Kioxia

Taiwanese memory chipmaker Nanya raised $2.5B in a private placement from Sandisk, SK Hynix's Solidigm, Cisco, and Kioxia to expand advanced chip production

Taiwanese memory chipmaker Nanya raised $2.5B in a private placement from Sandisk, SK Hynix's Solidigm, Cisco, and Kioxia to expand advanced chip production

Shares of Taiwanese memory chip maker Nanya Technology (2408.TW) opened limit-up 10% on Thursday after raising about $2.5 billion …

SanDisk's stock has surged ~1,000% since August, driven by AI demand for its data storage products; SanDisk has a cost advantage due to its JV with Kioxia

Kioxia's shares rose 6%+ on its first day of trading in Tokyo, giving the chipmaker a ~$5.2B market cap; a group led by Bain had paid $18B for Kioxia in 2018

Private equity group finally floats Japanese flash memory provider at a valuation far below what it paid in 2018

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia's dramatic valuation drop from $18B in 2018 to $5.1B in its upcoming IPO is due to its high debt and lower AI exposure than rivals

Kioxia is going for a discount due to its high debt and lower AI exposure than rivals  —  Japan's last blockbuster initial public offering …

Filing: Japanese chipmaker Kioxia set its IPO price at ~$9.70, in the middle of its range, raising ~$800M and valuing it at ~$5.2B, for its December 18 listing

Filing: Japanese chipmaker Kioxia plans to make its Tokyo Stock Exchange debut on December 18 and sets its indicative IPO price at ~$9 per share to raise ~$180M

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Kioxia and WD report contamination at two NAND production factories, impacting up to 6.5EB of storage; TrendForce says NAND prices could rise 5%-10% in Q2

Update 2/10/2022, 3am PT: Analyst firm TrendForce has now reported that the incident could cause NAND flash prices to spike 5 to 10% in Q2 …

Source: Japan is allocating $5.2B in fiscal 2021 to support semiconductor manufacturers, including $3.5B for TSMC

Micron and Kioxia set to get subsidies for domestic memory chip factories  —  The Japanese government has made plans to ensure a stable domestic supply of microchips.