Toshiba to Construct First ABWR Nuclear Power Plants in the U. S.
Commercial Operation to Begin in 2016
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corporation, a US based Toshiba subsidiary, has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement with STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) for the delivery of two Advanced Boiling [...]

- Development of USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) to the Latest Standard Announces Toshiba’s Entry into the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) Markets –
Mobile World Congress 2009
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of a new USIM card for use in mobile phones supporting the NFC (Near Field [...]

International Solid State Circuits Conference
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced breakthroughs in multi-bit-per-cell technology for NAND flash memories that will bring advances in chip densities and cost savings to next generation devices. In the 32 nanometer (nm) generation, Toshiba has realized a 3-bit-per-cell 32 gigabit (Gb) chip with the world-smallest die size, and smaller than a [...]

128-Megabit Density with Read and Write Speed of 1.6-Gigabytes a Second
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the prototype of a new FeRAM —Ferroelectric Random Access Memory—that redefines industry benchmarks for density and operating speed. The new chip realizes storage of 128-megabits and read and write speeds of 1.6-gigabytes a second, the most advanced combination of [...]

-Toshiba Starts Supply of Core Broadcasting Systems to Fuji TV Network-
Toshiba Corporation and SGI Japan, Ltd. today announced that they have developed full HD file-based TV program broadcasting systems and core broadcasting systems, including master control equipment. A terrestrial broadcasting system has already been released and delivered to Japan’s Fuji Television Network, Inc., and [...]

–Responding to Global Demand Growth for High-Efficiency Motors–
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will meet growing demand for high efficiency motors in the global market by establishing a new manufacturing and sales base in Vietnam. The new company, Toshiba Industrial Products Asia Co., Ltd. will be located in Vietnam’s Dong Nai province, and [...]

– Company to Cut Total Production by Some 30% —
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced an adjustment to production of NAND flash memory at its Yokkaichi Operations plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The adjustment will cut production by approximately 30%, effective from January 2009.
Recession in the global economy and the slowdown in consumer spending [...]

The Open Handset Alliance, a group of technology and mobile players, is pleased to announce the membership of 14 additional companies. By joining the founding members of the Open Handset Alliance, the following companies demonstrate their support for Android as an open mobile platform and their commitment to its commercial success. The new members are: [...]

Toshiba Corporation has been inducted into the Software Product Line Hall of Fame at Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the prestigious honor roll that recognizes outstanding achievements in software development. Toshiba was elected for its Electric Power Generation Plant Monitoring and Control Systems, a family of products that delivers time-tested, reliable operation of [...]

Brings Critical Core Competency In-House
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation announced today that via its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe, Ltd. (TMVS), it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Advanced Visualization Imaging System Division (AVIS) of Barco nv, Edinburgh, Scotland. This acquisition brings in-house critical core competencies — the development [...]