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Wednesday 20 March 2024
NAND flash prices to rally through 2Q24
NAND flash prices have risen since the second half of 2023 and are expected to reach new highs in the second quarter this year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Global top-3 memory maker status, 4Q23

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Thursday 14 March 2024
Chinese smartphones aid in NAND prices rebound
As NAND Flash prices gradually rebound, Samsung Electronics has also begun to increase production, with reports indicating that the utilization rate of its Xi'an factory in China...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Samsung rumored to raise NAND prices by 15-20%
The memory market is gradually recovering with DRAM taking the lead, and NAND Flash is also showing signs of recovery. Samsung Electronics is reportedly increasing the utility rate...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
NAND flash contract prices to rise through 1H25, says Silicon Motion
Contract market prices for NAND flash memory will rise another 20% in the second quarter, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of memory device controller IC supplier Silicon...
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Backend houses upbeat about orders for memory chips
With memory chipmakers ready to scale up output, industry sources indicated that backend houses are optimistic about orders from the memory sector beginning in the second quarter...
Monday 11 March 2024
Drastic NAND price hikes could dampen demand, says Phison CEO
While the price increase caused by NAND production cuts is not a good thing, it is an encouraging development for NAND flash chip makers to regain profitability and build new fabs,...
Monday 4 March 2024
AI puts a rocket under HBM demand, SK Hynix rides the wave
The memory industry is set to exit the production cut phase as Generative AI superpowers high bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 demand.
Monday 26 February 2024
Why Kioxia is warming up to SK Hynix for WD merger talks
The memory market has rebounded from the previous trough, led by NAND Flash's multi-fold price surge. However, the NAND business of many integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) is...
Friday 23 February 2024
Samsung NAND production reduction still at 50% despite price rises
Following the rising prices in NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics maintains a conservative approach to its production strategy. Industry experts believe that the current price increase...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Samsung reportedly forms research team for SSD solutions in India
As NAND Flash demand is expected to recover in 2024, Samsung Electronics has reportedly established a dedicated R&D team for SSD in India to expand its presence and maintain leadership...
Monday 19 February 2024
Kioxia reportedly proposes cooperation with SK Hynix to restart merger with WD
According to reports, Japanese NAND Flash manufacturer Kioxia has proposed production cooperation with South Korean memory factory SK Hynix.
Monday 19 February 2024
Memory industry awaits Q2 signals of price direction for 2H24
The memory industry has rebounded from the price trough. Although the long Lunar New Year holiday affected customers' willingness to have goods shipped earlier, and the global economy...
Monday 19 February 2024
Kioxia's losses widen as lack of HBM products takes toll
Japanese NAND flash memory maker Kioxia has reported a significant net loss of JPY254 billion (approximately US$1.7 billion) in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2023 (April...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Japan lavishes billions on Kioxia, Western Digital's NAND factories
Japan has announced billions in subsidies for NAND manufacturing investments in the country.