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KIOXIA's new LC9 Series offers the industry's first 245.76 TB NVMe SSD built for the enterprise data center market and the AI era. With PCIe 5.0 speeds and KIOXIA's advanced 8th Gen BiCS FLASH with CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology delivering density, performance, and power efficiency, nearly 250 TB of storage capacity in 2.5-inch and Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factors (EDSFF) is an impressive achievement.

At the FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage event this week, KIOXIA showcased its new high-capacity LC9 Series SSD with a live demonstration as part of a Dell PowerEdge 7715 system. And with attendees getting to see the SSD in action, the KIOXIA LC9 Series 245.76 TB enterprise SSD won the 'Best of Show' award in the 'SSD Technology' category.

With sequential read speeds of up to 12,000 MB/sec and sequential write speeds of up to 3,000 MB/sec, it's a storage solution designed to meet the demands of cutting-edge generative AI systems head-on thanks to its speed and low power consumption. In addition to winning a 'Best of Show' award, KIOXIA has confirmed that it's now sampling KIOXIA LC9 Series SSDs to select customers.

FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage is kicking off this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center, and KIOXIA will once again be on hand to showcase and demonstrate its latest breakthroughs and readily available solutions for scalable and efficient AI.

At FMS 2025, KIOXIA will be demonstrating its new LC9 Series, which includes the industry's first 245.76 TB NVMe SSD as part of a Dell PowerEdge 7715 system. The company will also be displaying its next-generation BiCS FLASH generation 9 and generation 10 3D Flash Memory technology, alongside its current BiCS FLASH

generation 8-powered devices.

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.

Micron has just unveiled the world's first Gen6 SSD with the introduction of its new Micron 9650 Gen6 SSD, capable of up to 28GB/sec reads for next-gen Gen6-ready data centers.

The new Micron 9650 Gen6 SSD features its in-house G9 NAND flash, aimed at high performance and low latencies for data center servers. Micron's new family of three SSDs uses vertical integration and its in-house G9 NAND, DRAM, and firmware to ensure that its new SSDs pack leading performance for servers, high capacity, high speeds, lower latencies, all while consuming less power.

Micron's new 9650 Gen6 SSD has up to 28GB/sec of sequential read speeds -- twice that of the 14GB/sec capable in Gen5 SSDs -- and up to 14GB/sec in sequential writes. This means that Micron's new 9650 Gen6 SSD has the fastest speeds out of the box, but does it with 25% improved efficiency at random writes, and up to 67% better efficiency at random reads.

KIOXIA has announced a milestone in the development of its 9th Gen BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology, with mass production set to commence in fiscal year 2025. This is the successor to the 8th Gen BiCS FLASH technology that we wrote about last week, which is featured in the company's impressive 245.76 TB NVMe SSD, designed for the enterprise data center market.

9th Gen BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology is all about delivering "high performance at reduced production cost," thanks to CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology that brings performance, efficiency, and density. And on that note, KIOXIA has announced that it has begun shipping samples of 512Gb Triple-Level Cell (TLC) memory devices featuring 9th Gen BiCS FLASH technology.

KIOXIA notes that these devices are built for applications that demand high-performance and "exceptional power efficiency," with low to mid-level storage capacity requirements. KIOXIA added that these devices will also be integrated into future enterprise SSDs from the company, targeting the AI market and those looking to boost GPU efficiency.

245.76 Terabytes of storage is an impressive number, but it's what's called for in the age of generative AI and the insatiable demand for flash memory and storage. KIOXIA's new LC9 Series is the industry's first high-capacity 245.76 TB NVMe SSD built for the enterprise data center market, available in 2.5-inch and Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factors (EDSFF).

It's a game changer not only because of the capacity, but because KIOXIA's new LC9 Series is built using the company's latest flash memory technology. Powered by KIOXIA's new 8th Gen BiCS FLASH with CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology, you're getting 32 2-Terabit (Tb) dies to be stacked together to deliver industry-leading density.

