Rolling out BiCS5 across the Swissbit portfolio

At Swissbit, we continuously evolve our storage portfolio to meet the changing demands of industrial and embedded applications. Today, I’d like to share an important step in that journey: we are rolling out a new generation of products based on advanced BiCS5 NAND technology across large parts of our portfolio.

This transition is not a one-time event. Instead, you’ll see a gradual expansion of BiCS5-based solutions across multiple product lines, interfaces, and form factors – all designed to make it easier for you to modernize your systems while maintaining the stability and reliability you expect from Swissbit.

Our goal is clear: to make the move to a newer NAND generation as smooth as possible for customers using established SLC, MLC, or BiCS3-based products today.

The BiCS5 expansion will cover several Swissbit product families and interface categories, including:

• SATA SSDs in multiple form factors

• CFast cards

• CompactFlash cards

• USB solutions, including embedded USB modules and USB drives

This broad coverage gives customers a practical path to continue using familiar technologies and form factors while moving to a more current flash platform. It also helps teams standardize on a trusted industrial storage partner across different system designs, product generations, and application requirements.

For us, one of the most important aspects of this rollout is continuity. Many customers are not looking for a disruptive technology change. They need a reliable migration path that protects existing investments and supports future availability.

That is why the BiCS5-based portfolio is designed with migration in mind. Features such as efficient single-channel architectures and optional pSLC mode give customers the flexibility to balance endurance, performance, capacity, and cost according to their specific application needs.

For write-intensive applications, pSLC mode can provide a significant endurance advantage. For cost-sensitive systems with lower capacity requirements, optimized designs can help maintain attractive price points while still offering industrial-grade reliability.

This post marks the starting point of our broader BiCS5 rollout. Soon, we will announce additional product series and interfaces that will become available with BiCS5 technology.

Make sure to check back regularly on the Swissbit website for updates. For a quick overview, you can also download our BiCS5 expansion flyer.