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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...
Thursday 15 July 2021
HDD makers to see supply constrained in 2H21
A resurgence of the COVID-19 in Thailand, coupled with shortages of certain chips and components, may disrupt shipments of hard disc drives (HDD) in the second half of 2021 despite...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Memory module houses expect limited impact from cryptomining slowdown
A substantial slowdown in cryptomining demand should only have a limited impact on the overall memory market conditions as fundamental demand remains significant, according to sources...
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Memory module makers cautiously optimistic about demand from Chia
Memory module houses have seen their sales driven by the mounting mining fever for new cryptocurrency Chia in the second quarter of 2021, but are unsure whether it is sustainable,...
Friday 15 January 2021
Seagate to expand HDD storage capacity
With the amount of global data expected to grow over 40% over the next two years, Seagate has recently launched its latest 20TB hard disc drive (HDD) and is set to expand the storage...
Monday 21 September 2020
HDD demand picking up thanks to surging Chromebook orders
Robust demand for Chromebooks from the education segment has not only led to shortages of entry-level processors and LCD panels, but also spurred demand for hard disc drives (HDDs),...