On January 8, the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association announced the launch of the UFS 4.1 storage standard alongside its corresponding UFSHCI 4.1 interface specification. This new standard builds upon the compatibility of UFS 4.0 while significantly enhancing data access speeds, achieving read/write speeds of up to 4.2 GB/s. Tailored to meet the high-performance and low-power requirements of mobile applications and computing systems, UFS 4.1 represents a major advancement in storage technology.