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Shortage of NAND Flash to Cause Prices of SSDs and EMMCs to Rise by Over 10% in Q1 2017 (2016.12.12)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global shortage of NAND Flash has reached its most severe phase for 2016 in this fourth quarter. Factors that aggravate the shortage include strong smartphone shipments, growing SSD demand and the increase in the average memory density of eMMCs and eMCPs |
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NAND Flash Revenue Rose 19.6% Sequentially in Q3 as Demand Outpaced Supply, TrendForce Reports (2016.12.01)
Prices of NAND Flash rose in the third quarter as smartphone makers continued to generate robust demand for related products and the technological transition from 2D-NAND to 3-NAND manufacturing reduced the industry’s overall output |
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SSD Prices to Register Largest Sequential Increase for Q4 2016, TrendForce Reports (2016.11.30)
Client-grade SSDs of mainstream capacities for the PC-OEM market are expected to witness the largest sequential increase in average contract price in almost a year for the fourth quarter of 2016, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce |
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Toshiba to Expand 3D Flash Memory Production Capacity (2016.11.08)
Toshiba Corporation today announced the outline schedule for the construction of a state-of-the-art fabrication facility at Yokkaichi Operations in Mie, Japan, for expanded production of BiCS FLASH, its proprietary 3D Flash memory |
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Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO, the V-NAND Based SSDs (2016.10.10)
Samsung Electronics unveiled the Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO, its newest solid state drives (SSDs). The V-NAND based, M.2 form factor SSDs were built on the company’s category-defining Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) SSD leadership |
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Stabilization of NAND Flash Market With Revenue Rising 3.4% Sequentially in Q2, TrendForce Says (2016.09.13)
In the second quarter of 2016, demand for high-capacity eMMC/eMCP from Chinese smartphone brands and the stock-up activities ahead of the iPhone 7 release caused a gradual tightening of NAND Flasrh supply. The decline in contract prices for eMMC and SSDs of both client and enterprise grade also started to ease during the same period, according to the latest report from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce |
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DRAM and NAND Flash Prices Set to Grow Sharply in Q4 (2016.09.12)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to news from Taiwan's Economic Daily News, following the lead of DRAM and NAND Flash price growth for the Korean companies, Samsung and SK Hynix Semiconductor Inc.,, DRAM prices are expected to increase an additional 10% in the fourth quarter |
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DRAM Contract Prices to Rise Over 10% in Q4, Says TrendForce (2016.09.06)
According to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, recovery of the notebook market, robust smartphone shipments and growing demand for servers have all supported a high level of demand for memory components. Prices of both DRAM and NAND Flash are projected to rise in the fourth quarter, and DRAM contract prices in particular will post another sequential increase of over 10% |
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SSD Adoption Rate in NB Market to Reach 50% in 2018, TrendForce Reports (2016.08.29)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that prices have stabilized for the first time in a year for mainstream client-grade SSDs in the PC-OEM market during this third quarter. Compared with the prior quarter, the average contract price of MLC-based SSDs rose 0~0 |
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Intel Unveils New 3D NAND SSDs (2016.08.26)
Intel introduced six new 3D NAND solid state drives (SSDs) to meet the needs of consumer, business, Internet of Things and data center applications.
The new Intel 3D NAND SSDs offer a cost-effective replacement for traditional hard disk drives to help customers accelerate user experiences, improve the performance of apps and services across segments, and also reduce IT costs |
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2016 Flash Memory Summit Highlighted Prominence of Chinese Vendors in Flash Industry (2016.08.25)
This year’s Flash Memory Summit was held from August 9 to 11 in Santa Clara, California. “For the second consecutive year, this major Flash memory industry conference held a special forum for discussing the Chinese market, with CEO of Sage Microelectronics Dr |
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Toshiba to Implement "Eyefi Connected" Features in Its Wireless SD Card (2016.08.23)
Toshiba Corporation today announced that future generations of its FlashAir, an SD memory card supporting embedded wireless LAN communications, will implement “Eyefi Connected” features that the company has been granted the license from US-based Eyefi |
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Samsung to Provide 4th-Gen 64-layer V-NAND Flash Products in Q4 (2016.08.11)
At Flash Memory Summit 2016, held in the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center, Samsung showcased its 4th generation Vertical NAND (V-NAND) and a line-up of high-performance, high-capacity solid state drives (SSDs) available for its enterprise customers as well as Z-SSD, a new solution providing breakthrough performance for flash-based storage |
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World’s First UFS Removable Memory Card, Offering up to 256-Gigabyte (GB) Capacity (2016.07.07)
Samsung Electronics unveiled the industry’s first removable memory cards based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Card Extension Standard, for use in high-resolution mobile shooting devices such as DSLRs, 3D VR cameras, action cams and drones |
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Macronix Selected as Key Flash Memory Supplier for Siemens (2016.07.06)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – Macronix International, a Taiwan-based integrated device manufacturer in the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) market, today announced it has signed an agreement with Siemens, who engages Macronix as its key supplier of Flash memory products and solutions |
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The EVO Plus 256GB MicroSD Card, with The Highest Capacity in Its Class (2016.05.11)
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., an expert provider of advanced memory solutions, today unveiled its newest memory card globally – the EVO Plus 256GB microSD card. The EVO Plus 256GB offers the highest capacity for a microSD card in its class, delivering fast speeds and an expanded memory storage for use in premium smartphones and tablets, 360-degree video recorders, action cameras, and drones |
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China’s Flash Memory Capacity to Reach 590,000 Wafer Pieces by 2020, TrendForce Says (2016.04.25)
Global market research firm TrendForce estimates that China’s domestic Flash memory capacity will reach 590,000 wafer pieces per month by 2020, a nearly sevenfold increase from 2015.
TrendForce pointed that Chinese semiconductor companies are in the midst of building a globally competitive NAND Flash industry and have accelerated their investments and deal-making in the related component and product chains |
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SanDisk Doubles the Performance of InfiniFlash System (2016.04.11)
SanDisk Corporation today introduced an upgraded all-flash storage platform with the introduction of the InfiniFlash IF150 system, the latest addition to its InfiniFlash family.
The new IF150 brings twice the performance via upgraded 12Gbps SAS connectivity, and the same massive capacity to big data and hyperscale workloads as the previous generation of InfiniFlash |
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XMC’s New Memory Fab Signals Another Breakthrough in Chinese NAND Flash Industry, Says TrendForce (2016.03.22)
Major Chinese memory manufacturer XMC will begin the construction of a new wafer fab at the end of March. This fab is expected to enter production by the start of 2018 and its main strategic product at the outset will be 3D-NAND Flash, the most advanced Flash memory product available on the market |
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NAND Flash Revenue Fell 2.3% in 4Q15, TrendForce Reports (2016.03.02)
According to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, the contract prices of NAND Flash memory chips fell by 9~10% in the fourth quarter of 2015 as the market experienced oversupply.
DRAMeXchange noted that prices of eMMC and SSD products also fell by 10~11% quarterly due to shipments of OEM devices - such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks - being weaker than expected in the same period |
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