Micron Begins Volume Production Of “World’s Fastest” 9th-Gen NAND Flash, Featuring Speeds Up To 3.6 GB/s

Micron has announced the volume production of the cutting-edge 9th Gen TLC NAND chips, being the first firm to achieve the landmark.

[Press Release]: Micron Technology, Inc. announced today that it is shipping ninth-generation (G9) TLC NAND in SSDs, making it the first in the industry to achieve this milestone. Micron G9 NAND features the industry’s highest transfer speed of 3.6 GB/s, delivering unsurpassed bandwidth for reading and writing data. The new NAND enables best-in-class performance for artificial intelligence (AI) and other data-intensive use cases from personal devices and edge servers to enterprise and cloud data centers.

Leading-edge technology delivers unrivaled performance

Micron G9 NAND leverages the industry’s fastest NAND I/O speed to meet the high-throughput needs of data-centric workloads, delivering 50% faster data transfer than any NAND currently shipping in an SSD. Micron G9 NAND also delivers up to 99% higher write bandwidth and 88% better read bandwidth per die than currently available competitive NAND solutions. These per-die benefits translate to performance and energy efficiency gains in SSDs and embedded NAND solutions.

Like its previous-generation NAND, Micron G9 NAND fits in a compact 11.5mm x 13.5mm package, using 28% less space than competing products, making it the smallest high-density NAND available. Higher density in a smaller footprint maximizes design options for a diverse set of use cases.

Micron G9 NAND enables class-leading performance in the Micron 2650 SSD

The Micron 2650 NVMe SSD integrates the cutting-edge G9 TLC NAND to deliver a best-in-class user experience for everyday computing that surpasses competitors in PCMark 10 testing.

“Nearing theoretical saturation levels for PCIe Gen4, the Micron 2650 SSD uses our new G9 NAND to push the boundaries of what a value TLC client SSD can achieve,” said Prasad Alluri, Micron’s vice president and general manager of Client Storage. “Delivering up to 38% higher PCMark 10 benchmark scores than competitive solutions, this drive is set to redefine the user experience for this class of SSD.”

The Micron 2650 NVMe SSD offers class-leading reliability and features performance-enhancing accelerated caching for faster write performance, courtesy of its Dynamic SLC Cache. The Micron 2650 NVMe SSD provides real-world saturation performance for PCIe Gen4, with up to 7,000 MB/s sequential read.

When compared to the competition, it delivers best-in-class performance with up to 70% better sequential read, up to 103% better sequential write, up to 156% better random read, and up to 85% better random write. These impressive figures underscore Micron’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and delivering unparalleled performance to our customers.

Available in the Micron 2650 SSD for client OEMs, G9 NAND is also in qualification with customers in component form and a consumer-based Crucial SSD. Visit Micron G9 NAND and Micron 2650 client SSD to learn more about them.

[Journalist Note]: Micron's release of the new TLC NAND chip standard, along with the debut of the 2650 NVMe SSD, shows that the firm means business when it comes to dominating this sector. With the 276-layer 9th-generation NAND being the fastest in the industry, this makes Micron's 2650 NVMe SSD one of the most capable options in the markets, boasting impressive speeds along with several other capabilities designed to provide tough competition to the likes of SK hynix and others.

Micron is the first firm in the market to adopt the G9 TLC NAND chips, and we expect other firms to follow, but for now, Micron has dominated this segment.