TOKYO (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 9, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'BBB' rating to the 50th, 51st, and 52nd domestic unsecured straight bonds issued by Toshiba Corp. (BBB/Stable/A-2). Toshiba is Japan's second-largest diversified electronics manufacturer. The ratings on Toshiba reflect its solid business franchise and stable profitability in the social infrastructure segment, including power generation and medical equipment. The ratings also reflect Toshiba's strong competitiveness in the NAND flash memory market, backed by its technological strengths and enhanced production systems, as well as good access to capital markets and very strong bank support. On the other hand, Toshiba's core semiconductor business and profit are susceptible to market fluctuations. Toshiba faces a consistently heavy
