- The joint venture plans to invest over $31 billion, or about 5 trillion yen, in Japan through 2032 to support flash-memory production expansion.
- The investment targets infrastructure at the Yokkaichi and Kitakami plants and is intended to deliver multi-year bit growth and stable flash-memory supply for AI and data-driven demand.
- The plan extends a Japan manufacturing partnership that the companies say has already invested more than $50 billion in the country over 25 years.
- Expanded capacity supports Sandisk's enterprise SSD and data-center product strategy, but the long-term buildout leaves industry oversupply as an ongoing risk.
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“stable supply of flash memory to meet the increasing demands of an AI and data-driven world”
“meaningful, multi-year bit growth and ensuring stable supply”
“premier example of U.S.-Japan economic collaboration”