August 6-8
FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage
Santa Clara Convention Center
Booth 607, Santa Clara, CA
FMS 2024
FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage has expanded the scope of Flash Memory Summit to encompass all tiers of Memory and Storage. As a leading global independent conference and exhibition, FMS is now in its 18th year, offering enhanced support to the industry. Serving as a centralized hub for professional growth, industry connections, and customer engagement, FMS provides a comprehensive platform for all stakeholders in the field.
Robert Soderbery
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Flash Business, Western Digital
Keynote: New Era of NAND
August 6, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Mission City Ballroom
With the new era of NAND being driven by new industry dynamics, Western Digital Executive Vice President & General Manager, Flash Business, Robert Soderbery, discusses how the focus has shifted towards optimizing supply and demand, ensuring products meet customer needs, and navigating a market that is increasingly complex and segmented. He shares important insights on the critical role of storage in the AI data center all the way to the edge. Finally, Robert reveals next-generation products and technologies that are fueling growth across the entire data cycle.
Best of Show Award Winner
Building on generations to date, our latest 218-Layer BiCS Flash Gen 8 (BiCS8) was recognized for the “Most Innovative Technology” award.
BiCS8 technology leverages 1Tb triple-level-cell (TLC) and quad-level-cell (QLC) with four planes and features innovative lateral shrink technology to increase bit density by over 50%. Its high-speed NAND I/O at over 3.2Gb/s, a 60% improvement over the previous generation, combined with a 20% write performance and read latency improvement, will accelerate overall performance and usability for users.
