TOKYO, Nov 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The next generation of automotive systems are hungry for more. More advanced information & entertainment and ADAS[2]systems. More storage for event data recording. Support for more 3D mapping. In a move that makes ‘more’ a reality, KIOXIA Corporation today announced that it has begun sampling the industry’s first 512 gigabyte (GB) Automotive Universal Flash Storage[3] (UFS) JEDEC® Version 2.1 embedded memory solution. KIOXIA’s Automotive UFS supports a wide temperature range (-40°C to +105°C), meets AEC-Q100 Grade2[4] requirements and offers the extended reliability required by various automotive applications. The 512GB device joins the company’s existing lineup of Automotive UFS, which includes capacities of 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB.
Innovations such as autonomous vehicles, more advanced automotive information & entertainment systems, digital clusters, telematics and ADAS provide not only an elevated driver experience but also a greater demand for storage within vehicles.