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Kioxia and SanDisk begin 10th-generation flash production at Kitakami Fab2
Kioxia and SanDisk said their shared Fab2 plant at Kitakami, which opened in September 2025 making 8th-generation flash, has started producing the 10th generation. The partners also noted they had extended their joint-venture framework through December 2034.
- Fab2 (K2) opened in September 2025 on 218-layer 8th-generation flash
- 10th generation adds 332 layers with bonded control logic
- Joint-venture framework extended through December 2034
- The partnership has run for over 25 years