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Kioxia's new flash memory module prototype aims to address future demands in AI processing by delivering high bandwidth and low power consumption.

Researchers at imec and Ghent University have stacked 120 ultra-thin layers of silicon and silicon-germanium, a key step toward 3D DRAM. Using advanced epitaxial techniques, they controlled atomic strain to create a nanoscale “skyscraper” of memory, paving the way for denser, faster chips.

Kioxia has prototyped a 5 TB flash module that delivers 64 GB/s over PCIe 6.0, utilizing a daisy-chain controller design and PAM4 signaling to scale bandwidth efficiently. While latency still lags behind DRAM, the breakthrough positions NAND as near-memory storage for AI and data-intensive workloads.

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