[News] Samsung Unveils UFS 5.0 Storage, Claims Industry’s Fastest with 10.8GB/s Speeds

While advancing its next-generation HBM development, Samsung is also pushing forward on the NAND front, unveiling what it claims is the industry’s first and fastest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 solution. According to Samsung, the device delivers sequential read speeds of up to 10.8 GB/s and write speeds of up to 9.5 GB/s, more than doubling the performance of the previous UFS 4.1 standard.

Building on this performance leap, Samsung said mass production is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, with capacities of up to 1TB. As noted by Chosun Biz, the solution is based on JEDEC’s latest embedded storage standard, UFS 5.0, and is built on the company’s ninth-generation V-NAND technology.

According to its press release, Samsung’s UFS 5.0 is designed to enable more seamless and efficient AI experiences on next-generation mobile devices, ranging from flagship smartphones to XR headsets and AI wearables. The improved performance is expected to reduce latency and accelerate response times when running large language models (LLMs) in on-device AI applications.

UFS 5.0 Key Specs in Focus

Generative AI is rapidly migrating from cloud environments to on-device deployment, driving a sharp increase in the volume of data required for local processing. As a result, storage is shifting from a passive data repository into a core infrastructure layer that directly supports AI computation.

Against this backdrop, Samsung’s new storage solution delivers sequential read speeds of up to 10.8 GB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 9.5 GB/s, more than doubling the performance of the previous UFS 4.1 standard. On the other hand, the product’s power efficiency, according to the press release, has also been improved by over 40% compared with Samsung’s UFS 4.1 solution, driven by a range of architectural enhancements including clock gating and multi-voltage design technologies.

The device also features a more compact design. According to Samsung, the UFS 5.0 solution comes in an ultra-compact package measuring just 7.5mm × 13mm × 0.9mm, making it 16.7% smaller than its predecessor. The reduced form factor enhances design flexibility and improves internal space efficiency across a wide range of applications, including smartphones, wearables, and extended reality (XR) devices.

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