ENTITY · kingston
Kingston Technology
United States·modules·leader
World's largest independent DRAM module and SSD maker.
WATCH · 40–69
46/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis
WATCH — Kingston Technology: sole-source / single-point-of-failure dominance compounded by concentrated foreign-origin supply in modules. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.
Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration57
Sole-Source Dependence70
Sanctions Exposure0
Downstream Criticality57
Sanctions Exposure
Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).
DoD Exposure
No matched DoD semiconductor awards (USASpending) for this entity.
Shortest paths → DoD-exposed firms
- Scale AI · 3 hops · $105.6MKingston Technology → Dell Technologies → CoreWeave → Scale AI
Possible substitutes · same commodity buckets
Chokepoint Relationships
Key Suppliers · upstream · 4
- Phison ElectronicsTaiwanCHOKEPOINT
- Silicon MotionTaiwanCHOKEPOINT
- Kioxia HoldingsJapanALLIED
- SanDiskUnited StatesDOMESTIC
Key Customers · downstream · 4
- Dell TechnologiesUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- Super Micro ComputerUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- AppleUnited StatesDOMESTIC