Toshiba Memory to exhibit at Electronica 2018

Toshiba Memory Europe GmbH will be exhibiting at Electronica 2018 where they will be showcasing a number of their latest innovative products and technologies for embedded Flash memory for the industrial, consumer and automotive sector, as well as a selection of new client solid state drives (SSD) for mobile computing, datacentre use and client PCs.

Innovation is rapid in the automotive arena and Toshiba will be showcasing their solutions to address the increasing (and increasingly demanding) applications including automated driver assistance systems (ADAS), in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and vehicle based wireless communication. Toshiba Memory's solutions cover both e-MMC and UFS technologies in capacities up to 256 GB and are available qualified to AEC-Q100, demonstrating their suitability for demanding automotive applications.

Known as the inventor of Flash memory, Toshiba Memory has continued to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible. On their booth will be a market-leading 96-layer BiCS FLASH, memory device using proprietary 3D flash quad level cell (QLC) technology. QLC significantly expands capacity, achieving the industry's maximum capacity of 1.33 terabits for a single chip and an unparalleled capacity of 2.66 terabytes in a single package by utilising a 16-chip stacked architecture. This was developed in conjunction with Western Digital Corporation and SSDs based on this technology will be significant in meeting the demanding needs of the IoT and other similar applications.

Additional highlights at the show will be the BG3, XG5 and XG6 client NVMe SSD series from Toshiba Memory Europe. The BG3 client NVMe SSDs are based on Toshiba 64-layer BiCS FLASH memory technology and are designed to deliver better performance and a smaller footprint than traditional SATA-based drives. These internal drives enable mobile computing and IoT devices to be smaller, lighter, faster and more power efficient.

Visitors can find out more about the XG6 client NVMe SSD at the booth too. With its breakthrough 96-layer, BICS FLASH 3D flash memory technology, the new drives are targeted to the client PC, high-performance mobile, embedded, and gaming segments – as well as datacentre environments for boot drives in servers, caching & logging, and commodity storage.

To support mass production and continued innovation in 3D memory Toshiba Memory and Western Digital opened a new state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility and a Memory R&D Center, at Toshiba Memory's Yokkaichi Operations in Mie prefecture, Japan. The production facility contains cutting-edge manufacturing equipment for all key production processes including deposition and etching. The new fab began mass production of 96-layer 3D flash memories earlier this month.

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About Toshiba Memory Europe GmbH

We, Toshiba Memory Europe GmbH, are European business of Toshiba Memory Corporation. Our company offers a broad product line of flash memory products, including SD Cards, USB flash drives, and embedded memory components, in addition to solid state drives (SSD). Our company maintains offices in Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. President is Masaru Takeuchi.