NAND Flash Memory Competitive Landscape
The NAND flash memory market is consolidated dominated by major vendors, such as Intel, Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics, SanDisk, SK Hynix, and Toshiba. As the entry barriers in the market are high, the entry of new players is difficult. The existing vendors in the market are investing heavily in the R&D of new and innovative products.
- October 2023 - Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it will mass produce 300-layer NAND flash memory chips for the first time in the world in early 2024, advancing the production timeline by one year compared to SK hynix Inc. which was the first to develop 321-layer NAND memory.
- June 2023 - SK hynix Inc. has announced today that it has started mass production of its 238-layer 4D NAND Flash memory, and will begin supplying the 238-layer NAND product for smartphones, and expand the technology across its product portfolio such as PCIe 5.0* SSDs and high-capacity server SSDs going forward.
NAND Flash Memory Major Players
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
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KIOXIA Corporation
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Micron Technology Inc.
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SK Hynix Inc.
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Intel Corporation
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order