May 21, 2012 Maximum areal densities in hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to more than double during the five-year period from 2011 to 2016, spurring continued growth for HDDs in storage-intensive... May 18, 2012 Although smartphones are increasing their usage of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), DRAM’s share of the total cost of these advanced cellphones actually has fallen by more than... May 17, 2012 The massive gray market for cellphones is propelling sales of lower-cost flash memories like embedded multimedia card (eMMC) and serial peripheral interface (SPI) NOR... May 15, 2012 The market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is expected to partially reverse the drastic losses it incurred in 2011 and achieve revenue growth this year... May 14, 2012 New smartphones and tablets will act as key catalysts for continued healthy growth of the mobile memory semiconductor space in the next few years, with revenue growing a modest but healthy... April 30, 2012 Solid manufacturing and strong pricing allowed Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to post strong performances in the global NAND flash business in the fourth quarter... April 19, 2012 The NAND flash memory market is expected to achieve healthy 8 percent growth this year because of major sales drivers, including solid-state-drive (SSD) equipped ultrabooks... April 17, 2012 After a slightly disappointing 2011, the NAND flash memory market can expect healthy growth this year with the help of major sales drivers, including the rise of solid-state-drive... April 13, 2012 Demand from all-in-one PCs combined with requirements for lower power consumption and a thinner, smaller storage alternative to existing 3.5-inch hard disc drives (HDD) will help... April 3, 2012 New demand from all-in-one desktop PCs combined with requirements for new processors, lower power consumption and a thinner, smaller storage alternative to existing... April 2, 2012 With a strong boost from Ultrabooks, global shipments this year of solid state drives (SSD) are expected to surge by 165 percent compared to 2011, according to an IHS iSuppli... March 28, 2012 While the arrival of parts conforming to the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) specification will spur new technology competition in the market for mobile NAND flash memory in... March 14, 2012 Despite the human and economic toll wreaked by the Japanese earthquake one year ago, the country’s NAND flash memory industry managed to pull off a rapid rebound from the disaster... March 13, 2012 With its leading market share position and high memory usage, Apple Inc.’s iPad is set to continue to dominate worldwide demand for NAND flash in media tablets at least through... March 13, 2012 The Japan disaster took a significant human toll, and one year later, it continues to leave an indelible mark on the people and the economy of the country. However, on the manufacturing... March 6, 2012 NOR flash revenue fell 9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 in the face of a tough economy and a decline in PC shipments because of the recent flooding in Thailand, according to... March 5, 2012 Elpida Memory Inc.’s move to file bankruptcy protection this week will benefit the remaining players in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, reducing supply and... March 5, 2012 U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc. and South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor Inc. were the notable performers in a weak dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market hamstrung... March 2, 2012 Elpida Memory Inc.’s move to file bankruptcy protection this week will benefit the remaining players in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, reducing supply and boosting pricing... February 29, 2012 Seagate Technology LLC recaptured the lead in hard disk drive (HDD) shipments during the fourth quarter of 2011, ousting Western Digital Corp., which suffered heavy losses... February 27, 2012 Seagate Technology recaptured the lead in hard disk drive (HDD) shipments during the fourth quarter of 2011, ousting Western Digital Corp. after seven quarters at the top... February 15, 2012 A possible merger between U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc. and Japan’s Elpida Memories Inc. has the potential to dramatically redraw the landscape for the dynamic random... February 15, 2012 A possible merger between U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc. and Japan’s Elpida Memories Inc. has the potential to dramatically redraw the competitive landscape of the... February 10, 2012 Although hard disk drive (HDD) supplies in the first quarter commenced their recovery from the disastrous floods that struck Thailand in late 2011, a full recovery of production is still... February 9, 2012 Hybrid storage solutions such as those found in Ultrabooks will create a new market that will help sustain the growth of the overall hard disk drive (HDD) industry, according to a new... January 12, 2012 Booming sales of ultrabooks spurred by strong support from Intel Corp. will drive explosive growth in the market for cache solid state drives (SSDs) in the coming years... January 11, 2012 Companies operating in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) space