Related Parties and Related Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2026

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table presents the notes receivable from, and equity investments in, Flash Ventures for the periods presented:


	July 3, 2026		June 27, 2025
	(in millions)
Notes receivable, Flash Partners	$	21	$	7
Notes receivable, Flash Alliance	13		36
Notes receivable, Flash Forward	543		316
Investment in Flash Partners	25		55
Investment in Flash Alliance	77		115
Investment in Flash Forward	—		125
Total notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures	$	679	$	654

The following presents Interest expense and Interest income on notes due to (from) Western Digital Corporation, which were recorded within Interest expense and Interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:


	July 3, 2026	June 27, 2025	June 28, 2024
	(in millions)
Interest income on notes due from Western Digital Corporation	—	(1)	(37)
Interest expense on notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—	7	6

The table below summarizes the impact of expense allocations from WDC within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:


	July 3, 2026		June 27, 2025		June 28, 2024
	(in millions)
Research and development	$	—	$	189	$	723
Selling, general, and administrative	—		158		418
Business separation costs	—		50		(40)
Employee termination and other charges	—		5		64
Total allocation of Corporate Expenses	$	—	$	402	$	1,165

A reconciliation of Net transfers from (to) Western Digital Corporation on the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity to the corresponding amounts on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is as follows:


	July 3, 2026		June 27, 2025		June 28, 2024
	(in millions)
Net transfers from (to) Western Digital Corporation per Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity	$	—	$	(585)	$	275
Notes due to Western Digital Corporation	—		(1,223)		113
Other assets and liabilities, net transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(105)		—
Unis Venture transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(61)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(27)		(11)
Tax balances transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		(8)		17
Accumulated other comprehensive loss transferred from Western Digital Corporation	—		10		—
Tax indemnification liability transferred to Western Digital Corporation	—		112		—
Net transfers to Western Digital Corporation per Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	—	$	(1,887)	$	394

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The Company’s maximum reasonably estimable loss exposure (excluding lost profits) as a result of its involvement with Flash Ventures, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate at July 3, 2026, is presented below. Investments in Flash Ventures are denominated in Japanese yen, and the maximum estimable loss exposure excludes any cumulative translation adjustment due to translation from the Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar.


	July 3, 2026
	(in millions)
Notes receivable	$	577
Equity investments	102
Operating lease guarantees	923
Inventory and prepayments	1,295
Maximum estimable loss exposure	$	2,897

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Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The following table presents the Company’s portion of the remaining guarantee obligations under the Flash Ventures’ lease facilities in both Japanese yen and U.S. dollar-equivalent, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate as of July 3, 2026:


	Lease Amounts
	(Japanese yen, in billions)		(U.S. dollar, in millions)
Total guarantee obligations	¥	149.0	$	923.0

The following table details the components of the Company’s remaining guarantee obligations between the principal amortization and the purchase option exercise price at the end of the term of the Flash Ventures lease agreements, in annual installments, in U.S. dollars, based upon the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate as of July 3, 2026:


Annual Installments	Payment of Principal Amortization		Purchase Option Exercise Price at Final Lease Terms		Guarantee Amount
	(in millions)
2027	284		94		$	378
2028	154		91		$	245
2029	77		49		$	126
2030	40		56		$	96
2031	10		68		$	78
Total guarantee obligations	$	565	$	358	$	923

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