KIOXIA has announced that it has begun sampling its next-generation Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.1 memory and storage devices in a JEDEC-standard package built for automotive applications. With an in-house designed controller and the company's impressive 8th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology, UFS 4.1 devices offer 2.1 times the sequential read performance and 2.5 times the sequential write performance as previous-gen UFS 3.1 devices.
You can also expect to see similar gains in random read and random write performance when comparing new UFS 4.1 devices to UFS 3.1 devices, with 2.1 times and 3.7 times the performance, respectively. KIOXIA notes that UFS 4.1 was built for the next generation of in-vehicle systems and the future of "data-intensive automotive environments," which covers everything from entertainment through to telematics and integrating with on-board computers.
Available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities, KIOXIA's next-gen devices are UFS 4.1 Specification compliant, which includes new performance boosting technologies like WriteBooster Buffer Resizing and Pinned Partial Flush Mode. UFS 4.1 also introduces vendor-specific device health descriptor features to improve monitoring and predictive maintenance. Plus, with KIOXIA's 8th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory that introduces CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology, you've also got the performance and efficiency gains from the company's latest 3D stacking tech.
"KIOXIA continues to drive innovation in automotive memory with our new UFS 4.1 devices," said Maitry Dholakia, vice president, Memory Business Unit, KIOXIA America, Inc. "As modern vehicles grow more complex and technologies like AI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, and real-time data processing become essential, our UFS 4.1 solutions empower developers to design the next generation of intelligent, responsive vehicles."
