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Friday 13 January 2012
HDD industry may not restore normal supply until end of 2012, though Hitachi GST production will be restored by February, says company vice president
The global hard disk drive (HDD) industry may take one year to completely recover from the impact of flooding in Thailand and and therefore the market will not be able to resume normal...
Thursday 12 January 2012
USB 3.0 bridge controller makers vying for orders from HDD vendors
USB 3.0 bridge controller chipmakers ASMedia Technology, JMicron Technology, Genesys Logic and Initio are competing fiercely for orders to be released by Western Digital, Seagate,...
Wednesday 4 January 2012
LSI announces industry's first 28nm read channel for hard disk drive manufacturers
LSI Corporation announced that it is demonstrating to OEM customers the TrueStore RC5100 read channel for hard disk drives (HDD). The RC5100 is the industry's first 28nm read channel...
Friday 30 December 2011
Romley expected to spur replacement of servers, but subject to global economic situation and HDD supply
Intel will launch its new server platform Romley in March 2012, which is expected to cause enterprises to replace servers as early as the second half of 2012, according to industry...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
HDD vendors reportedly requiring PC makers to sign long-term supply contracts
Major hard disk drive (HDD) vendors reportedly have asked branded PC vendors to sign one-year buying contracts for HDDs at specified prices and volumes as the supply of HDDs has remained...
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...
Monday 19 December 2011
Taiwan market: HDD supply to be tightest in January
The short supply of hard disk drives (HDDs) in the Taiwan retail market due to the impact of flooding in Thailand is expected to peak in January 2012 and begin to ease in March, according...
Friday 16 December 2011
Normal HDD supply to resume in 1Q12, says GBM
The global supply for hard disk drives is expected to return to normal as early as the first quarter of 2012, according to Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which makes PCBs and also...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Hard drive supply gap to only reach 5% in 2Q12
Thailand's floods in early October, have created strong impact toward the hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain, causing many PC brand vendors to miss business opportunities in the fourth...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Intel 4Q11 revenues to be below expectations due to HDD supply shortages
Intel has announced that the company's fourth-quarter results are expected to be below the company's previous outlook due to hard disk drive (HDD) supply shortages. The company now...
Wednesday 30 November 2011
PC vendors hike prices to reflect adoption of larger capacity HDDs
To cope with hard disk drive (HDD) shortages due to flooding in Thailand, HDD vendors have devoted more production to high-capacity and higher-profitability models, forcing PC vendors...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
PC vendors to see serious HDD shortages starting December, says Acer VP
As PC brand vendors' hard disc drive (HDD) inventory level will soon hit bottom, vendors will start experiencing HDD shortages in December and the problem will reach its peak in February...
Monday 28 November 2011
Taiwan market: Prices for supply of HDDs for retail channels to rise by 10% in early December
Prices for hard disk drives (HDDs) supplied to retail channels in the Taiwan market have risen 20-30% due to short supply arising from flooding in Thailand, and will be hiked by 10%...
Monday 28 November 2011
Global HDD supply to be 35% short in 4Q11, say PC makers
Global supply of hard disk drives (HDDs) in the fourth quarter of 2011 will decrease to 110-130 million units due to the impact of flooding in Thailand, about 35% short of demand for...
Friday 25 November 2011
Lower NAND prices to drive adoption of SSDs in 2H12, says Kingston
With NAND flash prices reaching the sweet spot, solid-state drives (SSDs) are expected to see adoption expand substantially in the second half of 2012, according to a Kingston Technology...