Toshiba

SanDisk | January 27, 2017

The Japanese electronics giant Toshiba is going to sell a part of its chip division. Reuters reports the company is looking for an outside investor for the company’s memory chip business that is valued at around 1 and 1.5 trillion yen ($9-13 billion). Last week, anonymous sources already claimed Toshiba wanted to sell its chip division and that hard disk manufacturer Western Digital was possibly interested....

SanDisk | January 19, 2017

Toshiba is in talks to sell a stake in its memory business to Western Digital. Toshiba is also studying the possibility of splitting this business off as a separate business unit. Toshiba and Western Digital have a joint investment in a NAND flash manufacturing plant in Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture in Japan. Western Digital acquired this stake through its acquisition of SanDisk last year....

IndustryWeek | January 14, 2020

Nearly three-quarters of manufacturing managers worldwide consider data sharing to improve their operations. In a recent study, the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, entitled Share to Gain: Unlocking Data Value in Manufacturing, examined the opportunities associated with data sharing in manufacturing and the enablers for building successful data-sharing ecosystems. Although manufacturers are making strides in applying data-driven technologies, most focus on app...

ELEMENTUM 3D | January 13, 2020

Additive manufacturing research and development company Elementum 3D has received investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas through its Series A funding round. The undisclosed amount has been given to Elementum in order to support its endeavours in the development of advanced metal, composites and ceramic materials for 3D printing. It represents SCOA’s fourth investment in the additive manufacturing market, after backing aerospace supplier Sintavia, manufacturer AREVO, and service b...