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Wednesday 29 August 2012
Western Digital shakes off Thailand flood impact, retakes HDD market lead in 2Q12, says IHS
Six months after losing the top spot in the global hard disk drive (HDD) segment due to the flooding disaster in Thailand, Western Digital in the second quarter recovered its market...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
High prices generate record revenues for HDD market in 1Q12, says IHS
The global hard disk drive (HDD) industry surged to record revenues in the first quarter, thanks to higher average selling prices that compensated for the wreckage and loss in shipments...
Wednesday 21 December 2011
HDD industry to be dominated by Western Digital, Seagate
In the wake of Seagate's completion of acquisition of Samsung Electronics' hard disc drive (HDD) business, industry observers believe the HDD industry will be dominated by Western...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Western Digital to set up SSD R&D center in Taiwan
Western Digital is set to establish an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, focusing on solid state drives (SSD) and will recruit about 50 engineers from Taiwan, according to the com...
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Seagate, Western Digital to see supply gap to drop significantly in 1Q12
Hard drive supply volumes in the first quarter of 2012 are expected to increase from 110-120 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 140 million units, helping to reduce the...
Friday 4 November 2011
PC ODMs may be forced to stop production due to HDD shortages
Some PC ODMs may be forced to stop production beginning November due to hard disk drive (HDD) shortages, according to industry sources. Global HDD supply in the fourth quarter is...
Thursday 3 November 2011
Western Digital and Samsung will not supply hard drives to Taiwan channels in November
As floods in Thailand have seriously impacted the hard drive supply chain, Western Digital recently notified its distributors in Taiwan that the company will not distribute any hard...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Global HDD shortages to peak in 1Q12
Hard disk drive shortages are expected to peak in the first quarter of 2012, and the global supply chain will resume normal production the following quarter at the earliest, according...
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Firms raise external HDD prices
Companies have recently raised prices for their external hard drives by 10-20%, amid speculation that recent flooding in Thailand might cause tight supply for HDDs and related components,...
Monday 24 October 2011
Seagate expected to be global largest HDD supplier in 4Q11 due to Thailand flooding, say Taiwan makers
Seagate Technology has downward adjusted its global shipment forecast for the fourth quarter of 2011 from 55 million hard disk drives to 40-50 million units because its production...
Friday 21 October 2011
Prices for 2.5-inch HDDs rise by 5-10% due to Thailand flooding
The serious flooding in Thailand has forced hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and HDD component factories in the area to stop production and consequently a global shortage of HDDs is...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
HDD prices to rise in November due to flooding in Thailand
International suppliers of hard disk drives (HDDs) are expected to raise prices as component costs will rise and demand from PC ODM/OEM makers has significantly increased due to the...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Thai flooding likely to constrain HDD supplies, says IHS
Thailand has experienced its worst floods in more than 50 years, potentially leading to a shortage of HDD supplies during the current quarter that may last into the first quarter...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Seagate, WD update impact of Thai flooding
Seagate Technology and Western Digital (WD), the two biggest companies in the global HDD market, have provided updates to their operations in Thailand in light of the current flooding...
Thursday 13 October 2011
HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods
HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...