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Samsung will launch a 512TB PCIe Gen6 SSD but you will have to wait till 2027 as it looks set to compete against Sandisk, Solidigm, SK Hynix and Kioxia - and no, consumers won't even get a whiff of it

Samsung plans 512TB PCIe Gen6 SSD launch in 2027, targeting enterprise and servers rather than consumer desktops or laptops.

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Nvidia and Kioxia target 100 million IOPS SSD in 2027 — AI server drives aim to deliver 33 times more performance

Kioxia is working with Nvidia to develop a 100 million IOPS SSD for AI servers by 2027, likely leveraging unconventional NAND architectures.

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Sandisk launches WD Blue SN5100 SSD, touting 30% higher performance than predecessor — PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less drives start at $54

Sandisk has launched the WD Blue SN5100, the successor to the WD Blue SN5000, which was introduced in June 2024.

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Kioxia demonstrates ultra fast SSD that uses innovative tech to deliver a staggering 64GBps on PCIe Gen6 - and no, it's not coming to a PC near you anytime soon

Kioxia's new flash memory module prototype aims to address future demands in AI processing by delivering high bandwidth and low power consumption.

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Kioxia’s new 5TB, 64 GB/s flash module puts NAND toward the memory bus for AI GPUs — HBF prototype adopts familiar SSD form factor

Kioxia has prototyped a 5 TB flash module that delivers 64 GB/s over PCIe 6.0, utilizing a daisy-chain controller design and PAM4 signaling to scale bandwidth efficiently. While latency still lags behind DRAM, the breakthrough positions NAND as near-memory storage for AI and data-intensive workloads.

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Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop — authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans

Seagate's security team from Singapore and Malaysia and local Malaysian authorities have raided a counterfeiting hard drive warehouse located outside Kuala Lumpur.

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Sandisk and SK hynix join forces to standardize High Bandwidth Flash memory, a NAND-based alternative to HBM for AI GPUs — Move could enable 8-16x higher capacity compared to DRAM

Sandisk and SK hynix have announced they're collaborating on High Bandwidth Flash (HBF)—a potential alternative to traditional, DRAM-based HBM for AI GPUs. Instead of only relying on DRAM, HBF adds NAND to the memory stack, allowing for non-volatility that can cut energy (and thermal) costs, along with upping the storage…

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Kioxia and SanDisk start shipping BiCS9 3D NAND samples — hybrid design combining 112-layer BiCS5 with modern CBA and Toggle 6.0 interface for higher performance and cost efficiency

Kioxia has started shipping samples of its ninth‑generation BiCS FLASH 512 Gb TLC chips built with CBA tech — pairing legacy memory cell layers with modern CMOS controllers. The result: improved performance, efficiency, and lower cost, while paving way for high‑capacity BiCS 10 launches.

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Plucky rival to Kioxia and Samsung unveils thinnest large capacity SSD ever: Exascend 30.72TB SSD is 7mm thick and has a one DWPD endurance

Exascend launches 7mm SSD with 30.72TB capacity, claiming thermal stability, power savings, and enterprise reliability for compact edge and AI systems.

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New SSD just dropped — swallows Xbox Game Pass whole and dares your Steam backlog to challenge it

The Kioxia LC9 SSD isn’t for gamers, but with 245TB of storage, it could theoretically hold hundreds of Game Pass titles, your Steam library, and everything in between.

Windows Central

Kioxia unveils 246TB SSD behemoth — the LC 9 is the largest SSD ever launched and can store 52,000 DVD movies

LC9 snatched the capacity crown from Solidigm for now, but the race to the storage champion is only getting started.

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Kioxia unveils 245TB SSD, the world's highest capacity storage device - can store 12,500 4K movies

Kioxia's LC9 SSD family offers capacities of up to 245.76TB, but its performance is far less impressive.

Tom’s Hardware

U.S. imposes 25% tariffs on all products from Japan and South Korea — new measures could be a big hit for the memory industry

President Trump announced that starting August 1, the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Japan and South Korea, which threatens to disrupt global tech supply chains dominated by these countries.

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Towards the Giga IOPS pipedream: How Nvidia wants to reach 100 million IOPS - even if it means inventing totally new types of memory

Nvidia’s 100 million IOPS goal pushes SSD tech beyond today’s limits, says Silicon Motion CEO.

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Crucial P510 NVMe SSD review

Well balanced, affordable, and a prime pick for your next rig.

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Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 NVMe SSD review

From flash maker to drive creator, the price just ain't right on this one.

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Kioxia confirms its next gen 332-layer NAND chip is 'only' 2Tb but hints at more large capacity SSD without the need for PLC

Kioxia reveals 2Tb 332-layer NAND chip, but roadmap suggests big SSDs possible without Penta-Level Cell (PLC) tech.

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SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100 million IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks

The chief executive of Silicon Motion said in an interview that Nvidia is looking forward to ridiculously fast storage devices to eliminate performance bottlenecks for its AI GPUs.

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Samsung rival plans monstrously fast SSD that can reach 10 million IOPS using SLC NAND

Kioxia reveals SSD with 10 million IOPS aimed at handling high-speed AI and machine learning system requirements.

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Kioxia preps XL-Flash SSD that's 3x faster than any SSD available — 10 million IOPS drive has peer-to-peer GPU connectivity for AI servers

Kioxia is developing a 10M IOPS XL-Flash SSD with peer-to-peer GPU connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks and deliver low-latency, small-block access optimized for AI training and inference workloads.

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Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS

InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?

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I tested this compact SSD and it’s fast, durable and feature decent drive management software - for PC at least

Compact and durable portable SSD with software security, decent transfer rates, and large storage. While not groundbreaking, its USB Type-C connection and balanced features make it a great choice for storing files on the move.

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Kioxia's new 61.44TB SSD uses surprising tech that almost doubles write performance compared to previous gen

Kioxia's new 61.44TB CM9 SSD uses CBA-based flash architecture for faster NAND interface speeds and lower latency.

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Computex 2025 Day Three Wrap-Up: Optical SSDs and $50,000 Immersion-Cooled Systems

Enermax showed off a $50,000 immersion-cooled system with four RTX 4090 GPUs and two 2400-watt PSUs

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Kioxia demos optical SSD, boasts of high performance and 30m+ cabling

Kioxia demos optical SSD with a system packing Kyocera's Optinity PCIe Gen5 card.

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