face a number of challenges in 2012 as industry revenue is projected to sink to its lowest level yet in six... January 10, 2012 Promising faster responsiveness and performance, the use of cache solid state drives (SSDs) is set for explosive growth next year as the feature takes off in personal computing... January 5, 2012 Already besieged by low demand and bleak growth prospects, the market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is encountering yet another dispiriting obstacle—an alarming rise in... December 21, 2011 Already besieged by low demand and bleak growth prospects, the market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is encountering yet another dispiriting obstacle—an alarming... December 12, 2011 South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the third quarter managed to rise above challenging conditions in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business to achieve an all-time... December 6, 2011 The swift recovery of the NAND flash market after the Japan earthquake disaster in March is providing some valuable lessons for hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers now wrestling with... November 25, 2011 While the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market endured a tough third quarter, several players outperformed the industry and saw their share of market revenue rise... November 22, 2011 The devastating floods in Thailand will cause the worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) market to contract by nearly 30 percent in the fourth quarter, resulting in extensive HDD shortages... November 22, 2011 The swift recovery of the NAND flash industry after the Japan earthquake disaster in March is providing some valuable lessons for hard disk drive manufacturers now wrestling with... November 8, 2011 The growth of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) content in PCs—traditionally the biggest market for the memory—is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks... November 3, 2011 Despite steadily loading up on dynamic random access memory (DRAM), set-top boxes will see their already miniscule share of the DRAM market dwindle into insignificance in the years to come... October 31, 2011 The catastrophic flooding in Thailand is affecting the production of several key end products, electronic parts and subsystems—most notably automobiles, car components, cameras, analog... October 25, 2011 A new, high-speed Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface that boasts dramatically improved data-transfer rates is likely to enjoy rapid adoption by the enterprise business segment, in... October 19, 2011 The growth rate of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) usage in PCs—traditionally the biggest consumer of the memory type—will trend sharply down in 2011 and the next... October 18, 2011 Shipments of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) for use in smartphones is set for remarkable triple-digit growth this year, outpacing the expansion of the entire DRAM... October 17, 2011 Thailand, the world’s second largest exporter of hard disk drives (HDD) behind China, has experienced its worst floods in more than 50 years, potentially leading to a shortage of HDD... October 12, 2011 Shipments of storage devices for computers rose across the board during the second quarter, resulting from the March earthquake in Japan after panicked manufacturers strove to... October 12, 2011 Tablet devices like Apple Inc.’s iPad represent the next substantial growth area for the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, with DRAM loading in tablets set... October 5, 2011 Shipments of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) for use in smartphones is set for remarkable triple-digit growth this year, outpacing the expansion of the entire DRAM market by... October 4, 2011 Shipments of storage devices for computers rose across the board during the second quarter, benefit¬ing from the March quake disaster in Japan after panicked manufacturers... September 21, 2011 Many suppliers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) are facing an endangered future, threatened by a combination of rising debt, declining revenue through the year 2013, and... September 7, 2011 Shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) edged up higher in the second quarter thanks to some shrewd sleight of hand staged by the storage industry, and Western Digital Corp. continued... September 6, 2011 Despite the impact of the Japan earthquake, shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) edged up in the second quarter, according to a new IHS iSuppli Storage Space Market Brief from... September 1, 2011 The NAND flash memory market suffered a surprising decline in the second quarter, dragged down by the substantial fall in revenue of just one major player in the space, according to... August 31, 2011 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the second quarter stormed back to regain lost footing in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, allowing the company to attain... August 29, 2011 A dramatic oversupply and freefalling prices are in store during the third quarter for the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) space, resulting in a turbulent