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2020
Kioxia and Western Digital introduce UFS 3.1 memory products
Kioxia and Western Digital introduced UFS 3.1-compatible memory products for smartphones. The report says Kioxia would soon deliver samples to manufacturers and Western Digital's product was expected to reach commercial availability the following month.
2020
Western Digital agrees to sell ActiveScale to Quantum
Western Digital announced a deal with Quantum for the sale of its ActiveScale business. The article says the transaction concluded Western Digital's search for a buyer for ActiveScale; it does not state that the sale was completed.
2020
Western Digital announces BiCS5 flash technology
Western Digital announced BiCS5, a next-generation flash-memory technology jointly developed with Kioxia. The technology has 112-layer stacking and TLC and QLC types; the article says initial mass production would begin with 512Gb TLC, with 1.33Tb QLC commercialization expected in the second half of 2020.
2020
Kioxia announces fifth-generation BiCS FLASH
Kioxia announced that it had developed fifth-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory with a 112-layer stacked structure. It said it planned to start shipping samples for specific applications in the first quarter of 2020.
2020
Kioxia unveils fifth-generation BiCS FLASH
Kioxia announced that it had successfully developed its fifth-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, featuring a 112-layer vertically stacked structure. It plans to start shipping samples in the first quarter of 2020.
2020
Western Digital introduces WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD in India
Western Digital introduced the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD in India. The SSD was offered in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacities and was available for purchase through offline retailers.
2019
DDN completes acquisition of IntelliFlash business
DataDirect Networks (DDN) announced that it completed its acquisition of Western Digital's IntelliFlash business.
2019
Google and partners develop OpenTitan
Google partnered with several technology companies to develop OpenTitan, a collaborative open-source secure chip design project. The project is supported by LowRisc and partnerships with ETH Zurich, G+D Mobile Security, Nuvoton Technology, and Western Digital.
2019
Western Digital unveils new WD Red NAS drives
Western Digital unveiled WD Red SA500 NAS SSDs in 2.5-inch and M.2 form factors and a 14TB WD Red NAS HDD.
2019
Western Digital launches embedded eMMC SSD
Western Digital announced its first embedded eMMC SSD, the iNAND IX EM132, targeting industrial applications including AI, ML and IoT.