鎧俠與 Western Digital 在日本四日市工廠合資新建快閃記憶體製造設施

【2022 年 4 月 14 日東京及加州聖荷西訊】鎧俠株式會社與 Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) 已達成正式協議，將共同投資 Fab7 (Y7) 製造設施的第一階段，該設施將興建於鎧俠在日本三重縣領先業界的四日市工廠。在本次合資計畫中，待 Y7 第一階段建設完工，預計將於今年秋季開始初期生產。這代表著兩家公司 20 年以來的策略合資夥伴關係，又達成另一項重要里程碑。

鎧俠總裁暨執行長 Nobuo Hayasaka 表示：「我們很榮幸藉由本次對 Y7 的合資計畫，進一步鞏固與 Western Digital 的策略合作夥伴關係。社會的快速數位化，為記憶體產品的加速採用奠定基礎。我們將持續利用自身的技術合作夥伴關係和規模經濟，開發和生產尖端的半導體產品，進而實現有機式的企業成長。」

Western Digital 技術與策略總裁 Siva Sivaram 博士表示：「本次對 Y7 的合資，加強了我們與鎧俠富有成效且積極的夥伴關係，彰顯出我們在記憶體領域龐大的全球佔有率、記憶體和儲存裝置的持續重要性，以及我們對日本的多方面承諾。我們與鎧俠的策略合作夥伴關係促成領先技術的引進，同時擴大製造規模和研發能力。我們期待繼續共同推動長期成功。」

本次合資計畫為四日市工廠增加第六座快閃記憶體製造設施，鞏固其身為全球最大快閃記憶體製造場所的地位。Y7 設施的第一階段將生產 3D 快閃記憶體，包括 112 層、162 層以及未來的節點。

鎧俠和 Western Digital 將根據市場趨勢共同開發 3D 快閃記憶體和合資計畫，持續發揮最大的加乘效果，藉此增強各自的競爭力，進一步提升在儲存領域的領先地位。

關於鎧俠
鎧俠是記憶體解決方案的全球領導廠商，致力開發、生產和銷售快閃記憶體及固態硬碟 (SSD)。2017 年 4 月，其前身東芝記憶體從東芝株式會社獨立出來，該公司於 1987 年發明 NAND 快閃記憶體。鎧俠致力推出可為客戶帶來更多選擇並為社會創造更多價值的產品、服務和系統，期望能透過記憶體技術促進世界發展。鎧俠的創新 3D 快閃記憶體技術 BiCS FLASH™ 正在形塑高密度儲存應用的未來，包括先進的智慧型手機、電腦、SSD、汽車及資料中心。

關於 Western Digital
Western Digital 的使命是藉由利用資料的可能性，釋放資料的潛力。憑藉快閃記憶體和硬碟的特許經營權，以及背後先進的記憶體技術，我們成功開發突破性的創新成果和強大的資料儲存解決方案，讓這個世界的志向與抱負得以實現。我們認識到因應氣候變遷的緊迫性，將氣候議題視為核心價值觀，致力於實現科學基礎碳目標倡議 (Science Based Targets initiative) 之下，遠大的碳排放減少目標。請前往 www.westerndigital.com，深入瞭解有關 Western Digital 和 Western Digital^®、SanDisk^® 和 WD^® 品牌的更多資訊

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