second half for... August 25, 2011 With prices in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) industry diving to perilously low levels, manufacturers risk major losses if they do not transition to the more efficient... August 18, 2011 In another sign of the growing prominence of mobile platforms like smartphones, handheld gaming devices and tablets, revenue in the first quarter for mobile dynamic... August 18, 2011 A dramatic oversupply and freefalling prices are in store during the third quarter for the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) space, resulting in a turbulent second half for... August 17, 2011 In another sign of the growing prominence of mobile platforms like smartphones, handheld gaming devices and tablets, revenue in the first quarter for mobile dynamic random... August 8, 2011 China and the Asia-Pacific regions, already the dominant buyers of NOR flash memory, will enlarge their share of global procurement in 2011, though the majority of NOR... August 4, 2011 Seagate Technology LLC’s introduction of a super-slim hard disk drive (HDD) could help the HDD industry stave off the incursion of solid-state drives (SSDs) in the notebook personal computers... August 2, 2011 The growth rate of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) content in personal computers (PCs) is set for a historic decline, with the average annual increase in DRAM... July 29, 2011 In an ironic twist, supply disruptions related to the Japan earthquake and tsunami will contribute to higher-than-previously expected global semiconductor revenue in... July 27, 2011 It’s official: Conditions for NAND flash suppliers are the worst in the history of the industry, according to iSuppli Corp.—and the situation is expected to deteriorate before it gets better... July 25, 2011 Despite the high cost of NAND flash memory, NAND densities in 2011 will rise more than 40 percent in home consoles and handheld devices, the principal modes for gaming... July 20, 2011 The growth rate of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) content in personal computers (PCs) is set for historic decline, with the average annual increase in DRAM amount for... July 20, 2011 Despite the high cost of NAND flash memory that makes it challenging to incorporate into gaming hardware, NAND densities in 2011 will rise north of 40 percent in home... July 19, 2011 Slower advancements in semiconductor manufacturing technology this year will cause a deceleration in price reductions for dynamic random access... July 15, 2011 Apple Inc. in recent years has played a key role in expanding the market for NAND flash—but the company’s newly launched iCloud storage service could cause demand for the memory to... July 14, 2011 Driven by best-selling products like the iPad and iPhone, Apple Inc. is expected to remain the world’s largest buyer of NAND flash memory this year, accounting for nearly... July 12, 2011 Demand from the enterprise corporate segment for storage products including hard disk drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD) is expected to rise a strong 13 percent during the second half of... July 6, 2011 As the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market successfully transitions to more effi cient lower-nanometer technology, cost reductions and savings for... July 6, 2011 The battle for leadership in the NAND flash memory segment heated up in the first quarter of 2011 as No. 2 supplier Toshiba Corp. came close to matching the market share of... July 6, 2011 Embedded MultiMedia Card (eMMC) flash memory is set to enjoy a 62 percent jump in shipments in 2011, propelled by increased usage in smart devices like mobile handsets and media tablets... June 27, 2011 With market share averaging in the stratospheric 85 to 90 percent range, Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) modules will remain the dominant technology in the dynamic access random memory... June 27, 2011 The flash memory product known as Embedded MultiMedia Card (eMMC) is set to enjoy a 62 percent jump in shipments for 2011, helped by increased proliferation in smart devices like... June 20, 2011 With market share averaging in the stratospheric 85 to 90 percent range, Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) will remain the dominant technology in the dynamic access random memory... June 17, 2011 For the first time this year, PC original equipment manufacturers (OEM) will account for a larger share of the market for solid state drives (SSD), wresting control of the... June 13, 2011 In a world of instantaneous Facebook updates and split-second data downloads, is there any room left for a slower legacy-type memory product for today’s devices and applications... June 13, 2011 With the mobile memory market headed for robust 25.7 percent growth this year, companies possessing incomplete memory portfolios are well-advised to augment their product offerings... June 9, 2011 Driven by rising demand from a broad spectrum of products, particularly tablet devices like Apple Inc.’s iPad and e-book readers such as Amazon’s Kindle, the embedded NOR flash market in... June 9, 2011 Demand for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) generated by tablets will rise by a factor of nine in 2011, fueled by booming sales of the iPad, combined with the arrival