Industrial flash switches to single-level for increased reliability

Author: EIS Release Date: Aug 24, 2022

Kioxia is sampling new industrial-grade flash memory devices.

 

This new lineup uses Kioxia’s latest generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory with 3-bit-per-cell (triple-level cell, TLC) technology, and is available in a 132-BGA package.

 

Densities range from 512 gigabits (64 gigabytes) to 4 terabits (512 gigabytes) to support the unique requirements of industrial applications – including telecommunication, networking, embedded computing and much more.

 

The memory requirements for many industrial applications of SSDs designed to be housed in climate-controlled data centres  include extended temperature ranges and the ability to maintain high reliability and performance in rugged operating conditions. Designed with these needs in mind, the new devices support a wide temperature range (-40°C to +85°C).

 

The devices have the ability to convert Triple-Level Cell (TLC) flash memory (3-bits per cell) to Single-Level Cell (1-bit per cell) mode – improving performance and reliability.