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Kioxia and Sandisk Sample 332-Layer NAND, Claim Density Record

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

Kioxia and Sandisk have begun sampling their BiCS10 3D NAND with 332 active layers, achieving an areal density of over 29 Gb/mm². This surpasses Samsung's 400-layer NAND in density, making it the world's densest 3D NAND. The new technology promises higher storage capacities and improved performance for SSDs.

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While layer count isn't everything, this density milestone could pressure rivals and accelerate next-gen storage adoption.
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Kioxia and Sandisk sample world's densest 3D NAND — new 332-Layer beats Samsung’s 400-Layer NAND →
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