TechFlow News, July 03, according to foreign media reports, Kioxia has begun delivering samples of its next-generation flash memory chips to AI data center operators, aiming to compete with rivals for market share in this high-profit business sector. The Tokyo-based chip manufacturer's latest high-storage-density 3D flash memory chips are designed to better meet the demands of AI data centers for higher storage density, data transfer speeds, and energy efficiency. The company said in a statement on Friday that its latest products will be used in the company's data center-focused solid-state drives and will be produced at new facilities at its Kitakami plant in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan.
The chip features a 332-layer stacking structure, capable of storing more data on silicon wafers. The new factory facilities will help Kioxia increase production capacity to meet the rapidly growing demand for data storage from artificial intelligence service providers. The company stated that it will simultaneously expand production of low-cost ninth-generation scalable bit cost chips as well as its tenth-generation products. (Jin10)