And yes, this also means PCIe 5.0 speeds, with sequential read speeds of up to 12,000 MB/sec and sequential write speeds of up to 3,000 MB/sec. On an SSD offering nearly 250TB of storage capacity, it's impressive, alongside meeting the demands of cutting-edge generative AI setups.

Patriot has launched its new flagship SSD, the Viper Gaming PV593 PCIe Gen5 x4 M.2 2280 SSD. With its cutting-edge TSMC 6nm-powered Silicon Motion SM2508 controller, offering intelligent power management and cool temperatures during heavy workloads, the Viper Gaming PV593 boasts read and write speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s and 13,000 MB/s, making it an excellent choice for all enthusiasts.

PCIe Gen5 storage has advanced significantly in recent years, not just in terms of speed. With new controllers like the Silicon Motion SM2508, you're now getting the thermal performance and efficiency to match the incredible speeds. Patriot notes that its latest flagship SSD is just about twice as fast as PCIe Gen4 and over four times faster than Gen3 SSDs.

The new Viper Gaming PV593 also features DRAM cache and dynamic SLC technology for improved application performance and faster loading, resulting in impressive 4K random read/write speeds of up to 2000K/1650K IOPS. This is the sort of fast zero-lag responsiveness that creators, editors, and AI enthusiasts are looking for.

The Seagate Exos M and IronWolf Pro drives, built on the company's Mozaic3+ platform with HAMR technology, are now widely available in 28TB and 30TB capacities. With the AI boom, Seagate is positioning its new high-capacity HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording) drives as the solution for the increasing demand for scalable storage in data centers and on-premises systems.

HAMR technology, which opens the door to larger-capacity magnetic drives (the traditional platter variety), incorporates new cooling features for its powerful laser to maintain low operating temperatures without compromising a drive's reliability. Having access to 30TB on a single drive is fantastic for AI, as the more complex an AI system becomes, the more memory and storage it requires.

Seagate has confirmed that it has shipped over one million Mozaic drives, with the milestone attributed to the AI boom and the fact that its Seagate Exos M and IronWolf Pro drives represent the highest density drives offered in the market today.

With the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, one of the best new features of the latest generation of Switch hardware is the boost you get from its internal storage. This not only ensures that games can stream data faster for improved performance, but it also dramatically improves loading times. The downside is that storage expansion is limited to fast microSD Express memory cards.

These faster microSD cards are still relatively new, meaning there aren't that many options out there, with most being sold for prices that are a lot higher than the standard microSD cards you could slot into an original Nintendo Switch console. Well, the good news is that new microSD Express memory cards are being announced at a regular clip, which should help bring the storage expansion costs down as the Switch 2 enters its first holiday season.

The latest comes from the storage experts at Silicon Power, with its new Hypera microSD Express memory card. With PCIe Gen 3x1 and NVMe technology, Hypera microSD Express memory cards can reach data transfer speeds of up to 880 MB/sec, which is up to eight times faster than standard microSD cards.

TEAMGROUP has just showcased something ripped right out of a spy movie, with the introduction of its new P250Q Self-Destruct SSD, where you can wipe all of the data from the SSD in a single click.

The new TEAMGROUP P250Q Self-Destruct SSD is something completely new in the storage space, offering an innovative solution to the destruction of data on your SSD, based on intelligent design, various press durations can enable different modes of erasing your data. The new TEAMGROUP P250Q Self-Destruct SSD comes with a Secure Independent Destruction Circuit, which sees the drive perform data destruction using a button through Intelligent Dual-Mode Data Destruction and Intelligent Continuous Execution Mechanism.

The company has its patented independent destruction circuit for erasing your data at the hardware level, where it aims directly at the Flash IC, enabling the TEAMGROUP P250Q Self-Destruct SSD to erase all of the data on your drive, and even resume the operation in the event of the system being abruptly shut down because of a power outage. Based on the duration of the press and the multi-stage indicators, users can track the data erasing process in real-time.

