Who's in NAND

They race each other in process-technology and emerging applications in the marketplace including flash BIOS, solid-state storage and flash-equipped television with digital video recorder functions.

Here's the gist and breakdown on who's in -

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (market leader, with market share 45%+)
~demonstrated 30nm NAND part

Toshiba Corp. (second-largest NAND supplier, with market share 27%+)
~new 300-mm fab in Japan, fab venture with Sandisk called Flash Alliance Ltd
~current transition at 56nm node
~At 56nm node:developing separate 3-bit-per-cell technology with Sandisk, and 24-Gbit flash memory device
~3-bit MLC technology also produces 48-Gbit MLC NAND flash memories in the 40nm generation
~Also developing a 43nm NAND line based on 2-bit-per-cell technology.

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (third-largest NAND supplier, with market share 14%+)
~plans to increase its sequential bit production growth by 100 percent
~been shifting its DRAM capacity on its 300-mm fab line to NAND for this
~speculated about a new 300-mm fab venture with SanDisk Corp.

IM Flash Technologies LLC (JV between Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc.)
~dark horse in NAND
~ramping up a 300mm fab in Utah
~venture is manufacturing 50nm NAND and has a sub-40nm product in development.
~Intel itself increased its NAND bit shipments by 75% while Micron achieved a 72% increase in 2nd quarter

Source: EE Times