Everything that uses NAND flash, which ranges from computers to phones to TVs. WD and Kioxia supply chips to the commodity market, not just for their own branded products.
For example 40% of "Brand X" SSD drives might have WD chips, 40% Toshiba chips, and 20% Samsung chips so the manufacturer can get a better price and/or diversify supply. If WD can only supply 25% next quarter orders to Toshiba and Samsung will increase. That will naturally push prices up to some degree.
> said they’re working to get the plants in Yokkaichi and Kitakami back to normal operations as quickly as possible.
> Kioxia said its newer and more lucrative type of 3D flash was the product line impacted, and “the company does not anticipate that shipment of its conventional 2D NAND flash memory will be affected.”
For example 40% of "Brand X" SSD drives might have WD chips, 40% Toshiba chips, and 20% Samsung chips so the manufacturer can get a better price and/or diversify supply. If WD can only supply 25% next quarter orders to Toshiba and Samsung will increase. That will naturally push prices up to some degree.