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Western Digital Announces Industry's First 96-Layer 3D NAND Technology
Western Digital Corp. (News - Alert) (NASDAQ: WDC), a global data storage
technology and solutions leader, today announced that it has
successfully developed its next-generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS4,
with 96 layers of vertical storage capability. Sampling to OEM customers
is expected to commence in the second half of calendar year 2017 and
initial production output is expected in calendar year 2018. BiCS4,
which was developed jointly with Western Digital's technology and
manufacturing partner Toshiba (News - Alert) Corporation, will be initially deployed in
a 256-gigabit chip and will subsequently ship in a range of capacities,
including a terabit on a single chip.
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Western Digital Corp. announces development of its next-generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS4, with 96 layers of vertical storage capability. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Our successful development of the industry's first 96-layer 3D NAND
technology demonstrates Western Digital's continued leadership in NAND
flash and solid execution to our technology roadmap," said Dr. Siva
Sivaram, executive vice president of memory technology at Western
Digital. "BiCS4 will be available in 3-bits-per-cell and 4-bits-per-cell
architectures, and it contains technology and manufacturing innovations
to provide the highest 3D NAND storage capacity, performance and
reliability at an attractive cost for our customers. Western Digital's
3D NAND portfolio is desined to address the full range of end markets
spanning consumer, mobile, computing and data center."
The company also highlighted strong ongoing operations at its joint
venture manufacturing facilities in Japan. In particular, the company
reiterated its expectation that in calendar year 2017, the output mix of
its 64-layer 3D NAND technology, BiCS3, will comprise more than 75
percent of its overall 3D NAND bit supply. The company now believes
that, along with its partner Toshiba Corporation, the combined 64-layer
3D NAND bit output of the joint ventures in calendar year 2017 will be
higher than any other industry supplier in calendar year 2017.
About Western Digital
Western Digital is an industry-leading provider of storage technologies
and solutions that enable people to create, leverage, experience and
preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing market needs by
providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage solutions
with customer-focused innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and
speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk (News - Alert) and WD brands
to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. Financial and investor information is available on the
company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including
expectations for 3D NAND technology, including its development, timing
for initial output, commercial volume production, product sampling and
shipment, capabilities, performance improvements, applications,
capacities, customers, Western Digital's position in NAND flash and
execution to its technology roadmap, operations at its joint venture
manufacturing facilities in Japan and output mix of its BiCS3 that are
based on current expectations. There are a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate including, among others: volatility in global economic
conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem;
impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost
of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by
competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our
development and introduction of products based on new technologies and
expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with
acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in
manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC (News - Alert)"),
including the company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 8, 2017, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Western Digital is a registered trademark or trademark of Western
Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other
countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
© 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved.
1 - 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
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