Coming in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities

KIOXIA Europe has announced its new external storage solution, the EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable SSD Series. To be available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities, the EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable Series features a USB 3.0 Gen 2 Type-C interface and impressive transfer speeds.

Kingston still king for now

Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.

For enterprise and datacenter implementation

KIOXIA America has announced the availability of its new KIOXIA XD8 Series PCIe 5.0 Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) E1.S SSDs.

Up to 4TB and 6,000MB/s

Kingston has announced it has started shipping its new NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, which will be available in capacities of up to 4TB and reaching sequential read and write performance of up to 6,000MB/s and 5,000MB/s.

Sabrent has announced the new Rocket 2242 M.2 Gen 4 NVMe SSD, based on a rather short M.2-2242 form factor, which is often used with some handheld consoles, like the Lenovo Legion Go.

For automotive applications

Kioxial Corporation has announced sampling of the industry's first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.0 embedded flash memory devices designed for automotive applications. The new standard will bring higher performance which is needed for a variety of next-generation automotive applications.

BiCS FLASH 3D, UFS 4.0, and SSD lineup

KIOXIA is coming to CES 2024 in full force, highlighting its extensive portfolio of solid state drives and memory solutions.

Aiming at smartphones, content creators, and gamers on-the-go

KIOXIA has announced mass production of its latest Exceria Plus G2 microSDXC card, offering 2TB of storage. This makes it the highest data storage density in any storage device, all thanks to BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and an in-house designed controller.

Japan's Kioxia talks stalled

Western Digital is to spin off its flash memory business after talks of merging the unit with Japan's Kioxia stalled. 

SK Hynix did not want it to happen

Negotiations to merge Western Digital's semiconductor memory business and Japan's Kioxia Holdings have been abandoned.