Silicon Motion has just announced its new MonTitan SM8466 PCIe Gen6 SSD controller, packing up to 28GB/sec speeds and huge 512TB capacities, aimed at the enterprise storage market.

The new Silicon Motion SM8466 SSD controller is part of the company's MonTitan family of controllers, designed specifically for enterprise-tier storage products. The new SM8466 SSD controller is based on the TSMC 4nm process node, supports the SCA interface, has capacities of up to a huge 512TB capacity, and offers huge performance increases over the company's current SM8366 controller.

Silicon Motion's new SM8466 PCIe Gen6 SSD controller is compliant with the new NVMe 2.0 interface and the new OCP NVMe SSD Spec 2.5, featuring SR-IOV / MPF, Namespaces, SMART monitoring, End-to-End Data Protection, Secure Boost, AES-256, TSC Opal, and Attestation support.

Universal Flash Storage (UFS) offers high-performance, low-power storage for mobile devices. With KIOXIA now sampling its new UFS Ver. 4.1 embedded memory devices to partners, it's set to usher in a new era for next-generation mobile applications and smartphones with powerful on-device AI.

KIOXIA-powered UFS Ver. 4.1 devices incorporate the company's latest 8th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, which introduces CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology to boost power efficiency, performance, and density. This is a triple win for mobile devices as it offers a performance increase of up to 45% when compared to the previous generation.

KIOXIA UFS Ver. 4.1 devices will also lead to faster downloads and smoother app performance, and will be available in capacities of 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB. Here's a breakdown of the performance gains, covering read/write and power efficiency.

With the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, we've not only seen the console deliver a significant boost to performance and image quality, thanks to its more powerful NVIDIA hardware, but also improvements to loading times and browsing the Nintendo eShop, thanks to faster memory and storage.

The only downside to the improved speed of the Switch 2 is that it no longer supports standard microSD cards for expanded storage; the console only supports newer microSD Express cards. The reason for this is simple: speed. microSD Express cards utilize the same PCIe and NVMe interfaces as high-end SSD storage, which enables speeds to increase from around 100 MB/s to an impressive 800 MB/s.

So, for those out there with a brand-new Nintendo Switch 2 console looking to expand their storage capacity for more game installs, you'll need a high-speed solution like the new TEAMGROUP APEX SD7.1 microSD Express Card available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities.

The new Synology DiskStation DS1525+ is a 5-bay storage solution and NAS with two built-in 2.5GbE ports that support 1,181 and 1,180 MB/s sequential read/write performance. Designed for small and medium-sized businesses and pro users looking for a versatile data solution, it can support up to 300 TB of raw storage capacity.

As a business-focused solution, the Synology DiskStation DS1525+ is also engineered for scalability. When you connect two 5-bay DX525 expansion units, the DiskStation DS1525+ can support an impressive 15 drives, which is where the 300 TB figure comes from. With the standalone unit, you've got support for up to 100 TB of storage capacity.

The DiskStation DS1525+'s connectivity can also be upgraded to 10GbE using the E10G22-T1-Mini module. The unit also includes two M.2 NVMe ports that can be used as cache, and the five drive bays support SATA SSDs and HDDs in 2.5" and 3.5" sizes.

The HPE Spaceborne Computer performs the sort of edge computing and powerful processing you might find in a high-tech data center. The key difference is that it's doing all that 254 miles above the Earth's surface, traveling at 17,500 mph, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The current HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 project is one of the many HPE projects and solutions powered by KIOXIA's SSDs, which are also utilized in a wide range of HPE enterprise servers, storage, and data centers; from cloud to edge to AI.

Next week, HPE Discover Las Vegas 2025 will run from June 23 to 26 at the Venetian Conference and Expo Center. KIOXIA will showcase its latest SSDs powered by PCIe 5.0 technology, like the new KIOXIA CD9P Data Center Series, a live demonstration of the HPE Spaceborne Computer-2's 130 Terabytes of storage, and more.

