Micron Technology Inc., a semiconductor manufacturing company, has announced the mass production of its 232-layer QLC NAND flash memory. This cutting-edge technology is currently being shipped to enterprise storage customers and sampled to original equipment PC manufacturers. The latest innovation in storage technology provides improved performance for a variety of use cases, including mobile, client, edge, and data center storage.
According to Micron, the 232-layer QLC NAND is more compact, allowing for thinner and lighter devices. It also has a higher bit-density with NAND I/O speeds of 2400 MT/s, which is a 50% improvement over the previous generation. Moreover, it provides better read and programming performance over its predecessor.
Micron has integrated the 232-layer QLC NAND into its new 2500 Client SSD that enhances everyday computing and improves the PC user experience. This SSD has demonstrated superior PCMark 10 benchmark results, outperforming average scores in the value SSD segment. Micron anticipates that the 2500 SSD will accelerate QLC adoption in PCs due to its performance and value proposition.
The Micron 2500 SSD offers up to 7.1 GB/s sequential read speeds, surpassing both TLC-based NAND and QLC-based NAND SSDs in the value segment. Additionally, it boasts an accelerated caching feature that enables faster read and write performance in various applications. The endurance provided by the 232-layer QLC NAND ensures that these SSDs can support multiple 4K movie downloads per day for three years even in smaller capacity options like the 512GB model.
Available in different form factors and capacities ranging from 512GB to