Kioxia and Sandisk Unveil 10th-Gen QLC NAND with Industry-Leading Bit Density
Summary
Sandisk and Kioxia announced their 10th-generation QLC 3D flash memory technology, achieving a 60% increase in bit density over the prior generation and surpassing 37 Gb/mm². The new 332-layer design, built on CMOS directly Bonded to Array (CBA) architecture, also delivers a 4.8 Gb/s interface and significant power efficiency gains. This positions Sandisk at the forefront of high-capacity, high-performance NAND for AI and hyperscale data center workloads. The announcement comes amid a brutal semiconductor correction that has halved Sandisk's stock from June peaks, making this technological leap a potential differentiator. Commercialization timing remains undisclosed, but the advance could strengthen Sandisk's competitive position in the next storage cycle.
At the time of this announcement, SNDK was trading at $1,359.00 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $190.7B. The 52-week trading range was $40.10 to $2,354.39. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10. Source: BusinessWire.