Toshiba Memory and Western Digital have entered into an agreement to jointly invest in the K1 plant, which Toshiba Memory is currently building in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The K1 plant will produce 3D flash memory to meet the growing demand for storage solutions for industries such as data centers, smartphones and autonomous vehicles.
The construction of the K1 plant is expected to be completed in autumn 2019. The joint capital investments of the companies in the equipment for the plant will allow the production of 96-layer 2020D flash memory to begin in XNUMX.
“The K1 co-investment agreement marks the continuation of our highly successful partnership with Toshiba Memory, which has fueled growth and innovation in NAND flash technology for two decades,” said Steve Milligan, CEO of Western Digital.
Source: 3dnews.ru