Advantech Adopts Kioxia 112-Layer Flash BiCS5 in Multiple SSD Series and Form Factors

Advantech Co., Ltd. announced the adoption of Kioxia Corp. 112-layer flash BiCS5 in multiple series and form factors.

The BiCS5 3D TLC SQFlash BiCS5 provides NAND chips with extended native temperature ranges that ensure reliable operation in extreme environments, and support use in applications that require ruggedized designs.

Next generation BiCS5 Flash with higher speeds and capacity
Advantech’s SQFlash BiCS5 provides 50% faster flash speeds than previous NAND gen technology, engendering performance and smooth presence – crucial attributes in high-resolution display applications such as gaming/medical displays and indoor/outdoor signage. Similarly, the company’s SQFlash delivers up to 8TB capacity for 5G and Wifi-6 data transmission and AI analytical data storage used in edge computing, gaming, AI and smart manufacturing industries applications.

Reliable wide-temperature SQFlash products with intelligent monitoring
The firm‘s SQFlash supports SSD operation in temperature environments from -40 to 85 °C, making it a choice for energy sourcing facilities, automated factories, and in-vehicle applications that require reliability in harsh environments. In addition, the products leverage the company‘s DeviceOn/SQ Manager software for real-time performance/health monitoring and lifespan prediction.

Security protects user data
SQFlash series comprises a selection of security features with the wide coverage of a TCG-OPAL compliant design. Likewise, Flash Vault uses a password to secure the drive; hardware and firmware write protection to prevent data replacement/removal, and crypto erase to enable full data sanitization on the SQFlash.

Key features:

• Wide capacity range: (TLC Solution) 64GB ~ 8TB (sTLC Solution) 32GB ~ 2TB

• Wide operating temperatures (0 to 70 °C/-40 to 85 °C; extendable to automobile grade)

• High endurance sTLC solutions

• Intelligent monitoring and management 

• TCG-OPAL compliant with diverse security features

Advantech’s SQFlash BiCS5 selection

Availabilty:

• The SQFlash BiCS5 product series will be available for early customer samples in October 2021. 

• The BiCS5 NAND flash will be implemented into more SQFlash series in 2022.