NAND flash memories: Toshiba launched Phase 2 of Fab 5, the company’s state-of-the-art fabrication facility (fab).
Officialy announced, today, in
its momentum of expansion, Toshiba will expand Fab 5 to secure manufacturing
space for NAND flash memories fabricated with next generation process
technology and for 3D memories.
Connectikpeople has discovered
that, construction will be completed in summer 2014, and decisions on equipment
investments and production levels will reflect market trends.
investments and production levels will reflect market trends.
Connectikpeople may recall that, three fabs at Yokkaichi Operations
currently mass produce NAND flash memories, including Fab 5 phase 1. Fab 5’s
construction was planned around two phases, the first of which went into
operation in July 2011.
Outline of Fab 5
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Structure
of building:
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2-story steel frame concrete, five floors
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Ground
area:
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Approximately
38,000m2
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Total
floor area:
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Approximately
187,000m2
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Start of
Construction:
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First
Phase: July 2010
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Second
Phase: August 2013
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Completion:
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First
Phase: May 2011
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Second
Phase: Summer 2014 (target)
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Start of
Production:
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First
Phase: July 2011
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Second Phase: To be determined later; intended primarily for technology
transition of existing wafer capacity
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Outline of Yokkaichi Operations
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Location:
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800,
Yamanoisshiki-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture
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Established:
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January
1992
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General
Manager:
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Tomoharu
Watanabe
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Employees:
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Approximately
5,200
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(as of end of March, 2013, regular employees of Toshiba)
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Site area:
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Approximately
436,800 m2 (including Fab 5)
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Total
floor area:
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Approximately
647,000m2 (including Fab 5)
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About Toshiba
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marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba
Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital
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electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials;
industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation
systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators &
elevators; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more
than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual
sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion).