of... June 6, 2011 Unofficial reports of a new tablet device being readied by Amazon to go head to head with the iPad from Apple Inc. bodes nothing but good news for the dynamic random access memory... June 1, 2011 Intel announced today at Computex that it had shipped its 100 millionth CPU in Q2 2011. This is phenomenal growth considering the chip was launched in 2008. May 31, 2011 In what is considered a quiet time of the year for the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, industry revenue in the first quarter fell short of expectations due to weak pricing... May 27, 2011 The market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) modules, enjoying a spillover in success from a banner 2010, is headed for yet another year of double-digit growth in... May 27, 2011 Gaining from increased usage in a broad spectrum of applications including currently popular tablet devices like Apple Inc.’s iPad, the embedded NOR flash memory market in 2011... May 25, 2011 Battered by various factors including rising sales of tablet devices, the market for hard disk drives (HDDs) used in computers will slow in 2011, with revenue growth this year... May 23, 2011 Battered by various factors including the rising sales of tablet devices, the hard disk drive (HDD) market for computers will slow in 2011, with revenue growth this year 3 percentage points... May 23, 2011 The market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) modules, enjoying a spillover in success from a banner 2010, is headed for yet another year of double-digit growth in 2011... May 16, 2011 Companies in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) space saw revenues contract across the board in the first quarter of this year, their levels uniformly depressed by... May 5, 2011 The recent buyout by leading storage maker Seagate Technology of Samsung Technology’s hard disk drive (HDD) business will considerably boost the newly merged... May 5, 2011 It’s been recently reported that Android dominated the smartphone landscape in Q1 2011. While this is certainly a notable accomplishment considering its nascent existence just two years ago, it hides the all-important economics of the matter. May 3, 2011 Seagate Technology LLC’s recent buyout of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s hard disk drive (HDD) business will considerably boost the newly merged entity’s overall standing... May 2, 2011 NanyaTechnology’s recent announcement it would raise 700 million new shares shows that the company remains successful in crucial fundraising activities as it wends through a highly... April 28, 2011 The fast adoption of smart phones and tablets will propel the mobile memory market up 26 percent in 2011 to an estimated $16.4 billion, with potentially new areas into which the memory market... April 18, 2011 Already strong demand for NOR flash is being inflated further by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, with fear of short supplies driving buyers to snap up parts in order to ensure... April 12, 2011 Amazon announced today that it would be selling its wildly popular (by Amazon’s account) Kindle for nearly 20% less than it has been – for as little as $114. March 31, 2011 Mobile dynamic access random memory (DRAM) in its current form soon may prove inadequate for the data-intensive needs of smart phones and tablets in handling applications... March 30, 2011 Mobile dynamic access random memory (DRAM) in its current form soon may prove inadequate for the data intensive needs of smart phones and tablets in handling applications... March 29, 2011 The amount of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in media tablets will jump 147 percent in 2011 to an average of 676 megabytes (MB), according to new IHS iSuppli research... March 23, 2011 Micron just announced its fiscal Q2 2011 earnings and the company appears to be holding up well. Revenues for the quarter (which spans December 2010 thru February 2011)... March 21, 2011 The amount of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in tablet devices will jump 147 percent in 2011 to an average 676 megabytes (MB), according to new IHS iSuppli research... March 17, 2011 Solid state drives (SSD) in 2011 will enjoy a near doubling of revenue and hit more than $4 billion, extending a robust performance in the storage market for the second year in a row... March 16, 2011 The recent earthquake and ensuing disaster in Japan will impact the DRAM market for months to come. Although the DRAM supply coming out of Japan appears secure (Elpida’s Hiroshima plant appears to be unharmed)... March 14, 2011 Already owning the largest share of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. also remains in the best competitive position when... March 11, 2011 The horrific earth quake that rocked northern Japan earlier today should not have significant impact on DRAM production in the country. March 9, 2011 Today Apple released an update to its iOS operating system. The new iOS (version 4.3) promises several key incremental improvements to the operating system that powers much of the Apple universe (iPhone, iPad, iTouch, and AppleTV). March 3, 2011 Rising sales of tablet devices coming at the expense of conventional netbook PCs will contribute to a low single-digit decline in shipments of hard disk drives (HDDs) in the first quarter... March 2, 2011 Apple launched its new iPad today amidst much fanfare and fan jubilation but it was decidedly quiet about much of the inner workings of its new wunderpad. March 2, 2011 Rising sales of tablet devices coming at the expense of conventional netbook PCs will contribute to a low single-digit decline in shipments of hard disk drives (HDDs) for the first quarter... February 28, 2011 Huge recent losses for Japanese semiconductor supplier Elpida Memory Inc., as well as the company’s new alliances with Taiwanese suppliers, signal important strategic shifts... February 25, 2011 Samsung came out this week and proclaimed a very aggressive growth target for it's laptop sales - 80% year on year. While this might initially point out Samsung's strategy for further... February 24, 2011 Elpida made comments this week about raising prices on key DDR3 products due to tightening supply. While it would certainly be nice for DRAM companies if they could simply raise prices... February 24, 2011 The global market for NOR flash memory will decline by almost 6 percent in 2011 after blockbuster results last year—the first sign of the difficult years that lie ahead... February 22, 2011 The global market for NOR flash memory will decline by almost 6 percent in 2011 after blockbuster growth last year—the first sign of the difficult years that lie ahead as the industry struggles... February 18, 2011 While many people wrestle with the question of whether they should get 4GB or 8GB of DRAM in their new PC, few have questioned if they need 15 Terabytes (TB)... February 16, 2011 Armed with a winning strategy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the fourth quarter of 2010 managed to grow its already commanding share of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM)... February 15, 2011 Elpida launched its $150 million TDR (Taiwan Depository Receipt) offering today, making it the first major Japanese company to do so. The move by Elpida is designed to further... February 14, 2011 It’s been widely reported this morning that the iPhone Nano (the rumored new, smaller iPhone form factor) will jettison all onboard memory (or at least most onboard memory... February 14, 2011 Despite eschewing traditional rotating media solutions in favor of solid state technology, media tablets pose no serious threat to the dominance of hard disk drives (HDD) in the storage industry... February 11, 2011 The market for mobile dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is set for stratospheric 71 percent growth this year, defying a slowdown in overall DRAM sales... February 11, 2011 As consumers snap up tablets in increasing numbers, the use of NAND flash memory for the popular devices in 2011 will explode almost fivefold... February 9, 2011 HP launched its answer to the Apple iPad today – the TouchPad. This tablet borrows a lot of its specification highlights from the iPad - 9.7” 1024x768 screen, 16 or 32GB of NAND storage... February 8, 2011 Yesterday Texas Instruments (TI) announced its next-generation applications processor (AP) – the OMAP5. The hardware specs for this new AP are truly mind blowing. February 7, 2011 The tablet world is abuzz today after Motorola’s Xoom ad during yesterday’s Super Bowl. Motorola cleverly positioned itself as the outsider in a world dominated by white headphones... February 2, 2011 Intel’s recent recall of 8 million Sandy Bridge chipsets could have significant implications for DRAM makers. iSuppli currently forecasts approximately 90 million PCs will be sold in Q1 2011. January 31, 2011 It was reported today that Powerchip is exiting DRAM. Is it really? Powerchip has seen its DRAM market share (revenue basis) drop over the past year from 4.6% in Q1 2010 to just 2.3% in Q4 2010... January 31, 2011 As consumers snap up tablets in increasing numbers, the use of NAND flash memory for the popular devices in 2011 will explode almost fi vefold... January 28, 2011 The DRAM spot market has logged impressive gains over the past two days, with some key commodity components climbing more than 20%. This spike in pricing is partly due to a shortfall... January 27, 2011 Hynix saw its operating income drop 60% during Q4 as revenues dropped to $2.43 billion (from $2.78 billion in Q3). The primary driver behind the falling revenues and margins... January 27, 2011 Bucking weak conditions for the overall dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market in 2011, DRAM shipments for tablets are expected to explode by a factor of more than nine this year... January 25, 2011 Both Nanya and Inotera reported losses on Monday - a reflection of the dismal quarter experienced by DRAM pricing. It comes as no surprise to IHS iSuppli that earnings moved... January 24, 2011 Tablets in 2011 will prove to be a major boon for the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) industry, with DRAM shipments for the devices exploding by a factor of more than nine... January 19, 2011 As the de facto storage medium for a slew of consumer electronics devices, including tablets, NAND flash memory is set to enjoy another year of double-digit percentage growth in 2011, according to new IHS iSuppli research. January 17, 2011 Propelled by robust demand from the enterprise segment, global shipments of storage products including hard