“Micron’s 232-layer NAND is a watershed moment for storage innovation as first proof of the capability to scale 3D NAND to more than 200 layers in production,” said
Leading-Edge Technology Delivers Unrivaled Performance
As the world generates more data, customers must expand their storage capacity and performance while reducing energy consumption and meeting more stringent environmental sustainability requirements. Micron’s 232-layer NAND technology provides the high-performance storage necessary to support advanced solutions and real-time services required in data center and automotive applications, as well as responsive, immersive experiences on mobile devices, consumer electronics and PCs. This technology node enables the introduction of the industry’s fastest NAND I/O speed ‒ 2.4 gigabytes per second (GB/s) ‒ to meet the low-latency and high-throughput needs of data-centric workloads such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, unstructured databases and real-time analytics, and cloud computing.1 That speed represents a 50% faster data transfer than the fastest interface enabled on Micron’s 176-layer node.2 Micron 232-layer NAND also delivers up to 100% higher write bandwidth and more than 75% higher read bandwidth per die than the prior generation.2 These per-die benefits translate to performance and energy efficiency gains in SSDs and embedded NAND solutions.
In addition, 232-layer NAND introduces the world’s first six-plane
Micron’s 232-layer NAND is the first in production to enable NV-LPDDR4, a low-voltage interface that delivers per-bit transfer savings of more than 30% compared to prior I/O interfaces. As a result, 232-layer NAND solutions offer ideal support for mobile applications and deployments in the data center and at the intelligent edge that must balance improved performance with low power consumption. The interface is also backward compatible to support legacy controllers and systems.
The compact form factor of 232-layer NAND offers customers flexibility in their designs while enabling the highest
Next-Generation NAND Enables Innovation Across Markets
“Micron has sustained technology leadership with successive first-to-market advancements in NAND layer count that enable benefits like longer battery life and more compact storage for mobile devices, better performance in cloud computing, and faster training of AI models,” said
The development of 232-layer NAND is the result of Micron’s leadership in research, development and process technology advancements. The breakthrough capabilities of this NAND will enable customers to deliver more innovative solutions in data centers, thinner and lighter laptops, the latest mobile devices and across the intelligent edge.
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Micron’s 232-layer NAND is now in volume production in the company’s
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1 NAND I/O speed is 1.6GB/s at the time of market introduction
2 Based on comparison of Micron product data sheets
3 Based on comparison of NAND currently shipping in market
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Micron 232-layer NAND
The breakthrough capabilities of Micron's 232-layer NAND will enable customers to deliver more innovative solutions in data centers, thin and light laptops, mobile devices and across the intelligent edge
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