SanDisk separating from WDC, shows next generation storage capacity announcements, predicts undersupply by 2H 2025 and announces up to 128TB data center QLC SSDs.
SanDisk will be a separate company again, split off from Western Digital likely before the end of February. At an investor day event executives from the new company gave a report on what to expect. The chart below shows historical trends and expectations for growth in storage capacity of NAND flash. Although AI smartphones and edge inference show 20% CAGR, generative AI and LLM training account for 29% CAGR.
What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next WeekSanDisk said that its testing technology is a competitive advantage using AI-assisted manufacturing testing innovations. At the recent 2025 IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference, ISSCC, Kioxia and SanDisk unveiled the two company’s next generation 3D Flash Memory. Kioxia and SanDisk, which will be officially separated from Western Digital on February 24, share NAND flash development and manufacturing resources.
The next generation NAND products include CMOS directly Bonded to Array, CBA, technology; use the recent Toggle DDR6.0 interface standard, separate Command Address protocol, SCA; and Power Isolated Low-Tapped Termination technology, PI-LTT. An image of the Generation 10 product and its improvements over the prior generation revealed at the ISSCC conference was also shown at the investor day event, below.
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