KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced that its KIOXIA LC9 Series 245.76 terabyte (TB)¹ enterprise SSD, utilizing a 32-die stack KIOXIA BiCS FLASH™ generation 8 QLC 3D flash memory, has received the FMS ‘Best of Show’ award in the ‘SSD Technology’ category. These awards recognize the cutting-edge products, services, and customer implementations that are pushing the boundaries of memory and storage technology.

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The Kioxia team celebrates their FMS ‘Best of Show’ award win in the ‘SSD Technology’ category for the groundbreaking KIOXIA LC9 Series enterprise SSD. Featuring the industry’s first 245.76 TB capacity in a 2.5-inch and EDSFF E3.L form factor, the drive leverages KIOXIA’s BiCS FLASH™ generation 8 3D flash memory and 32-die stacked architecture—setting a new benchmark for high-capacity, power-efficient SSDs optimized for generative AI and enterprise workloads.

The industry’s first² 245.76 TB¹ NVMe™ SSD in a 2.5-inch and Enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) E3.L form factor, KIOXIA LC9 Series drives are well-suited to generative AI and enterprise applications. KIOXIA LC9 Series SSDs are now sampling to select customers.

“When customers evaluate SSDs, important consideration is given to storage that scales to high capacities while delivering high performance and low power consumption,” said Jay Kramer, Chair of the Awards Program and President of Network Storage Advisors Inc. “We are proud to recognize KIOXIA for its BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory and KIOXIA LC9 Series SSD. This solution is enabled by their CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology and the innovation of a 32-die stacked architecture in a package - delivering the capacity, power and density required for transformational SSDs. Creating the highest capacity² PCIe^® 5.0 enterprise SSD is a remarkable achievement and a clear reflection of Kioxia’s leadership position.”

Featuring a 32-die stack of 2 terabit (Tb)³ BiCS FLASH™ QLC 3D flash memory with innovative CBA technology, KIOXIA LC9 Series SSDs deliver the speed, scale, and density required to support the next wave of AI-centric workloads. This combination of advanced memory architecture and CBA technology enables 8 TB³ in a small 154 BGA package – also an industry first². This milestone was made possible with advancements in Kioxia’s high-precision wafer processing, material design, and wire bonding technologies.

“Achieving multiple industry firsts with the KIOXIA LC9 Series reflects the depth of innovation across our engineering, manufacturing, and design teams,” said Scott Nelson, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for KIOXIA America, Inc. “As AI workloads grow more demanding, we’re committed to delivering the flash memory technologies that will power the data infrastructure of tomorrow and accelerate progress across industries.”

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About KIOXIA America, Inc.

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, automotive systems, data centers and generative AI systems. For more information, please visit KIOXIA.com.

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Notes:

1: Definition of SSD capacity: Kioxia Corporation defines a kilobyte (KB) as 1,000 bytes, a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes, a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes, a terabyte (TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, and a kibibyte (KiB) is 1,024 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 2^40 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.

2: As of August 6, 2025, based on Kioxia survey.

3: The flash memory capacity is calculated as 1 terabit (1 Tb) = 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bits, and 1 terabyte (1 TB) = 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bytes.

2.5-inch indicates the form factor of the SSD and not its physical size.

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“Achieving multiple industry firsts with the KIOXIA LC9 Series reflects the depth of innovation across our engineering, manufacturing, and design teams."