en.Wedoany.com Reported - Samsung Electronics has launched the industry's first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 solution, achieving sequential read speeds of 10.8 GB/s and sequential write speeds of 9.5 GB/s. This new flash memory is based on the latest JEDEC UFS 5.0 embedded storage specification and is primarily aimed at next-generation smartphones, XR headsets, wearable devices, and other edge AI devices, which increasingly run large language models locally rather than relying on cloud processing. Samsung plans to begin mass production of this product in the fourth quarter of 2026, with capacities up to 1 TB.
Samsung stated that the performance of the new UFS 5.0 architecture is more than double that of the previous generation UFS 4.1, with power efficiency improved by over 40%. The efficiency gains are attributed to new clock gating and multi-voltage technologies, which reduce energy consumption during data transmission. Higher throughput helps reduce storage latency, accelerating the transfer of AI model parameters, application assets, and multimedia data between storage and processors, thereby enhancing the responsiveness of on-device generative AI workloads.
Samsung has also reduced the physical package size to 7.5×13×0.9 mm (0.30×0.51×0.035 inches), approximately 16.7% smaller than the previous generation. The smaller footprint provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with more board space for larger batteries, additional sensors, or better thermal solutions, while also aiding in the design of thinner AI smartphones and extended reality devices. Samsung expects UFS 5.0 to become the foundational storage platform for future AI-enabled mobile products.
"In the era of on-device AI, storage devices are evolving into key drivers that define the AI experience. With our successful transition beyond the development stage of the industry's first UFS 5.0 solution, Samsung is setting a new standard for mobile storage and will continue to drive innovation in the next-generation mobile platform market," said Jangseok Choi, Head of Memory Product Planning at Samsung Electronics.
