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Thursday 2 October 2025
Western Digital plans US$1 billion investment in Japan, building on decades of local partnerships
Western Digital (WD), the world's largest hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer, announced plans to invest US$1 billion in Japan over the next five years to strengthen next-generation...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Memory shortage drives BT substrate orders, boosting 4Q25 growth momentum
The memory market shortage has reignited a new wave of price increases. As supply tightens for NAND flash storage memory, traditional hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
CSPs' shift to eSSDs set to cause QLC NAND Flash shortage by 2026
The increasing demand for big data storage driven by artificial intelligence data centers is expected to intensify a supply shortage of QLC NAND Flash memory, potentially resulting...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Sony to double HAMR semiconductor laser production capacity for HDDs
According to Nikkei, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, the semiconductor division of Sony Group, is set to double the production capacity of its semiconductor lasers designed...
Saturday 8 March 2025
CFTC back on growth track in 2Q25 thanks to high-margin new products
China Fineblanking Technology Co. (CFTC), the leading high-precision stamping manufacturer, reported revenue of NT$157 million (US$4.9 million) for February 2025, bringing its total...
Friday 19 April 2024
CFTC to embrace growth in 2024, with steady automotive and rising HDD orders
As the global EV market experiences a slowdown, and even market leader Tesla is forced to begin layoffs, high-end precision stamping company China Fineblanking Technology (CFTC) has...
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Fresh SSD, HDD applications revitalize storage market
Back in the 2010s, hard disk drives (HDD) were considered a product that would be phased out in the 2020s in favor of solid-state drives (SSD). However, the popularity of cloud services,...
Monday 25 March 2024
Generative AI and HAMR will drive next wave of growth for traditional hard disk drives
SSDs have benefited greatly from the development of 3D NAND flash memory technology, which has led to continuous growth in data density and capacity.
Friday 5 January 2024
CFTC eyes revenue growth in 2024, driven mainly by auto products
With rising demand for automotive-related components and the addition of small-volume shipments of textile machinery-related products starting in 2024, the Taiwan-based high-end precision...
Thursday 7 December 2023
Western Digital to raise NAND flash prices by up to 55%
Western Digital has informed customers that prices for NAND flash memory may rise by up to 55% in the coming quarters, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Western Digital to separate HDD and flash memory businesses
The board of directors of Western Digital overwhelmingly approved a plan to separate its HDD and flash divisions, according to the company.
Friday 3 March 2023
Toshiba on track to expand capacity for automotive power chips
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage recently has disclosed plans to set up new production lines for automotive power semiconductors at its existing Himeji semiconductor manufacturing...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
High-capacity SSD prices fall rapidly
Channel retailers have cut their high-capacity SSD prices aggressively to offload excess inventories, according to market sources.
Friday 17 December 2021
HDD makers facing uncertainties from chip shortages
Taiwan hard disc drive (HDD) ODMs are facing continued uncertainty around production due to shortages in certain chips and components, though they remain mostly optimistic about their...
Monday 19 July 2021
Memory channel sales in China sluggish
Memory module houses and channel distributors are less optimistic about the outlook for China's channel sales in the third quarter of 2021, despite an ongoing rally in contract market...