Creating Two Independent Public Companies
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Rich History of Driving Innovation & Customer Satisfaction
One of the longest running and most successful joint ventures in technology
Scale
Innovation
Strategic Benefits of Joint Venture
■ Combined financial resources
■ Equipment purchasing
■Fixed cost absorption
■ Faster technology conversions
Efficiency of tools and labor
Combines the companies that invented
NAND flash and multi bits per cell IP
■IP and design collaboration leverage
■Memory Development Center integrated
within Yokkaichi mega fab complex enabling
quicker ramp to production
Combined global talent pool
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Western Digital.
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KIOXIA
Deep, Longstanding
23-Year Partnership
CY22 NAND Market ($59Bn) (1)
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Western Digital + KIOXIA
31%
18%
13%
SK Hynix
19%
Samsung
34%
Micron
12%
Others
4%
1.
Yole Intelligence NAND market monitor Q3 2023 (September 2023).
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