# Kioxia and Sandisk plan $31.4 billion Japan memory expansion

_Published Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM EDT · Infrastructure, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Bloomberg reports that Kioxia Holdings and Sandisk plan to spend more than ¥5 trillion ($31.4 billion) expanding production capacity in Japan. The planned spending targets a component used in AI data centers that the summary describes as in short supply. No timetable, facilities, production technology or binding commitments are stated.

## Sources

- [Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/kioxia-plans-new-chip-facility-in-japan-to-meet-ai-memory-demand)
- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260827/p27#a260827p27)

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Published: 2026-08-27T10:07:10.712Z
Story chronology: 2026-08-27T00:06:53.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-11T21:49:00.748Z
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