Nand Flash Chips

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  Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output

  Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.

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  Former Samsung Executive Denies Stealing Company Data to Build Chip Factory in China

  In the letter, former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog said the factory was planned for Taiwan's Foxconn, for early test production of DRAM memory chips, while Samsung's plant in Xian was designed to manufacture NAND flash memory chips.

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  Apple Said to Halt Use of YTMC Memory Chips for iPhone Models Amid Tighter US Export Rules

  Apple is said to have halted its use of memory chips from YMTC, or Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. The Cupertino company has reportedly paused the use of NAND flash memory chips which were expected to be used only for iPhone models sold in China, according to a report by Nikkei.

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  Apple Said to Be Considering New iPhone Memory Chip Suppliers, Including in China

  Apple is said to be seeking new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption.

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  SK Hynix Completes First Phase of $9-Billion Intel NAND Business Buy

  SK Hynix said it had completed the first phase of its acquisition of Intel's NAND flash memory chip business, after it received regulatory nods from eight countries including China.

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  Intel to Sell NAND Flash Memory Business to SK Hynix for $9 Billion

  The world's second-largest chipmaker, South Korea's SK Hynix, on Tuesday announced a $9 billion (roughly Rs. 66,000 crores) deal to buy Intel's flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics.

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  Samsung to Add New Memory Chip Line in South Korea as COVID-19 Boosts Demand

  Samsung Electronics said on Monday it has begun construction of a new domestic production line for NAND flash memory chips, betting on demand for personal computers and servers as the coronavirus prompts more people to work from home.

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  Coronavirus Outbreak: Prices of Memory Chips, Display Panels to Shoot Up

  The spread of coronavirus in China is likely to push up prices of semiconductors and display panels, analysts said on Wednesday, amid possible supply chain disruptions of key industrial materials

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  Samsung 1TB eUFS 2.1 Storage Chips Announced for Upcoming Flagship Smartphones, May Feature on Galaxy S10

  Samsung's new 1TB UFS 2.1 flash storage chips have twice the capacity of previous offerings and run faster too.

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  Apple Said to Move to Ward Western Digital Off Control of Toshiba Chip Business

  Apple, which uses Toshiba's NAND flash memory chips in its iPhones, is concerned about losing pricing power if Western Digital is said to be running the operation.

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  Intel SSD 545s Launched, First to Market With 64-Layer 3D NAND

  Intel's latest consumer SSD is the first in the world to use 64-layer 3D NAND flash, which delivers high performance at a low price point.

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  Apple, Amazon, Google Said to Join Bidding for Toshiba Chip Unit

  The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Saturday that the three US giants joined bidding for Toshiba's NAND flash memory unit.

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  Toshiba Decides to Split Off Core Chip Business, Sell Stake

  Toshiba estimates the value of its chip business - the world's biggest NAND flash memory producer after Samsung Electronics - at $9-13 billion.

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  Next iPhone to Sport 256GB Storage Variant: Report

  A report out from Taiwan claims that due to high demand of 256GB NAND flash from Apple, suppliers have raised the pricing of the chips.

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  Toshiba Said to Plan Sale of Part of Its Chip Operations

  The sale would exclude Toshiba's mainstay NAND flash memory operations.