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Kioxia launches high-density E1.L SSDs for hyperscalers up to 122.88TB

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Kioxia has introduced its new LD4-series SSDs in an E1.L form factor, designed for hyperscale data centers and offering capacities up to 122.88TB. These drives utilize BiCS8 3D QLC NAND and are optimized for read-intensive workloads such as AI data repositories and object storage. The SSDs comply with NVMe 2.0e and OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD specification 2.6, operating at PCIe 4.0 x4 speeds, and are notable for their compact, elongated design that maximizes storage density in servers. AI

IMPACT Enables denser, higher-capacity storage solutions crucial for AI training and data repositories.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for storage hardware, not a core AI model or research.

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Kioxia launches high-density E1.L SSDs for hyperscalers up to 122.88TB

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    Kioxia unveils E1.L SSDs for hyperscalers with up to 122.88TB capacity

    Kioxia's LD4-series SSDs can store up to 122.88TB of data in a compact form-factor, but its performance remains a mystery.

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