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Tuesday 27 September 2011
Global HDD shipments to grow only 3% sequentially in 3Q11
Global hard disc drive (HDD) shipments are expected to grow slightly by 3% in the third quarter, up from 165 million units in the second, while shipments in the fourth quarter are...
Wednesday 7 September 2011
HDD shipments rise 4% in 2Q11, says IHS iSuppli
Despite the impact of the Japan earthquake, shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) edged up in the second quarter, according to a new IHS iSuppli Storage Space Market Brief from information...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Cal-Comp expects to ship 18 million external HDDs in 2011
Cal-Comp Electronics, a Thailand-based EMS (electronics manufacturing service) provider belonging to the Taiwan-based Kinpo-Compal Group, expects to ship 18 million external hard...
Friday 5 August 2011
Can Seagate thin HDD stave off the threat of SSDs? asks IHS
Seagate Technology's introduction of a super-slim hard disk drive (HDD) could help the HDD industry stave off the incursion of solid-state drives (SSDs) in the notebook and tablet...
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Taiwan memory module firms expanding portable HDD lines
The market for external HDDs is expected to boom buoyed by the growing popularity of mobile computers such as thin and lightweight notebooks, and tablet PCs. Taiwan-based memory module...
Friday 15 July 2011
JMicron lands USB 3.0 chip orders from Samsung
JMicron Technology has grabbed orders for USB 3.0 hard drive (HDD) controllers from Samsung Electronics, with shipments slated for August, according to market sources.
Thursday 7 July 2011
Pressure to be lifted on rare earth element pricing, says Information Network
Manufacturers of a broad spectrum of high-tech products have been feeling the impact of price hikes in rare earth element-based processing materials because of China's embargo in...
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Global HDD supply short by 10 million units in 2Q11
Global demand for hard disk drives (HDDs) in the second quarter is estimated at 160 million units while total supply by the five main international vendors is expected to be 150 million...
Monday 20 June 2011
Global short supply of HDDs expected in 2H11
Although Texas Instruments and Renesas Electronics, the global suppliers HDD chips, have resumed operations at their Japan factories damaged by the earthquake on March 11, 2011, demand...
Friday 3 June 2011
Commentary: HDD market consolidates as players keep their eyes on the cloud
The year 2011 has been a volatile one for the hard drive disk (HDD) industry. With Western Digital having bought Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) for US$4.3 billion and...
Monday 9 May 2011
VIA USB 3.0 HDD device controller certified by USB-IF
VIA Labs' new USB 3.0 device controller, dubbed VL701, has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), according to the company.
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Seagate to control 40% of HDD market with Samsung acquisition, says IHS iSuppli
Seagate Technology's recent buyout of Samsung Electronics' hard disk drive (HDD) business will considerably boost the newly merged entity's overall standing, with combined shipments...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
HDD component maker Min Aik expects flat shipments in 2Q11
Taiwan-based hard disc drive (HDD) maker Min Aik Technology is expected to see its component shipments remain flat on quarter as several key hard drive components such as aluminum...
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Samsung to sell HDD division, expand partnership with Seagate
Samsung Electronics has announced it entered into a strategic deal with Seagate Technology to expand their strategic relationship. The agreement covers the sale of its hard disk drive...
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Seagate buying Samsung HDD department rumor unlikely to occur shortly
Rumor about hard drive maker Seagate may purchase Samsung Electronics' hard drive business has been spreading in IT market after report about Samsung considering selling its hard...