SK Hynix's first 238-layer memory boasts 50% faster SSD speeds, but c'mon it's not really 4D is it?

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SK Hynix's first 238-layer memory boasts 50% faster SSD speeds, but c'mon it's not really 4D is it?
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238-layer 4D NAND Flash memory is coming straight to our PCs next year.

SK Hynix could be held as an everyday hero with its latest 238-layer 4D NAND Flash memoryt announcement. Why? Because it's promised to bring the flash new Flash memory straight to consumer SSDs for our home rigs.

Competitor, Micron, on the other hand, recently announced its own new 232-layer memory will be limited to enterprise machines on launch. Basically, the common folk's memory solution is set to be more impressive than what the corpos will be packing. Enter the world's first 512Gb triple level cell 4D NAND flash memory—coming right to our desks some time in early 2023. SK Hynix has aimed for the highest NAND stack ever designed, after the company's successes with its 176-layer NAND memory solution, back in late 2020.

Although it's got 62 layers on its predecessor, the design still manages to fit into an impressively minimal form factor. In fact, it's the smallest NAND product we've seen, though SK Hynix has managed to improve on the current standard's power efficiency, data transfer speeds, and all-around productivity.outlines the new design's overall productivity has increased by 34% over the previous generation's 176-layer model, along with 50% faster data-transfer speeds of 2.

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