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Apple flash memory greed sparks industry shortages
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... This is causing Taiwan’s memory module makers to diversify their NAND flash supplies to minimise procurement risk, tells Digitimes. That’s because the major makers - Samsung Electronics, Toshiba, Micron and Hynix Semiconductor “favour demand for Apple devices,” the report explains. ...
Apple again causes worldwide NAND flash shortage
AppleInsider —
... Published: 08:00 AM EST Demand for flash memory has outstripped supply for major manufacturers, and the reason once again is said to be the popularity of Apple devices like the iPhone and iPod touch. Demand for flash in the third quarter of 2009 exceeded supply by an estimated 1.3 percent, according to data from DRAMeXchange, as relayed by DigiTimes . That deficit is expected to grow to 3.3 percent during the coming holiday season, as manufacturers continue to favor Apple with their supply. "Taiwan-based memory module houses are moving to diversify their NAND flash ...
iPod Popularity Creates NAND Memory Shortfall
Cult of Mac —
... higher memory prices. The contract price for 16GB flash chips rose 7-8 percent in the first half of October while 32GB chips increased by 8-14%. As more and more iPods and iPhones make use of 64GB NAND chips, the price of that memory increased 6-13 percent. As a result of the shortages, memory module makers are looking to other sources beyond Samsung. IM Flash, a joint venture between Micron and Intel could benefit from the move, the report suggests. [Via Apple Insider and DigiTimes ] Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on this article ...
The demand for flash memory exceeds the offer
HardMac.com —
... Digitimes reports that the market of NAND flash memory is dry. The cause is mainly due to Apple. In order to reduce risk, all the large manufacturers of memory preferred to sign contracts for a defined production rather than to take the risk of letting the market decide the fate of their products. ...
Apple Causes Flash Memory Shortage... Again
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 —
... As reported in DigiTimes, the memory shortage is being largely attributed to Apple's appetite for the memory modules. Apple had also been blamed for flash shortages earlier this year, before introducing new flash-based iPods, including the 64GB iPod touch and the 5th generation 8- and 16GB iPod nano. ...
