Western Digital in advanced talks of a merger with Kioxia
January 23, 2023
Memory chip manufacturers Western Digital Corp and Kioxia Holdings are reportedly in advanced talks regarding a possible merger.
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Kioxia and WDC officially open Fab7 in Japan
October 26, 2022
Kioxia Corporation and Western Digital Corporation have officially opened its new semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab7, at the Yokkaichi Plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Kioxia to adjust flash memory production by 30% at two plants
September 30, 2022
Japan’s Kioxia Corporation says that it will reduce the production volume at two of its flash memory plants.
Kioxia & WDC to receive government subsidy for JV fab
July 29, 2022
Kioxia Corporation and Western Digital Corporation say that their joint venture, the Fab7 manufacturing facility at Yokkaichi Plant, has been approved to receive up to JPY 92.9 billion (USD 699.3 million) in subsidy from the Japanese government.
Top 5 wafer capacity leaders raise their global share to 57%
April 21, 2022
At the end of 2021, 57% of the industry’s total monthly wafer capacity was owned by just five companies. One year earlier the share held by the top five was 56% and back in 2018 it was 53%. If we go back a decade, that share was about 40%, according to Knometa Research.
Kioxia and WDC invest in new memory manufacturing facility
April 15, 2022
Kioxia and Western Digital Corp. have finalised a formal agreement to jointly invest in the first phase of the Fab7 (Y7) manufacturing facility at Kioxia’s Yokkaichi Plant in the Mie Prefecture of Japan.
Kioxia starts the construction of Fab2 at its Kitakami plant
April 06, 2022
The memory specialist has broken ground for its new semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab2) at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Kioxia's production returns to normal after contamination
March 03, 2022
Back in February, Western Digital Corp. and Kioxia announced that there had been a contamination of certain material used in the manufacturing processes the companies Yokkaichi and Kitakami flash fabrication facilities.
Kioxia / WDC contamination incident expected to affect NAND prices
February 10, 2022
WDC recently stated that certain materials were contaminated in late January at NAND Flash production lines in Yokkaichi and Kitakami, Japan which are joint ventures with Kioxia.
Material contamination at Kioxia / WDC JV fabs
February 10, 2022
In two separate press releases, Western Digital Corp. and Kioxia Corporation, inform that contamination of certain material used in its manufacturing processes has occurred and is affecting production operations at the companies Yokkaichi and Kitakami flash fabrication facilities.
NAND Flash revenue shows mere 2.9% QoQ decline in 4Q/20
March 03, 2021
The quarterly total revenue of the NAND Flash industry came to USD 14.1 billion in 4Q20, showing a QoQ drop of 2.9%, according to TrendForce’s latest report.
Kioxia starts the expansion of its Yokkaichi Plant
February 26, 2021
Kioxia has started the construction of new fabrication facility at its Yokkaichi plant, located on the Mie Prefecture, Japan, to support the production of sixth-generation 3D flash memory.
Top 5 wafer capacity leaders raise their global share to 54%
February 10, 2021
Each of the top-five wafer capacity leaders had capacity of at least 1.5 million wafer starts per month. The combined capacity of the top five companies represented 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, up one point from 53% in 2019.
Kioxia to expand with a second 3D flash fab in just two months
December 11, 2020
The company will expand its Kitakami plant site with another facility, K2, to further increase its flash memory production capacity.
NAND Flash revenue for 3Q20 up by only 0.3% QoQ due to weak server sales
November 26, 2020
Total NAND Flash revenue reached USD 14.5 billion in 3Q20, a 0.3% increase QoQ, while total NAND Flash bit shipment rose by 9% QoQ, but the ASP fell by 9% QoQ, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Kioxia to expand 3D flash memory production via new fab
October 29, 2020
Kioxia Corporation says it will start construction of a fabrication facility (Fab7) at Yokkaichi Plant in the Mie Prefecture, Japan to expand production of its proprietary 3D Flash memory BiCS FLASHTM. Construction of the new fab is expected to commence during the spring of 2021.
Data Center Clients pushes NAND flash revenue near 10% growth
February 25, 2020
4Q19 NAND flash bit shipment increased by nearly 10% QoQ thanks to demand growth from data center clients, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
Fire at Kioxia's Yokkaichi NAND fab
January 10, 2020
A fire broke out at Kioxia’s Yokkaichi plant – a joint venture facility owned by Kioxia and Western Digital – in Japan on January 7.
1Q20 NAND Flash price is projected to continue rising
January 03, 2020
According to the latest analysis by the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce, the contract price of client SSD has fallen for seven consecutive quarters until 2Q19 from peak price, to barely above the price of HDD.
3Q19 NAND Flash revenue grows amidst resurging pre-peak season demand
November 25, 2019
3Q19 NAND flash industrial revenue showed a nearly 15% growth of total bit shipment, owing to the seasonality-driven demand for products shipments and the additional product shipment made available in preparation for U.S. tariffs, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
2Q/2019: Memory business is approaching bottom
October 16, 2019
“Combined DRAM and NAND revenue was USD 25.4 billion in 2Q/2019, down 5% from Q1 and down 39% year-over-year as sluggish demand and elevated inventory levels continued to plague the memory markets”, says Simone Bertolazzi, Memory Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Développement.
Toshiba still slowed down by power outage
June 28, 2019
Toshiba Memory Corp. (TMC) reported that its main NAND Flash production base in Yokkaichi, Japan, experienced a 13-minute power outage on June 15.
NAND flash giants suffer revenue loss of 16.8% in 4Q18
February 21, 2019
The rising economic uncertainties caused some server manufacturers to delay restocking or cancel orders, and compelled those upstream in the supply chain to make adjustments to their production lines, damaging their ability to stock up, says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce
Toshiba Memory and WDC opens new memory fab
September 19, 2018
Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital have officially opened a new semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and Memory R&D Center, at its Yokkaichi operations in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Contract prices in NAND Flash market will keep falling in 2H18
August 01, 2018
The latest analysis on the NAND Flash market by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, forecasts that the ASP of NAND Flash will drop by around 10% QoQ respectively in 3Q18 and 4Q18.
TMC starts construction of new 3D flash memory fab
July 24, 2018
Toshiba Memory Corporation says that the company has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first semiconductor fabrication facility (fab), called K1, in Kitakami, Iwate prefecture, in northeastern Japan.
Price decline will continue in NAND Flash market in 2H/18
June 27, 2018
The growth momentum for 2H18 NAND Flash market is expected to be weak, according to the latest report of DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
Toshiba makes new investment in new equipment for Fab 6
March 29, 2018
Toshiba has approved Toshiba Memory Corporation's (TMC) proposed investment in production equipment for the Fab 6 clean room, the next-gen flash memory production facility under construction at Yokkaichi Operations.
Panasonic starts production of molded underfill materials
February 15, 2018
Panasonic will launch the mass production of molded underfill semiconductor encapsulation materials in Shanghai, China in response to the increased production of semiconductor packages in the region.
NAND Flash: Possible oversupply forecast for 2019
January 24, 2018
Toshiba and Western Digital have reached an agreement on December 13th, 2017, after lawsuits and disputes over joint venture throughout the past year.
Toshiba to increase chip production with new facility
January 03, 2018
Toshiba says that the company is going ahead with a forward-looking plan for a new memory fabrication facility in Kitakami, Iwate prefecture.
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