SK hynix's latest 321-layer QLC flash memory chips are ready to roll out, with Dell's PCs first in line to host the tiny SSDs

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Subscribe to our newsletter One of the biggest memory manufacturers in the world, SK hynix, has just announced that its new 321-layer QLC PQC21 flash chips are now in full production, with supplies of 1 and 2 TB modules ready to go.

Before you think that this could help lower SSD prices, though, it's Dell that's getting dibs on these chips.Peel the sticker off an average gaming SSD, and you'll notice that it has quite a few chips on the circuit board: one being a flash memory controller, one possibly being a bit of DRAM, and the rest all being NAND storage itself.

With the latter being expensive and in short supply, SK hynix is hoping that its new QLC flash will make a difference.

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QLC, or quad-level cell, memory can store 4 bits of data per individual cell.

That makes it ideal for cutting costs, as you need fewer cells in total to reach a target storage size ## Editor's Note The gaming community will surely have mixed reactions to this news. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ssds/sk-hynixs-latest-321-layer-qlc-flash-memory-chips-are-ready-to-roll-out-with-dells-pcs-first-in-line-to-host-the-tiny-ssds/)