Kioxia Unveils First BiCS8 QLC-based EG7 Series SSDs for PC OEMs

Kioxia announced the launch of its EG7 series solid state drives (SSDs) for PC OEM customers on April 21. As the company's first client solution based on BiCS8 QLC technology, the DRAM-less KIOXIA EG7 Series leverages mature Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, supports PCIe® 4.0 specification compliant and incorporates NVMe™ 2.0d support. It is available in three capacities, including 512GB, 1024GB, and 2048GB, with maximum sequential read and write speeds of 7,000 MB/s and 6,200 MB/s, respectively. The EG7 Series is currently sampling to select PC OEM customers, with PC shipments equipped with the SSD expected to begin from the second quarter of 2026 onwards.