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| Technology drives NAND shortage in SSD market |
12/2/2013 |
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"Since everyone except IM Flash is converting to new technologies that they have never tried before -- either high-k gate dielectrics or 3-D -- there are likely to be a lot of stumbling blocks that would push the end of the shortage out to 2016 or even 2017,"
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| UL to certify energy efficient rating for Data Centers |
12/2/2013 |
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"Manufacturers shall comply with the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification which will take effect on December 2, 2013. To certify for ENERGY STAR, a product model shall meet the ENERGY STAR specification in effect on its date of manufacture."
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| NAND Flash to overtaken DRAM sales |
12/2/2013 |
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NAND flash revenue should reach $30 billion this year, surpassing DRAM revenue for the first time. Interestingly, the report predicts a drop in average selling price but cites that as a growth driver-lower prices increase market penetration, opening the way for new applications that trigger enough growth to offset the revenue differential.
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| Toshiba to close LCD TV Plant in China |
12/2/2013 |
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Toshiba has announced that it will end production of LCD TVs at Dalian Toshiba Television and close down the China plant by end of December 2013.
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| Acer eyes 3 candidates for new chairman |
11/29/2013 |
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Acer reportedly has targeted three candidates for its new chairman: co-founder George Huang, ex-executive vice president Chuang Jen-chuan (transliterated from Chinese) and iGware founder Wei Yen
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| Toshiba to purchase assets from bankruptcy OCZ Technology |
11/29/2013 |
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OCZ Technology, which specializes in providing high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, has announced that on November 25, 2013, it received notices that Hercules Technology Growth Capital took exclusive control
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| India PC market grew 7.9% in 3Q13 |
11/27/2013 |
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Combined desktop and mobile PC shipments in India totaled nearly 3.2 million units in the third quarter of 2013, a 7.9% increase over the third quarter of 2012
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| Western Digital unveils new Hybrid hard disk |
11/26/2013 |
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Western Digital has developed a new hybrid drive technology, integrating an 120GB solid state drive (SSD) and an 1TB hard disc drive (HDD) into a 2.5-inch hard drive.
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| Stan Shih resumes Acer Chairman seat |
11/25/2013 |
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Acer has announced that its board of directors has elected company founder, Stan Shih, as Chairman and interim corporate president with immediate effect
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| Mobile DRAM grew 14% in quarter |
11/22/2013 |
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Mobile DRAM accounted for more than 30% of the overall DRAM market revenues in the third quarter, DRAMeXchange observed. The proportion is set to expand further, thanks to the increasing popularity of smartphones and other mobile devices.
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| Market timing on DDR4 memory |
11/22/2013 |
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"The only real customer [for DDR4] right now is Intel for use in next-generation system validation," Howard said in an email. "We are still 18 months away from client PCs with DDR4."
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