While memory giants are reportedly raising DRAM prices by up to 30% in Q4 on strong HBM demand, NAND flash is proving to be just as hot a commodity. According to New Daily, Samsung, SK hynix, and Kioxia are running their SSD production lines at full capacity, with some models now facing delivery del...

With AI driving unprecedented demand for data storage, Western Digital, the world’s largest hard-disk drive (HDD) maker, has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Japan over the next five years, according to Nikkei. CEO Irving Tan, as cited by the outlet, said the investment is aimed at “drivi...

Following SanDisk’s 10% NAND price hike and Micron’s week-long pricing freeze, Western Digital has become the third company to act, notifying customers that it will gradually raise prices on all HDD products effective immediately, according to industry sources. According to the notice spotted...

According to the reports from EETimes China and Blocks &Files, Western Digital (WD) is said to be considering spinning off its NAND and SSD business, which could be valued similarly to Solidigm. Reportedly, WD plans to split into two separate business units: one focused on producing hard...

According to the report from MoneyDJ, Western Digital (WD), a well-known memory device manufacturer, reported its latest financial report after the American stock market closed on April 25. Both revenue and profit for 1Q24 were better than market expectations, mainly driven by the robust AI demand a...