KIOXIA is trading 3.4% down at ¥59,780–59,860 following reports that Apple may adopt memory-compression technology, potentially reducing long-term demand for DRAM and NAND components.

  • The sector-wide pullback is driven by concerns that Apple's shift could lower hardware requirements, impacting future order volumes for memory-chip makers.
  • Sentiment is further pressured by profit-taking across the semiconductor space after a strong recent run-up in memory-related stocks.