🟦 KIOXIA Develops Next-Generation Power-Saving Memory “CXL”

KIOXIA announced the development of CXL, a next-generation power-saving memory that supports AI processing of large amount

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🟦 KIOXIA Develops Next-Generation Energy-Saving Memory “CXL”—Aiming for a New Challenge for AI Utilization
🟦 Why do we need next-generation memory? Background Data Processing Challenges
🟦 Summary

🟦 KIOXIA Develops Next-Generation Energy-Saving Memory “CXL”—Aiming for a New Challenge for AI Utilization

KIOXIA has embarked on the development of CXL, a next-generation memory that is power-efficient and efficient in order to meet the needs of today’s evolving AI technology. This new memory is expected to solve the power consumption problem when driving AI by realizing high-efficiency data processing that replaces DRAM.

CXL (Compute Express Link) memory was developed to reduce power consumption in environments that handle huge amounts of data, such as AI, and is expected to be widely used in data centers in the future. In addition, KIOXIA has received a subsidy of 18 billion yen from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and is aiming to commercialize the project in the first half of the 2030s by investing up to 36 billion yen in R&D over the next three years.

🟦 Why do we need next-generation memory? Background Data Processing Challenges

In today’s world, where the amount of data processed is increasing due to the spread of AI, the increase in power consumption is regarded as a problem in data centers. Currently, many systems use DRAM when driving AI, but DRAM has the property of losing data when electricity is interrupted, making it difficult to retain data over a long period of time and consuming a large amount of power. The new CXL memory improves power efficiency by allowing data to be retained even when the power is off, reducing power consumption in AI-driven vehicles.

🟦 Summary

The development of KIOXIA’s next-generation memory “CXL” is a major step forward in solving the increasing data processing and power consumption challenges caused by the development of AI. The emergence of innovative memories to replace conventional DRAM will contribute to the efficiency of data centers and AI-related technologies in the future.

I can’t wait for the 2030s, when the next-generation memory “CXL” is scheduled to be commercialized. However, it is unknown how popular AI will be at that time, or how the technology will evolve.