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Despite concerns that China’s low-cost AI model DeepSeek could disrupt the tech industry, SK hynix dismisses such fears. President and CEO Kwak Noh-jung sees it as a long-term driver of semiconductor demand and new opportunities, according to etnews and ZDNet. Kwak noted that though in the shor...
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According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, the upward momentum is concentrated on DDR5, while prices of DDR4 remains weak due to oversupply. As for NAND flash, demand rebounds post-Lunar New Year, with small-capacity MLC products seeing the largest demand as a r...
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Memory giant Western Digital has confirmed the date for the planned separation of its flash business, set to complete on February 21, 2025, according to its press release. Western Digital currently oversees two main divisions, the hard disk drives (HDD) and flash. A previous report from Blocks an...
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According to a report from ijiwei, citing Business Korea, Samsung Electronics is upgrading its Xi'an plant in China by transitioning to a 286-layer (V9) NAND flash process. This effort aims to counteract the ongoing market decline and strengthen Samsung's competitive edge against rising Chinese s...
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According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, though transaction prices in the spot market have yet to rebound, specific items, such as SK hynix’s 2Gb*8 A die, saw a price hike due to supply shortages. As for NAND flash, there have been fewer order inquiries, whe...