Ver.1.1 Standard Compliant Embedded Memories Combine up to 64GB NAND and a Controller in a Single Package--

TOKYO-Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has started sample shipments of a 64-gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the first in the industry equipped with a UFS I/F. The module is fully compliant with the JEDEC UFS Ver.1.1 standard[3] and is designed for application in a wide range of digital consumer products, including smartphones, tablet PCs.

Samples are mainly intended for evaluation of UFS I/F and its protocol in host chipsets and by OS vendors.

Demand continues to grow for large density, high-performance chips that support high resolution video, driven by improved data-processing speeds in host chipsets and wider bandwidths for wireless connectivity.

Toshiba has proved itself an innovator in this key area, and is now reinforcing its leadership by being first in the industry to support samples with a 64GB UFS module.

Toshiba will schedule mass-production and other densities in its line-up according to market demand.

Key Features
  • [1] For embedded NAND flash memory modules. Source: Toshiba, as of February 2013.
  • [2] Universal Flash Storage is a product category for a class of embedded memory products built to the JEDEC UFS standard specification.
  • [3] JEDEC UFS Ver.1.1 standard has already been published. The Ver.2.0 standard is now under discussion by JEDEC.
  • [4] JEDEC UFS Ver.2.0 standard will support multiple-lane and I/F speed.
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