NAND is growing rapidly. Even though SSDs of larger capacity were expensive a decade ago (and still are), today’s 1TB solid-state drives are not so costly. The future will be even better, which is not surprising. We are now aware of some of these efforts towards greater “disc prosperity”. Western Digital and Kioxia, its partner, are creating larger NAND memories that are more efficient.
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These companies will continue to produce new generations BiCS memory, increasing the device’s capacity and decreasing costs per bit. The sixth generation’s 162-layer NAND BiCS6 (6th generation) is now the closest to the premiere.
They will allow the production of 1Tb of QLC3D NAND with a small matrix size of 68mm square. Additionally, they will be equipped with a faster I/O interface which will greatly increase the performance of next generation SSDs. This is particularly true for those using a PCIe5.0 interface.
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In late 2022, mass production of 3D NAND BiCS6 memories in QLC or TLC configurations is expected to start. The small size of these memory modules will allow for lower prices, which could result in a reduction in their cost. It will be even more exciting on the professional market because 200-layer BiCS+ systems are designed for this.
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These NAND memory chips offer a 55% bit boost with more than 200 layers, upto 60% faster transfer speeds and 15% higher program throughput. Their premier is scheduled for 2024