Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, has enhanced the product line of its XD5 Series of data center NVMe†SSDs for hyper-scale and cloud applications by adding products with a 2.5-inch form factor. Sample shipments will start from the second calendar quarter of 2019.
The new PCIe†Gen3 x4 lanes NVMe SSDs use a 7mm height 2.5-inch form factor, which is widely used in various applications including data centers, complementing the current compact M.2 22110 offering. It will be available in three capacities; 960GB, 1,920GB and 3,840GB,†delivering up to 2,700MB/s sequential read†and up to 895MB/s sequential write performance, within a 7W active power envelope. It is designed for read-intensive applications, such as NoSQL databases, big data analytics, and streaming media.
