Kioxia/Western Digital WD5960G2G0C 112L 512 Gb TLC Die Advanced Memory Essentials

This report presents an Advanced Memory Essentials of the SanDisk 060946 1T00 NAND flash package found inside the WDS960G2G0C Kioxia/Western Digital Green SN350 NVMe SSD. The analysis summary report of critical device metrics, TEM-based energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS) and TEM-based electron energy loss spectroscopy (TEM-EELS) results, and salient features supported by the following image folders:

• Downstream product teardown
• Package photographs and X-rays, top metal and polysilicon die photographs
• SEM cross section along the word line (WL) and the bit line (BL) of the 3D NAND array
• TEM cross section along the BL
• TEM cross section along the WL
• SEM/TEM bevel
  • Memory array
  • Memory array edge
  • Periphery at the polysilicon level

The results of TEM-EDS analyses are included in the AME summary document. The AME deliverable provides timely competitive benchmarking information and enables cost effective tracking of technical innovation across a breadth of competitors.