Japan Flash Memory Industry Overview
The Japanese flash memory market is moderately consolidated. Major vendors such as Micron Memory Japan Inc., KIOXIA Corporation, Western Digital Corp., Renesas Electronics Corporation, and GigadeviceSemiconductor Inc dominate the Japan Flash Memory market. As the entry barriers in the market are high, the entry of new players is difficult. The existing vendors are investing heavily in the R&D of new and innovative products and expanding manufacturing facilities to increase production capacity.
In February 2023, Kioxia Corporation participated in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Spaceborne Computer-2 program. Through this partnership, KIOXIA will provide SSDs for robust flash storage in a test environment in HPE ProLiant and HPE Edgeline servers.
In July 2022, Micron Technology, Inc. announced that it had started mass production of the 232-layer NAND to increase the performance of storage solutions. In comparison to earlier generations of Micron NAND, the new NAND memory offers industry-leading areal density, more capacity, and enhanced energy efficiency, enabling best-in-class support for the most data-intensive use cases.
Japan Flash Memory Market Leaders
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Western Digital Corp
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Kioxia Corporation
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Micron Technology Inc.
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Gigadevice Semiconductor Inc.
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Renesas Electronics Corporation
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order