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Apple enjoys upwards of 93% gross margin on NAND flash memory
RBC Capital‘s chip analyst Doug Freedman had an interesting observation about Apple’s gross margins as it relates to the NAND flash memory chips in the iPhone 5. We were surprised to see Apple continue to charge $100 for each incremental 16GB of NAND, given that AMZN is charging $50 (Kindle Fire HD 7” and Kindle […]
Continue reading...Apple confirms purchase of Israeli based company Anobit
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has officially acknowledged that it acquired Anobit, an Israeli-based company specializing in flash memory. The deal helps Apple secure supplies of a key component for its top-selling devices. Anobit makes high-performance controllers used to optimize the memory capabilities inside products such as the iPhone and iPad. Apple is the world’s largest buyer […]
Continue reading...Newly announced 64GB NAND Flash module from Toshiba may soon end up in the iPhone
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Toshiba announced today its plans to launch a 64GB NAND flash module in the first quarter of 2010. The Japanese-based corporation noted that the module is comprised of “16 pieces of 32-Gbit NAND flash memory ICs fabricated in a 32-nm manufacturing process plus a data controller IC.” The new 64GB flash module comes with a […]
Continue reading...Apple’s appetite for NAND Flash causes global shortage
Friday, October 9, 2009
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Apple’s appetite for NAND flash has once again outpaced supply, in large part due to the continuing popularity of the iPhone and the iPod Touch. In response to the shortage, Taiwan’s memory module manufacturers are adjusting their business midstream. Digitimes notes: Taiwan-based memory module houses are moving to diversify their NAND flash suppliers to minimize […]
Continue reading...Apple products create serious shortage of NAND flash in Taiwan
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Digitimes reports that Apple’s insatiable and growing appetite for NAND flash in its products is leaving the rest of Taiwan with a “serious shortage of the memory chips.” Samsung Electronics has informed Taiwan module makers that it will halve its NAND flash supply to them in September, and Micron Technology has also told some of […]
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
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