KIOXIA SAMPLING UFS 5.0 EMBEDDED FLASH MEMORY DEVICES FOR NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE APPLICATIONS

TOKYO, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, today announced that it has begun shipping evaluation samples ⁽¹⁾ of embedded flash memory compatible with the next-generation UFS standard, UFS 5.0, which is currently being standardized by JEDEC. ⁽²⁾
UFS 5.0 is a new standard for embedded flash storage currently being developed by JEDEC to meet the performance requirements of next-generation mobile devices such as high-end smartphones equipped with on-device AI functions. It utilizes MIPI M-PHY version 6.0 for the physical layer and UniPro version 3.0 for the protocol. M-PHY version 6.0 introduces the new HS-GEAR6 mode, theoretically supporting an interface speed of up to 46.6 Gbps per lane; with 2 lanes, UFS 5.0 can achieve approximately 10.8 GB/s of effective read/write performance.

The evaluation samples incorporate an in-house newly developed controller for UFS 5.0 and Kioxia’s 8th-generation BiCS FLASH™, and are available in capacities of 512 GB and 1 TB. The package has been newly designed with a small 7.5 x 13 mm size, contributing to board space efficiency and design flexibility.