Toshiba Memory and Western Digital Celebrate the Opening of Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center at Yokkaichi, Japan
September 19 2018 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corporation
(NASDAQ:WDC) today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art
semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and the Memory R&D
Center, at Yokkaichi operations in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center,
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Toshiba Memory started construction of Fab 6, a dedicated 3D
flash memory fabrication facility, in February 2017. Toshiba Memory
and Western Digital have installed cutting-edge manufacturing
equipment for key production processes including deposition and
etching. Mass production of 96-layer 3D flash memory utilizing the
new fab began earlier this month.
Demand for 3D flash memory is growing for enterprise servers,
data centers and smartphones, and is expected to continue to expand
in the years ahead. Further investments to expand its production
will be made in line with market trends.
The Memory R&D Center, located adjacent to Fab 6, began
operations in March of this year, and will explore and promote
advances in the development of 3D flash memory.
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital will continue to cultivate
and extend their leadership in the memory business by actively
developing initiatives aimed at strengthening competitiveness,
advancing joint development of 3D flash memory, and making capital
investments according to market trends.
Dr. Yasuo Naruke, President and CEO of Toshiba Memory said, “We
are excited about opportunities to expand the market for our latest
generation of 3D flash memory. Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center
enable us to maintain our position as a leading player in the 3D
flash memory market. We are confident that our joint venture with
Western Digital will allow us to continue producing leading edge
memories at Yokkaichi.”
“We are pleased to be opening Fab 6 and the Memory R&D
Center with our valued partner Toshiba Memory. For nearly two
decades, the successful collaboration between our companies has
fostered growth and innovation of NAND flash technology,” said
Steve Milligan, Chief Executive Officer, Western Digital. “We are
ramping production of 96-layer 3D NAND to address the full range of
end market opportunities from consumer and mobile applications to
cloud data centers. Fab 6 is a cutting-edge facility that will
enable us to further our technology and cost leadership position in
the industry.”
About Toshiba Memory Corporation
Toshiba Memory Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions,
is dedicated to the development, production and sales of flash
memory and SSDs. In April 2017, Toshiba Memory was spun off from
Toshiba Corporation, the company that invented NAND flash memory in
1987. Toshiba Memory pioneer cutting-edge memory solutions and
services that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons.
The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™,
is shaping the future of storage in high density applications
including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data
centers. For more information on Toshiba Memory, please visit
https://business.toshiba-memory.com/en-apac/top.html
About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The
company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture,
preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of
data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile
sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver
the possibilities of data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions
are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™,
Upthere™ and WD® brands. Financial and investor information is
available on the company's Investor Relations website at
investor.wdc.com.
Western Digital, the Western Digital logo, G-Technology,
SanDisk, Tegile, Upthere and WD are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks, registered
trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated or otherwise, are the
property of their respective owners.
Western Digital Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding Fab 6 and the Memory R&D Center,
the joint ventures between Toshiba Memory and Western Digital, the
development and production of 3D NAND technology and products,
demand for 3D NAND and positioning in the 3D NAND market. 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;
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 Western
Digital’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”), including Western Digital’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
Aug. 24, 2018, 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 we undertake no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
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Contacts:Jim Pascoe, +1-408-717-6999jim.pascoe@wdc.comEmi Hatano,
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