disk drives (HDDs) are expected to expand by more than 10 percent in 2011... January 13, 2011 As the de facto storage medium for a slew of consumer electronics devices, NAND flash memory is set to enjoy another year of double-digit percentage growth in 2011... January 12, 2011 With a huge drop in average selling prices (ASP) predicted for 2011, global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) revenue is expected to contract sharply this year despite strong growth... January 10, 2011 With a huge fall in Average Selling Prices (ASP) predicted for 2011, global DRAM revenue is expected to contract sharply this year despite strong growth opportunities in smart phones... January 4, 2011 DRAM pricing continued to decline in December, as levels plunged to their lowest point of the year, according to the market research firm iSuppli... December 20, 2010 DRAM continued to head down a grim path of unstoppable decline in December, as pricing levels plunged to their lowest point of the year after months of dramatic decline... December 15, 2010 Manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to receive a late-year boost during the holiday season as shipments rally during the fourth quarter... December 6, 2010 Leading supplier Kingston Technology Corp. padded its dominance of the third-party DRAM module business in the first half of 2010, as it used its prodigious buying power during... November 25, 2010 Manufacturers of Hard Disk Drives (HDD) are expected to receive a late-year boost from holiday orders as shipments rally during the fourth quarter, according to... November 16, 2010 The global NAND flash memory business will post record revenue in 2010 thanks to increased usage in smart phones and the newly invigorated tablet category, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. November 15, 2010 Leading supplier Kingston Technology Corp. padded its dominance of the third-party DRAM module business in the first half of 2010, as it used its prodigious buying power during... November 15, 2010 Despite their increasing adoption by influential segments and recent incorporation into some Apple Macintosh computers, Solid State Drives (SSD) in the immediate future are not... November 11, 2010 The global NAND flash memory business will post record revenue in 2010 thanks to increased usage in smart phones and the newly invigorated tablet category... November 11, 2010 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the third quarter became the only Top 5 DRAM supplier to achieve revenue growth, solidifying its domination of the market, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. November 10, 2010 The accelerated trend in the PC market toward integrating graphics capabilities into the Central Processing Unit (CPU) will have a negative impact on graphics-oriented memory... November 8, 2010 The graphics memory market, a continuing hotbed of competitive activity, faces a changing landscape as preferences shift from dedicated card solutions toward the integration of... November 4, 2010 Marking its second consecutive quarter of decline, the worldwide NOR flash market is expected to contract during the final three months of 2010 in the face of continued doubts... October 7, 2010 Global semiconductor flash memory revenue in the second quarter rose 5.4 percent to $5.85 billion, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp., with manufacturing giant... October 4, 2010 While Solid State Drives (SSD) have a long way to go before they become a mainstream mass-market PC product, they already have hit their stride in the enterprise server segment... September 20, 2010 Driven by the massive success of Apple Inc.’s iPad and the arrival of a range of competing devices, the use of NAND flash memory in tablets will triple from 2010 to 2011, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. September 14, 2010 The cost of manufacturing DRAM increased for the first time in nearly four years during the second quarter, raising concerns about production expenses in the memory industry... September 13, 2010 The cost of manufacturing DRAM increased for the first time in nearly four years during the second quarter, raising concerns about production expenses in the memory industry... September 6, 2010 The success of Apple Inc.’s iPad has resurrected the tablet PC, with competitors now racing to develop challengers. However, the iPad has also made a serious dent in the eBook reader market... September 2, 2010 The second quarter of 2010 was awesome for DRAM, with global revenue soaring to $10.8 billion on the strength of 5 percent bit growth and 9 percent Average Selling Price... August 26, 2010 The failure of Solid State Drives (SSD) to catch on in mainstream PCs has spurred leading Hard Disk Drive (HDD) maker Seagate Technology LLC to once again to turn to... August 20, 2010 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s aggressive investment in advanced manufacturing technology paid off in spades in the second quarter, allowing the company to outproduce... August 19, 2010 After two years of inflated prices, NAND flash memory at the end of 2010 is set to return to the key $1 per megabyte level considered a key threshold to drive adoption of Solid State Drives... August 9, 2010 The high-flying DRAM market might bump into some turbulence