Kioxia to build new chip plant in northern Japan as AI storage demand climbs
ssh4net · x · 2026-08-27
Kioxia Holdings is constructing a new chipmaking plant in northern Japan, significantly ramping up production capacity to meet climbing AI-related demand for storage chips, the Japan Times reports.
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