Toshiba Corp. has begun shipping samples of its 64-gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module equipped with a Universal Flash Storage (UFS) interface.
Claimed by Toshiba to be a first in the industry, the new module is compliant with the JEDEC UFS Ver.1.1 standard, and is designed for a wide range of digital consumer products – including smartphones and tablet PCs.
With improved data processing speeds in host chipsets and wider bandwidths for wireless connectivity, Toshiba said demand continues to grow for large density, high-performance memory that supports high resolution video. Samples are mainly intended for evaluation of the UFS interface and its protocol in host chipsets and by OS vendors. Toshiba will schedule mass production of the 64GB UFS module, as well as other densities in its lineup, according to market demand.
