Continuing to lead the way forward for UFS technology,
KIOXIA America, Inc. announced sampling of the industry's first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) embedded flash memory devices supporting MIPI M-PHY v5.0.
The new lineup utilizes the company's BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and
is available in three capacities: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The new
devices deliver high speed read and write performance and are targeted
to a variety of mobile applications, including leading-edge smartphones.
The new KIOXIA devices are next-generation UFS (MIPI M-PHY 5.0), which has a theoretical interface speed of
up to 23.2Gbps per lane (x2 lanes = 46.4Gpbs) in HS-GEAR5 mode.
Sequential read and write performance of the 256GB device is improved by
approximately 90 percent and 70 percent, respectively, over previous
generation devices.
Also, random read and write performance of the 256GB device is improved
by approximately 35 percent and 60 percent, respectively, over previous
generation devices.
This next generation of UFS provides significant increases in
performance, enabling next-generation smartphones and other products to
enhance their capabilities and end user experiences in the 5G era and
beyond.
"We
are pleased to announce another first in UFS memory," noted Scott
Beekman, vice president, Memory Business Unit, for KIOXIA America, Inc.
"This next generation of UFS provides significant increases in
performance, enabling next generation smartphones and other products to
enhance their capabilities and end user experiences. Moving forward, we
will continue to drive these advances, maintaining our UFS memory
leadership role."