Toshiba SG5 SSD Series Announced With 15nm TLC Memory
TOSHIBA ANNOUNCES CLIENT SSD WITH EMBEDDED TLC NAND FLASH MEMORY
Toshibas SG5 high capacity SSD is optimized for notebook PCs and desktop PC applications
IRVINE, Calif. February 16, 2016 Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a committed technology leader, announces the SG5 Series of client solid state drive (cSSD). The SG5 Series will embed 15nm TLC NAND flash memory, achieving high storage capacities while maintaining a small form factor and decreasing costs for consumers. The SG5 Series is Toshibas first client SATA SSD to support 1,024GB[1] capacity in an M.2 form factor. This family of drives is designed for commercial notebook and desktop PCs, consumer upgrades and higher end notebook applications. With this lower cost, high performance drive, Toshiba is committed to accelerating the adoption of SSDs in client PCs.
Available in 2.5-inch and M.2 form factors, the SG5 Series features a SATA connection with 6Gbit/s[2] speeds and is available in several capacities including: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1,024GB. Utilizing Toshibas proprietary Quadruple Swing-By Code (QSBC[3]) error-correction technology, a highly efficient error correction code (ECC), the SG5 Series is optimized to protect customer data from corruption, improve reliability, and extend the life of Toshiba SSDs.
We understand our customers needs for performance are constantly changing. The SG5 Series gives our customers the flexibility of system configuration with a selection of various capacities and form factors, said Cameron Brett, director of SSD product marketing at Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. As the inventor of NAND flash technology, we leverage our NAND expertise to introduce state-of-the-art TLC NAND to optimize SSD performance in a small form factor, while giving our customers the ability to strengthen their data integrity with data protection features like Toshibas proprietary QSBC and wipe technologies.
Samples of the Toshiba SG5 Series SSDs will be available in Q1 2016. For more information on Toshibas portfolio of industry-leading solid state drives, hard drives and other storage solutions, visit http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/us/product/storage-products.html.
About Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs),hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state hybrid drives (SSHDs), discrete devices, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers, wireless components, mobile peripheral devices, advanced materials and medical tubes that make possible todays leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, industrial applications, enterprise solutions and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japans largest semiconductor, solid state drive and hard disk drive manufacturer and the worlds seventh largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2015 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, January, 2016). Founded in Tokyo in 1875, Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 580 consolidated companies employing over 199,000 people worldwide. Visit Toshiba’s web site at http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com.