Kioxia & western digital suffer a fire in their factories
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The Kioxia company informed its customers that a production tool in one of its workshops caught fire early Tuesday. The fire was quickly extinguished and no casualties were reported, and the impact on the joint venture's NAND supply is expected to be minimal, according to production partner Western Digital.
Kioxia & Western Digital suffer a fire in their Fab 6 complex
The fire occurred in Fab 6's clean room (pictured), which is part of the Yokkaichi Operations complex owned by Kioxia and Western Digital, according to Wells Fargo lead analyst Aaron Rakers (quoted by Blocks & Files). The fire started at approximately 6:10 AM JST on January 7, and a manufacturing tool was partially damaged, according to a document allegedly sent by Kioxia to one of its clients.
Until now the precise cause of the fire is unknown. Operations were partially interrupted for a short period of time, but they have already mostly returned to work at full capacity, so there should be no delays of any kind.
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Fab 6 is the latest and most advanced Yokkaichi Operations factory to start production in September 2018. Currently, the manufacturer produces 64- and 96-layer NAND 3D memory there. The adjacent Fab 2 and Fab 5 are also used to make 3D NAND memory, so Kioxia and Western Digital continue to manufacture memory at other facilities.
A significant interruption of production in Fab 6 may cause some turmoil in the market, but they have confirmed that everything is under control.
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