# Kioxia and Sandisk plan $31.4 billion Japan memory expansion

_Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM 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)

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