# Kioxia LD4 E1.L QLC NVMe SSD Announced

DevFeed: [Kioxia LD4 E1.L QLC NVMe SSD Announced](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kioxia-ld4-e1-l-qlc-nvme-ssd-announced-77358.md>)

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Author: Vic A

Published: 2026-10-08T13:00:12Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [ServeTheHome](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/servethehome.md>)

Topics: [M.2 NVMe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/m-2-nvme.md>), [NVMe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvme.md>), [clean energy data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clean-energy-data-centers.md>)

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## AI overview

Kioxia's LD4 series is an E1.L QLC NVMe SSD for read-intensive hyperscale workloads in high-density 1U servers. It uses PCIe Gen5 and launches in 15.36TB and 30.72TB models; Kioxia says its architecture has been validated for capacities up to 122.88TB.

## Source excerpt

The Kioxia LD4 is a higher-capacity E1.L NVMe SSD designed to cram a lot of sorage while taking a minimal amount of faceplate area The post Kioxia LD4 E1.L QLC NVMe SSD Announced appeared first on ServeTheHome.