Memory defining the future of AI scaling: Unlocking the next era with flash memory

Artificial Intelligence is entering a new era in which the ability to store, access, and utilize vast amounts of data has become fundamental to sustained AI advancement. As AI adoption accelerates, demand for memory and storage will continue to expand across cloud, enterprise, and edge environments. Enabled by decades of semiconductor innovation, future AI scaling will increasingly depend on advances throughout the memory hierarchy. In particular, NAND storage is emerging as a critical foundation for data-centric AI infrastructure, enabling larger-scale datasets, faster data accessibility, and more efficient system architectures. This talk presents KIOXIA’s perspective on the evolving role of NAND and how continued innovation in storage technologies can help unlock the next era of AI scaling.