TOKYO, The second bullet of release dated October 15, 2024, should read: Sequential read performance up to 12,500 megabytes per second (a 73% improvement over the previous generation)(2)(4) (instead of Sequential read performance up to 12,500 gigabytes per second (a 73% improvement over the previous generation)(2)(4)). The updated release reads: KIOXIA INTRODUCES PCIE 5.0 NVME EDSFF E1.S SSDS FOR CLOUD AND HYPERSCALE ENVIRONMENTS New KIOXIA XD8 Series Improves Performance, Offers Range of Capacities and Form Factor Options Source: BERNAMA News Agency