Kioxia Europe slims down flash memory for data-intensive mobile apps
For 5G phones and other data-intensive mobile applications, Kioxia believes it offers the world’s thinnest embedded flash memory. The 1Tbyte universal flash storage (UFS) version 3.1 embedded flash memory is housed in a 1.1mm-high package.
Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is a product category for a class of embedded memory products built to the JEDEC UFS standard specification. JEDEC is a registered trademark of JEDEC Solid State Technology Association.
The memory uses Kioxia’s BiCS Flash 3D flash memory. It achieves sequential read speed of up to 2,050Mbytes per second and sequential write speed of up to 1,200Mbytes per second.
5G networks will be characterised by faster downloads and reduced lag time for high performance and low power consumption. 5G also makes it easier and faster for users to store more on mobile devices. The 1Tbyte UFS integrates the BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and a controller, which performs error correction, wear levelling, logical-to-physical address translation and bad-block management for simplified system development.
The UFS 1Tbyte memory includes WriteBooster which enables significantly faster write speeds, the Host Performance Booster (HPB) Ver. 2.0 which improves random read performance by using the host side memory to store logical to physical translation tables. HPB 1.0 enables 4kbyte chunk size access and Version 2.0 enables wider access which can further boost random read performance.
Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is a product category for a class of embedded memory products built to the JEDEC UFS standard specification. JEDEC is a registered trademark of JEDEC Solid State Technology Association.
Kioxia Europe (formerly Toshiba Memory Europe) is the European-based subsidiary of Kioxia, a supplier of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company invented flash memory and BiCS Flash, the 3D flash memory technology, which is shaping the future of storage in high density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centres.
