Micron Technology Inc. has announced that its 232-layer QLC NAND flash memory is now in mass production and being shipped to enterprise storage customers and sampled to original equipment PC manufacturers. This advanced memory technology provides improved performance for various storage use cases, including mobile, client, edge, and data center storage. The 232-layer QLC NAND is more compact, enabling thin and light devices, and has a higher bit-density with NAND I/O speeds of 2400 MT/s, a 50% improvement over the prior generation.
The Micron 2500 Client SSD integrates the 232-layer QLC NAND to enhance everyday computing and improve the PC user experience. It has shown superior PCMark 10 experience benchmark results, outperforming the average scores in the SSD segment. Micron anticipates that as the industry shifts to QLC-based storage, the 2500 SSD will further accelerate QLC adoption in PCs due to its world-class user experience and value proposition.
One of the standout features of the 2500 SSD is its up to 7.1 GB/s sequential read speeds, which are superior to TLC-based NAND and QLC-based NAND SSDs in the segment. The accelerated caching feature enables faster read and write performance under various applications. The 232-layer QLC NAND also allows even the smaller capacity 512GB SSD to provide endurance to support 13 4K movie downloads per day, every day for three years.
Available in three form factors – including a compact single-sided design suitable for handheld gaming devices – the Micron 2500 SSD comes in capacities ranging from 512GB up to 2TB. With its high performance and versatility, this innovative drive offers better flexibility for OEMs to integrate into systems that range from ultra-thin devices to workstations.
Overall, Micron’s new line of QLC flash memory represents a significant advancement in data storage technology that is poised to revolutionize how we store and access information across industries.
