Kioxia Corporation has announced a major leap in storage technology with the launch of the world’s first 245.76 terabyte (TB) NVMe solid-state drive (SSD), aimed at meeting the intense performance and efficiency needs of generative AI systems.
The new SSD, part of the KIOXIA LC9 Series, is available in 2.5-inch and EDSFF E3.L form factors and complements the earlier 122.88TB version. It features a 32-die stack of 2-terabit BiCS FLASH™ QLC 3D flash memory and innovative CMOS Bonded to Array (CBA) technology, delivering exceptional speed and density.
Designed for environments such as data lakes and AI training workloads, the SSD offers compact, high-capacity storage that can replace multiple traditional hard drives—cutting down power use, cooling needs, and total cost of ownership.
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Supporting PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0, and advanced security protocols, the LC9 Series is now being sampled to select customers and will be showcased at the Future of Memory and Storage 2025 conference in August.
Kioxia’s breakthrough marks a key milestone in enterprise data storage evolution.
Source: Agency