Toshiba will launch xl memories next year

The Japanese multinational announced in the last Flash Memory Summit data about its new XL-FLASH storage solutions and today we know a little more about them. We take a closer look at Toshiba's strategy and new technology that further blurs the difference between NAND and DRAM memory .

Toshiba XL-FLASH Storage Solutions for Early 2020

These storage solutions are Toshiba's direct response to Samsung's Z-NAND memory and Intel's 3D XPoint . They stand out for being SLC type (Single Level Cells, in Spanish) , that is, they will only store one bit per cell, so they will be somewhat smaller, but much more reliable and with lower latency.

The smallest memories made with this structure will be 128 GB and will be divided into 16 planes. This will greatly increase the ability to work in parallel, especially compared to other 3D NAND based memories. In return, each page will be only 4 kB in size , a rather low number compared to its direct competition.

On the other hand, to compensate for this drop, it has been revealed that the reading latencies will be less than 5µs . If we put it in perspective with the 50µs of its 3D TLC , this is a great improvement.

Another point to note is that these models will be available to any third-party company . Unlike the Z- SSD memories that are exclusive to Samsung , we will see some memories under the name of different brands with Toshiba technology.

Some companies have already spoken about it and are highly interested in publishing their own models. This is likely to shake up the memory market and as we all know, more competition is usually better for users.

The assembly of these storage solutions will begin next month and as we have predicted at the beginning, we will see their launch next year.

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