Kioxia Expanding Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Kioxia Corporation will be expanding its Kitakami Plant site in Iwate Prefecture, Japan to further increase production of its proprietary 3D flash memory BiCS flash.

The 136,000 square meter area adjacent to the current site will create room for the future construction of the company’s K2 manufacturing facility, with site preparation work to commence in spring of 2021 and be completed by spring of 2022.

The amount of data being generated, stored and used around the world has increased. The flash memory market is expected to continue to grow driven by cloud services, 5G, IoT, AI and automated driving. This expansion will ensure Kioxia continues to meet the demand for memory.

The news follows the company’s recent announcement that it will also be constructing Fab 7 at its Yokkaichi Plant in Mie Prefecture beginning in spring of 2021, boosting its production capacity by introducing an manufacturing system that utilizes AI.

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