Adoption of 96-layer 3D TLC flash memory
Reduce write amplification with multi-stream writing


On the 16th, Kioxia launched the 'PM6 series', a 24G SAS SSD for enterprise use.

First introduced at Flash Memory Summit 2019, the PM6 series features 24G SAS technology capable of operating in the PCIe® 4.0 ecosystem and is currently available for evaluation and validation.

The PM6 series, featuring Kioxia's 96-layer BiCS FLASH™ 3D TLC flash memory, delivers SAS SSD sequential read performance of up to 4,300 MB/s and a capacity of up to 30.72 TB.

It is configured with dual ports to ensure high availability, and supports various workloads by diversifying endurance specifications such as read-intensive (supports 1 DWPD), mixed (supports 3 DWPD), and write-intensive (supports 10 DWPD). It also supports multistream writing, reducing the ‘write amplification’ phenomenon and increasing durability.

Additionally, it has achieved FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification, a security requirement for cryptographic modules from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with its Encrypted Erase Support (SIE) and Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterprise Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) features.