance has been improved by about 2.7 times. In addition, TBW (Total Bytes Written) is increased by approximately 3.3 times compared to the previous generation device.
Kioxia believes that although the market is shifting to UFS, in some cases, some manufacturers may still use e-MMC, such as tablets, personal computers, point-of-sale devices and other portable handheld devices, as well as smart TVs and smart network cards. “Consumer products for mid-range storage needs.”
Kioxia is currently testing samples of this e-MMC device, and it is expected that related products will be mass-produced in the spring of 2024.
