According to South Korean outlet Yonhap Infomax, shares of Japan’s NAND flash producer Kioxia have been rising sharply amid a supply shortage in the NAND market. The report notes that SK hynix — which invested KRW 3.9 trillion in Kioxia in 2018 — is now realizing significant valuation gains af...

While HBM rides the AI boom with DRAM giants Samsung and SK hynix accelerating the HBM4 rollout, NAND is set to follow suit. According to Nikkei, Japan’s Kioxia, in partnership with NVIDIA, plans to commercialize SSDs by 2027 with nearly 100x faster read speeds than current models. The report h...

According to a report from MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, Japanese NAND flash memory giant Kioxia announced its mid- to long-term business plan on June 5, aiming to double its production capacity by fiscal 2029 compared to fiscal 2024 by expanding production lines at its two main facilities in Japan—the ...

According to a report from TechNews, citing Nikkei, chip demand outside of AI applications remains sluggish. As of April, only three of the seven semiconductor plants built or acquired in Japan during fiscal years 2023 and 2024 have begun mass production. The report notes that Japan’s semicondu...

As memory giants reportedly brace for price hikes on DDR4 and DDR5, NAND suppliers are also seeing stronger-than-expected momentum in Q2. According to Commercial Times, the top five NAND Flash makers have cut production, fueling an upswing in memory pricing. The report suggests that major NAND ma...