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(PR) Kioxia Unveils Value-Oriented QLC-based KIOXIA EG7 Series SSDs for PC OEMs

What happened

Kioxia unveiled the EG7 Series SSDs utilizing BiCS FLASH Gen 8 QLC technology for PC OEMs. This launch targets value-oriented laptops to improve TCO while matching TLC performance. The increased QLC supply may exert downward pressure on NAND flash prices.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 25/100

Affected components and suppliers

NAND FlashSSDsQLC NAND

Kioxia Corporation

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Source and time

Source: TechPowerUp · 4/21/2026 · View original source

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