during the second half of the year, with supplies possibly falling short of demand due to limited manufacturing equipment availability... August 2, 2010 The high-fl ying DRAM market might bump into some turbulence during the second half of the year, with supplies possibly falling short of demand due to limited manufacturing... July 23, 2010 Micron Technology Inc.’s acquisition of NOR flash technology, arising from the February purchase of Numonyx, will allow the company to expand its presence in the burgeoning market for... July 15, 2010 A severe oversupply of 3-bit-per-cell parts used for removable memory cards and USB drives caused a temporary interruption of growth in the red-hot NAND-type flash memory market in the... July 5, 2010 In a strong first quarter for DRAM sales, Powerchip Semiconductor posted a standout performance that caused the Taiwanese firm to rise to the No. 5 ranking in the market... June 17, 2010 Double-Data Rate 2 (DDR2) DRAM is set to take the cell phone market by storm, with the next-generation device expected to displace conventional DDR as the dominant mobile DRAM... June 17, 2010 In a strong first quarter for DRAM sales, Powerchip Semiconductor posted a standout performance that caused the Taiwanese firm to rise to the No. 5 ranking in the market... June 14, 2010 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. in the first quarter of 2010 together owned more than 50 percent of the fast-expanding DRAM market... June 1, 2010 Ending its perpetual encampment in second place, Western Digital Corp. in the first quarter of 2010 shipped the most Hard Disk Drives (HDD) of any storage supplier, surpassing... May 31, 2010 Ending its perpetual encampment in second place, Western Digital Corp. in the first quarter of 2010 shipped the most Hard Disk Drives (HDD) of any company, surpassing arch nemesis... May 31, 2010 A very strong first quarter for the DRAM industry has iSuppli Corp. wondering if 2010 may be the greatest year for the memory technology in its history. Revenue for the DRAM industry... May 20, 2010 Buoyed by improved market demand and a brightening macroeconomic environment, revenue in 2010 for NOR flash memory is projected to rise in a continuing assertion... May 19, 2010 Amid strong demand and solid pricing for NAND flash memory in the first quarter, No. 2 supplier Toshiba Corp. managed to outperform the market and close the gap with... May 14, 2010 Buoyed by improved demand and a brightening macroeconomic environment, NOR flash memory market revenue is projected to return to growth in 2010... May 10, 2010 How hot was the DRAM market in the first quarter?
So hot that during the first three months of 2010, global DRAM sales exceeded the total for the initial six months of 2009... May 4, 2010 The volatile DRAM market lurched from one extreme to another in 2009, but in the fourth quarter overcame market sluggishness at the beginning of last year to finish on a high note... May 3, 2010 The volatile DRAM market in 2009 lurched from one extreme to another, but in the fourth quarter overcame market sluggishness at the beginning of last year to finish on a high note... iSuppli Corporation April 20, 2010 To support media coverage of Seagate Technology LLC’s announcement of its fiscal third quarter results today, iSuppli Corp. is issuing the following fast facts... April 1, 2010 Recent acquisitions by DRAM suppliers Elpida and Micron illustrate the increasing importance suppliers are placing on offering a complete portfolio of memory products in order to address... iSuppli Corporation March 22, 2010 Seagate Technology LLC in the fourth quarter of 2009 maintained its perch at the top as the world’s largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives (HDD), fending off a strong challenge by perennial second-ranked Western Digital Corp. iSuppli Corporation March 11, 2010 After suffering a decline 2009, global revenue from shipments of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Optical Disk Drives (ODDs) used in computers is expected to grow in 2010 as PC shipments rise on the strength of the economic recovery, according to iSuppli Corp. iSuppli Corporation February 25, 2010 The economic recovery has translated into a sales rebound for the long-suffering NOR-type flash memory market, similar to the momentum the overall memory market is enjoying... iSuppli Corporation February 18, 2010 Following a strong fourth quarter of 2009, the global DRAM business is set to return to annual revenue growth in 2010, bringing an end to three consecutive years of decline... iSuppli Corporation February 17, 2010 Thanks to its huge sales and high memory usage, Apple Inc.’s iPhone is expected to generate insatiable demand for NAND-type flash memory in 2010, helping to strain supplies for the year... February 15, 2010 The fourth quarter 2009 represented the best period forDRAM suppliers in recent memory, with the industry posting revenue of more than $8 billion for the first time since the first quarter of 2007... February 8, 2010 Thanks to its huge sales and high memory usage, Apple Inc.’s iPhone is expected to generate insatiable demand for NAND-type flash in 2010, straining supplies for the year... February 1, 2010 The year 2009 will go down in history as one of the most memorable ever for the flash and mobile memory market. |