KIOXIA Launches Groundbreaking 122.88TB NVMe SSD for AI Infrastructure
Düsseldorf, Germany – 14 March 2025
As data demands surge, KIOXIA Europe continues to lead in storage innovation with the announcement of its LC9 Series — a next-gen 122.88TB enterprise-class NVMe SSD built for AI training, inference, and vector database performance. This is the first SSD leveraging KIOXIA’s BiCS FLASH™ Gen8 2Tb QLC die with cutting-edge CMOS Bonded to Array (CBA) architecture.
AI-Ready Storage at Unmatched Scale
The KIOXIA LC9 Series was designed to handle today’s most demanding generative AI workloads, including:
- Training large language models (LLMs)
- Running Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Feeding inference engines with real-time data
- Supporting hybrid and multi-cloud systems
The 122.88TB drive features dual-port connectivity for fault tolerance or multi-host architectures, making it ideal for modern cloud-scale AI systems.
Storage That Matches the Pace of Innovation
- 122.88TB capacity in 2.5-inch form factor
- PCIe Gen5 + NVMe 2.0 interface, with NVMe-MI support
- 0.3 DWPD endurance over 5 years
- Based on KIOXIA’s 2Tb QLC BiCS FLASH™ Gen8 with CBA
- Optimised for rack-level density and energy-efficient deployments
AiSAQ™ + SSD = Game-Changer for Vector Databases
The new LC9 Series complements KIOXIA AiSAQ™ — a proprietary solution to accelerate scalable RAG by storing vector database elements directly on SSDs, dramatically lowering reliance on expensive DRAM.
Quote from KIOXIA Europe
“AI workloads are stretching the limits of storage infrastructure. The LC9 Series brings together extreme capacity, PCIe Gen5 performance, and energy-efficient design to support AI training and retrieval at massive scale.”
– Axel Störmann, VP & CTO, SSD & Embedded Memory, KIOXIA Europe GmbH
Coming Soon to Bytehaus
As one of the UK’s most trusted sources for next-gen enterprise storage, Bytehaus is proud to support the LC9 Series. Stay tuned as we bring these AI-optimised drives to our enterprise clients across the UK, UAE, and India.
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Source: Official KIOXIA LC9 Press Release
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