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Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center, Yokkaichi Operations (Photo: Business Wire) Multimedia Gallery URL More YOKKAICHI, Japan & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corporation ( WDC) today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and the Memory R&D Center, at Yokkaichi operations in Mie Prefecture, Japan. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: businesswire.com Toshiba Memory started construction of Fab 6, a dedicated 3D flash memory fabrication facility, in February 2017. Toshiba Memory and Western Digital have installed cutting-edge manufacturing equipment for key production processes including deposition and etching. Mass production of 96-layer 3D flash memory utilizing the new fab began earlier this month. Demand for 3D flash memory is growing for enterprise servers, data centers and smartphones, and is expected to continue to expand in the years ahead. Further investments to expand its production will be made in line with market trends. The Memory R&D Center, located adjacent to Fab 6, began operations in March of this year, and will explore and promote advances in the development of 3D flash memory. Toshiba Memory and Western Digital will continue to cultivate and extend their leadership in the memory business by actively developing initiatives aimed at strengthening competitiveness, advancing joint development of 3D flash memory, and making capital investments according to market trends. Dr. Yasuo Naruke, President and CEO of Toshiba Memory said, “We are excited about opportunities to expand the market for our latest generation of 3D flash memory. Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center enable us to maintain our position as a leading player in the 3D flash memory market. We are confident that our joint venture with Western Digital will allow us to continue producing leading edge memories at Yokkaichi.” “We are pleased to be opening Fab 6 and the Memory R&D Center with our valued partner Toshiba Memory. For nearly two decades, the successful collaboration between our companies has fostered growth and innovation of NAND flash technology,” said Steve Milligan, Chief Executive Officer, Western Digital. “We are ramping production of 96-layer 3D NAND to address the full range of end market opportunities from consumer and mobile applications to cloud data centers. Fab 6 is a cutting-edge facility that will enable us to further our technology and cost leadership position in the industry.” About Toshiba Memory Corporation Toshiba Memory Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, is dedicated to the development, production and sales of flash memory and SSDs. In April 2017, Toshiba Memory was spun off from Toshiba Corporation, the company that invented NAND flash memory in 1987. Toshiba Memory pioneer cutting-edge memory solutions and services that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high density applications including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centers. For more information on Toshiba Memory, please visit cts.businesswire.com About Western Digital Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities of data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™, Upthere™ and WD® brands. Financial and investor information is available on the company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.

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62% Upside Volume on the NYSE - 53% Upside Volume on the NASDAQ:

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Notice to readers: As of 3/3/11, Closing ARMS Index (TRIN) calculation is based on composite data. Click here for historical data prior to 3/3/11.

NYSE	Latest close	Previous close	Week ago
Issues traded	3,053	3,072	3,063
Advances	1,303	1,653	1,633
Declines	1,647	1,317	1,299
Unchanged	103	102	131
New highs	74	90	96
New lows	100	114	79
Adv. volume*	495,565,506	453,723,489	478,201,743
Decl. volume*	312,510,265	236,270,762	267,043,063
Total volume*	823,946,089	707,203,187	762,152,095
Closing tick	-258	-108	+64
Closing Arms (TRIN)†	0.47	0.67	0.74
Block trades*	7,101	6,276	6,576
Adv. volume	2,006,848,480	1,935,236,915	2,016,637,063
Decl. volume	1,189,910,543	1,040,032,778	1,193,368,853
Total volume	3,255,408,544	3,045,737,123	3,296,689,686
Nasdaq	Latest close	Previous close	Week ago
Issues traded	3,157	3,177	3,153
Advances	1,377	1,762	1,406
Declines	1,617	1,242	1,586
Unchanged	163	173	161
New highs	73	80	95
New lows	58	83	89
Closing tick	-809	+196	+85
Closing Arms (TRIN)†	0.72	1.03	0.86
Block trades	9,198	11,159	11,458
Adv. volume	1,138,988,112	1,316,421,663	1,161,224,075
Decl. volume	968,097,838	954,201,731	1,121,654,551
Total volume	2,137,704,384	2,298,947,223	2,340,100,561
NYSE American	Latest close	Previous close	Week ago
Issues traded	316	316	313
Advances	138	164	190
Declines	160	127	109
Unchanged	18	25	14
New highs	6	2	3
New lows	15	17	5
Adv. volume*	9,461,881	6,573,056	11,314,635
Decl. volume*	4,052,001	3,276,607	3,524,595
Total volume*	13,849,580	10,135,096	15,125,230
Closing tick	-54	...	-2
Closing Arms (TRIN)†	0.32	0.43	0.66
Block trades*	131	111	173
Adv. volume	96,872,171	82,267,071	129,386,105
Decl. volume	35,447,665	27,266,946	48,885,013
Total volume	133,104,477	113,162,710	179,651,785
NYSE Arca	Latest close	Previous close	Week ago
Issues traded	1,357	1,339	1,330
Advances	710	967	917
Declines	616	346	378
Unchanged	31	26	35
New highs	42	44	26
New lows	35	33	22
Adv. volume*	147,169,823	144,197,014	229,228,662
Decl. volume*	55,475,455	55,483,839	61,337,380
Total volume*	214,746,281	202,832,200	294,284,444
Closing tick	+8	-1	+53
Closing Arms (TRIN)†	0.56	1.22	0.73
Block trades*	1,412	1,196	1,760
Adv. volume	615,648,519	584,019,030	907,909,298
Decl. volume	299,183,808	254,422,172	271,854,584
Total volume	953,436,103	857,600,485	1,199,441,959

*Primary market NYSE, NYSE American or NYSE Arca only. †Compares the ratio of advancing to declining issues with the ratio of volume of shares rising and falling. Arms Index or TRIN = (advancing issues / declining issues) / (composite volume of advancing issues / composite volume of declining issues.) Generally, an Arms of less than 1.00 indicates buying demand; above 1.00 indicates selling pressure.
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