# Toshiba Memory breaks ground on $9B NAND flash fab in Iwate, Japan

Toshiba Memory broke ground on a new NAND flash memory chip fab complex in Iwate prefecture, with an investment of roughly $9 billion. Operations are planned to begin in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-31
- Where: Iwate prefecture, Japan
- Value: $9.00B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Products: NAND flash memory
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Toshiba Memory Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/27192.md)
- [Western Digital](https://endata.com/companies/21541.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [supplychainconnect.com](https://www.supplychainconnect.com/supply-chain-technology/article/21867128/toshiba-and-samsung-invest-in-nand-production-in-face-of-demand-uncertainty), 2018-08-16: "The investment of roughly $9 billion in the new facility is a critical move if Toshiba Memory hopes to continue to compete with Samsung Semiconductor in this market"

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