Kioxia and Western Digital have officially introduced the 8th Gen BiCS 3D NAND memory with 218 active layers. With the new memory, manufacturers will be able to create high-performance storage systems using fewer 3D NAND chips. The new memory aims primarily to be used in enterprise solutions and at the same time to do this at an affordable cost.The priority is on the corporate side
The 3D NAND memory from Kioxia and Western Digital has a record-breaking 3200 MT/s interface speed. The first 8th Gen BiCS 3D TLC NAND memory device introduced has a capacity of 1Tb (128GB), a quad-plane architecture to maximize internal parallelism and performance, and a high sequential read/write speed of 400MB/s. High data transfer rates will come in handy for high-end client and enterprise SSDs with PCIe 5.0 interface.Kioxia and Western Digital claim that in addition to the industry’s fastest I/O, their latest 3D NAND ICs also have the industry’s highest bit-density, but they hesitate to share exact figures. On the other hand, Kioxia states that they have already started sampling the product they have developed for some corporate customers. However, a timetable for high-volume mass production has not yet been determined.
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