Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, announced the launch of Universal Flash Storage(UFS) Ver. 3.1 embedded flash memory devices utilizing the company’s innovative 4-bit per cell quad-level-cell(QLC) technology. 

For applications needing high density, such as cutting-edge smartphones, Kioxia’s QLC technology enables the capability to achieve the highest densities available in a single package.

Kioxia’s UFS proof of concept(PoC) device is a 512 gigabyte prototype that utilizes the company’s 1 terabit(128 gigabyte) BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory with QLC technology, and is now sampling to OEM customers. 

The PoC device is designed to meet the increasing performance and density requirements of mobile applications driven by higher resolution images, 5G networks, 4K plus video and the like.

Universal Flash Storage(UFS) is a product category for a class of embedded memory products built to the JEDEC UFS standard specification. UFS uses a serial interface having an advantage of full duplex and simultaneous communication of read/write with its host device.

The samples are POC devices under development and have some feature limitations. Furthermore, specifications of the devices are subject to change without prior notice.