Western Digital Introduces World’s First 512 Gigabit 64-Layer 3D NAND Chip
February 06 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Company to Present Paper on the Development
of the New Chip at ISSCC
INTERNATIONAL SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE (ISSCC) — Western
Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that it has commenced
pilot production of the company’s 512 Gigabit (Gb)
three-bits-per-cell (X3) 64-layer 3D NAND (BICS3) chip in
Yokkaichi, Japan, with mass production expected in the second half
of 2017. The first of its kind, the chip is the latest achievement
in a nearly three-decades-long legacy of flash memory industry
firsts from the storage leader.
“The launch of the industry’s first 512Gb 64-layer 3D NAND chip
is another important stride forward in the advancement of our 3D
NAND technology, doubling the density from when we introduced the
world’s first 64-layer architecture in July 2016,” said Dr. Siva
Sivaram, executive vice president, memory technology, Western
Digital. “This is a great addition to our rapidly broadening 3D
NAND technology portfolio. It positions us well to continue
addressing the increasing demand for storage due to rapid data
growth across a wide range of customer retail, mobile and data
center applications.”
The 512Gb 64-layer chip was developed jointly with the company’s
technology and manufacturing partner Toshiba. Western Digital first
introduced initial capacities of the world’s first 64-layer 3D NAND
technology in July 2016 and the world’s first 48-layer 3D NAND
technology in 2015; product shipments with both technologies
continue to retail and OEM customers.
Western Digital will present a technical paper on the
advancement in high aspect ratio semiconductor processing that made
this technology achievement possible tomorrow, February 7, at the
International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). Further
details can be found by visiting http://isscc.org/.
About Western Digital
Western Digital is an industry-leading provider of storage
technologies and solutions that enable people to create, leverage,
experience and preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing
market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling,
high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused innovation,
high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed
under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs, distributors,
resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers. Financial
and investor information is available on the company's Investor
Relations website at investor.wdc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for 3D NAND technology, including its
development, timing for initial output, commercial volume
production, product sampling and shipment, capabilities,
performance improvements, applications, capacities and customers
that are based on current expectations. There are a number of risks
and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate including, among others: volatility in global
economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage
ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market
acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product
components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in
competing technologies; our development and introduction of
products based on new technologies and expansion into new data
storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and
joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other
risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the
company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2016, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
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Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or
other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. © 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its
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