Toshiba Moves U.S. Headquarters For Semiconductors And Storage Products To Larger Facility In Irvine, California

July 8, 2013

Campus Improves Operational and Business Efficiencies

SAN JOSE, Calif., – Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced it has moved its corporateheadquarters to 9740 Irvine Blvd., in Irvine, California. Previously located at 19900 MacArthur Blvd. in Irvine, TAEC now joins five other Toshiba America, Inc., subsidiaries in a larger 445,410 square foot facility. The campus improves both operational and building efficiencies enabling TAEC to optimize its day-to-day business and marketing activities.

The Toshiba owned building, occupied solely by Toshiba companies, includes a state-of-the-art training center, product demonstration facility and a cafeteria. The campus is also located near a train station, which promotes public transportation, and features a solar energy system that utilizes a photovoltaic inverter technology created and implemented by Toshiba International Corporation.

"Moving to the new larger campus is part of an ongoing effort to improve efficiencies within our company," said Hideya Yamaguchi, president and CEO of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc." The move not only accommodates continued growth, but also provides a more efficient work environment, while supporting our commitment to optimal use of space and resources"

Approximately 160 executive, sales, marketing and administrative staff have moved to the new headquarters. Key products to be marketed from this location are Flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), Solid State Hybrid Drives, (SSHDs), and discrete devices.

*About TAEC

Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), Solid State Hybrid Drives (SSHDs), discrete devices, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's fifth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2012 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, April, 2013). Toshiba Corporation was founded in 1875 and today has over 554 subsidiaries and affiliates, with 210,000 employees worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications. In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices" or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information is available at http://www.toshiba.com/taec/support/techquestions/index.jsp or from your TAEC representative.

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