Kioxia Corporation has announced two new solid state drive (SSD) series – EXCERIA PRO and EXCERIA G2 – expected to be released in Q4 2021.
The new SSDs, which are products under development, will be on reference exhibit at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai from July 30th to August 2nd.
Using the next generation PCIe Gen4x4 interface, the EXCERIA PRO Series is built for demanding PC environments, said the firm.
It is expected to offer more than 2x the max sequential read speeds of the PCIe Gen3 based EXCERIA PLUS Series, delivering a high performance storage experience for content creators, gamers and professionals.
Kioxia also unveiled its updated mainstream EXCERIA G2 Series, with upgraded performance and capacity.
This mainstream-class SSD series will offer over 2,000MB/s sequential performance and up to 2TB of capacity for users seeking affordability.
Featuring Kioxia’s BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, the EXCERIA PRO and EXCERIA G2 Series utilise an M.2 2280 type single-sided form factor suitable for both desktops and notebooks.
Each series also will support Kioxia’s SSD Utility Management Software to help monitor and maintain users’ SSD.
