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Client SSD pricing to increase by up to 15% in Q2 2024, say industry analysts
There will be further double-digit NAND flash contract price increases in Q2 2024, says an industry analyst report. Client SSDs could climb up 15% before the quarter is over.
US gov't working on list of Chinese fabs banned from advanced chipmaking tools as China's stockpiling spree continues
The U.S. government is prepping a list of fabs in China that will be barred from getting advanced chipmaking tools.
Chinese flash memory maker claims breakthrough - QLC NAND matches endurance of TLC NAND
YMTC's X3-6070 3D QLC NAND can sustain 4,000 P/E cycles, according to the company.
China's chipmaking tool purchases skyrocket — imports up 256% in the face of intensifying U.S. sanctions
Chinese companies accelerate procurement of ASML's litho tools in January and February.
China's president says it doesn't need ASML — tells Dutch PM it will continue with advanced technological progress regardless
China's President Xi Jinping still wants the Netherlands to stop following American export restrictions, but he also said that continuing to do so would not stop the nation's progress.
The world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolina
The deposits formed 380 million years ago when Africa collided with North America.
Nvidia vows to ship Blackwell GPUs this year, but Meta doubts it will get them before 2025
Nvidia plans to start shipments of Blackwell GPUs for AI this year, but admits that volumes may not be high.
Leaker suggests that Nvidia's Blackwell gaming graphics processer, GB202 to use the same technology as GB200
Nvidia's Big Blackwell gaming GPU to use TSMC's custom 4NP process technology with increased transistor density.
