Toshiba to drive NAND Flash with OCZ assets acquisition
Toshiba Corporation has finalised the purchase of substantially all assets of OCZ Technology Group, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and Toshiba Group Company.
Effective immediately, the subsidiary will operate independently as OCZ Storage Solutions, a provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems.
The acquisition provides Toshiba with OCZ's enterprise and client SSD businesses and enables the OCZ brand to continue in full force with a current product portfolio that includes SATA and PCIe consumer drives for high-performance and mainstream applications, and SATA, SAS and PCIe enterprise drives supported by virtualisation, cache and acceleration software.
OCZ Storage Solutions will leverage Toshiba's NAND and combine it with the company's proprietary controllers, firmware and software to provide both client and enterprise customers with innovative and cost-effective solid-state storage solutions.
"The acquisition of OCZ further expands our solid-state storage capabilities and represents Toshiba's commitment to this high-growth area," says Seiichi Mori, Vice President of Toshiba's Semiconductor and Storage Company and Corporate Vice President of Toshiba.
"Our goal is to offer a leading edge portfolio of solid state solutions to address the storage challenges faced by both client and enterprise customers, and the acquisition of OCZ is an ideal addition to our team in realising this strategy."
"We are very excited to be part of the Toshiba family where we will continue to develop new and unique solid-state storage technologies that position the new entity as a market leader," says Ralph Schmitt, CEO for OCZ Storage Solutions.
"With Toshiba's financial strength and portfolio of leading-edge NAND Flash memory, OCZ is now in a advantageous position as one of the few companies in the SSD industry with advanced controller IP and NAND Flash supply under one global organisation, which in turn will help enable more robust and competitive solid-state solutions going forward while expanding our market presence in the rapidly growing SSD market."
As a Toshiba Group Company, OCZ Storage Solutions will continue to maintain its established worldwide sales channels. The new company's headquarters will remain in San Jose, California, with strategic design centres located in Irvine (California), Tel Aviv (Israel), and Abingdon (UK).
