KIOXIA Introduces CM9 Enterprise SSD as First With Onboard 8th Gen BiCS TLC Memory

KIOXIA announced today that their CM9 Enterprise SSD will be the first SSD to be using their latest 8th Gen BiCS TLC NAND flash memory with CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array).  CBA is KIOXIA’s latest architectural innovation that delivers significant advances in power efficiency, performance and density, while doubling available capacity per flash device.  This innovation will assist in the advance of  AI, machine learning, and
high-performance computing which require a sophisticated solid state storage infrastructure – requiring not only enterprise-class performance but also higher power efficiency to ensure scalability and manageable operational costs.

KIOXIA CM9 Series drives deliver performance improvements of up to approximately 65% in random write, 55% in random read, and 95% in sequential write compared to the previous generation. In addition, performance-per-watt gains realized include 55% better sequential read and 75% better sequential write efficiency.

KIOXIA CM9 Series SSD highlights include (preliminary and subject to change):

• PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0, NVMe-MI™ 1.2c, and OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD 2.5
  specification-compliant
• Dual-port support in 2.5-inch and E3.S SSD form factors
• Read-intensive (1 DWPD) and mixed-use (3 DWPD) endurances
• Sequential performance (128 kibibytes (KiB)/QD32) – 14.8 GB/s read and 11
  GB/s write
• Random performance (4KiB) – 3,400 KIOPS (QD512) and 800 KIOPS (QD32)
• 2.5-inch capacities up to 61.44 terabytes (TB) and E3.S capacities up to 30.72 TB

“We are proud to integrate the latest BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology into our enterprise SSDs, bringing enhanced performance and power efficiency to AI-centric workloads,” said Neville Ichhaporia, senior vice president and general manager of the SSD business unit at KIOXIA America, Inc. “As AI models grow in complexity and scale, the need for storage solutions that can sustain high throughput and low latency, and allow for better thermal efficiency, becomes critical. With the addition of the CM9 Series, KIOXIA is enabling more efficient scaling of AI operations while helping to reduce power consumption and total cost of ownership across data center environments.”

KIOXIA CM9 Series SSDs are now sampling to select customers and will be showcased att  Dell Technologies  World, taking place May 19 – 22 in Las Vegas.