The new KIOXIA CD9P Series PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, designed for high-performance data center environments, has entered the prototype stage of its development. Built with the company's eighth-generation BiCS FLASH technology with cutting-edge CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) tech that boosts efficiency, performance, and density, the KIOXIA CD9P Series is a game-changer.

It arrives just in time for the surge in high-performance, high-capacity storage demand, thanks to the rise of generated AI and GPU-accelerated server environments. The KIOXIA CD9P Series leverages the latest SSD technology and is PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 compliant. With support for the 2.5-inch (U2) and EDSFF E3.S form factors, capacities start at 1.6TB and go up to 61.44 TB.

The KIOXIA CD9P Series real-world data center performance and capabilities are impressive. Sequential read/write performance is 60% and 45% higher than that of KIOXIA's previous-generation SSD. Random read/write performance is also significantly boosted, with the new KIOXIA CD9P Series' performance 55% and 100% higher than that of the previous generation.

Most PC gamers don't even have a Gen5 SSD yet, but the world of Gen6 SSDs won't be thrusted upon us for years to come, says the founder and CEO of Silicon Motion.

In a new interview with Tom's Hardware, Wallace C. Kou, the founder and chief executive officer of Silicon Motion, said we won't be seeing any Gen6 SSDs for consumer PC systems until 2028. Gen4 SSDs already drive 7GB/sec+ right now, with Gen5 SSDs either requiring active cooling, a specific Gen5 SSD slot on your motherboard or inside of your laptop, but they'll drive upwards of 14GB/sec+ if you use one.

PC OEMs have zero interest in Gen6 SSDs right now, with AMD and Intel not even wanting to talk about them yet. We did see Gen6 teased at Computex 2025 in Taipei just a few weeks ago, but Gen6 SSDs won't be hitting the market until at least 2030.

HighPoint has just announced a new "landmark pricing strategy" for its Gen5 x16 4x M.2 NVMe AIC series, at $999 and $899, the Rocket 7604A RAID AIC and Rocket 1604A Switch AIC offer over 50GB/sec+ of real-world SSD transfer speeds.

HighPoint's Rocket 7604A and Rocket 1604A AICs change up the storage game for space-constrained industrial and edge computing environments, powered by the company's in-house PCIe Gen5 Switching Architecture and Broadcom's PEX89048 PCIe Switch IC, we have over 50GB/sec+ of real-world transfer speeds using x4 lanes of dedicated Gen5 bandwidth available to each M.2 port.

In order to meet the needs of its industrial customers, HighPoint's engineering team meticulously re-engineered the AIC PCB to conform to the FH-HL form factor, resulting in an unprecedentedly compact PCIe device measuring just 167mm in length - dramatically shorter than typical 4-Port Gen5 cards, which often exceed 290mm.

Lost data can cause immediate concern and even panic. Files that were once accessible - whether a digital photo or an important document - are no longer accessible.

For individuals or businesses running a Synology/QNAP NAS for file storage, there are ways to mitigate the risk of data loss through regular manual or automated backups, storing files in multiple locations, and regularly reviewing these processes.

But what happens when specific files and folders can no longer be opened? Your Synology NAS is no longer on your network as a storage location. You might also hear noises and clicks coming from inside the device. Thankfully, there are solutions.

Computex 2025 wasn't all that exciting when it came to memory products. Most of what we saw were evolutionary updates with higher DDR5 speeds and new heatspreader designs, but that doesn't mean the show was boring on the memory front. Computex never is.

Patriot showed off some interesting products, including a peek at some next generation SODIMMs, speedy desktop memory and an interesting little device that combines storage, USB-C with PD, HDMI support and a MicroSD card reader in one.

With Intel readying its Panther Lake mobile CPU family for an early 2026 release, it's confirmed that some models will come with SODIMMs with integrated clock drivers. In other words, CUDIMMS in laptop form factors. That's great news as currently available SODIMMs cannot scale anywhere near the speeds of desktop memory even without a CKD. And, being able to upgrade is a welcome advantage over soldered laptop memory.