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China Relents, Lets U.S. Export Control Inspect 3D NAND Maker YMTC

By Anton Shilov published 7 December 22

China reportedly allows U.S. export control checks to inspect Chinese high-tech companies.

Our Favorite PS5 SSD Hits All-Time Low for Cyber Monday

By Jarred Walton published 28 November 22

The WD SN850X is one of the fastest drives you can get and it's designed for gaming.

May the Data Be With You: Seagate Adds Star Wars USB HDDs

By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22

More Star Wars-Inspired collection HDDs from Seagate are now available.

Apple To Replace China-Made NAND for Samsung: Report

By Mark Tyson published 21 November 22

Chinese NAND was only going to be used in Chinese iPhones, but due to sanction worries, Apple is allegedly going to use Samsung as an additional storage chip supplier instead.

Seagate Launches 2nd Gen Dual-Actuator HDDs: 18TB at 554 MBps

By Anton Shilov published 15 November 22

Seagate's new Mach.2 dual-actuator hard drives gain capacity and performance.

Apple Reportedly Helped China Chipmaker YMTC Hire US Engineers

By Anton Shilov published 8 November 22

Apple reportedly assisted YMTC to recruit western engineers to boost 3D NAND production and provide increased competition against established manufacturers.

Solidigm's 61 TB SSD Hopes to Vanquish HDDs

By Francisco Pires published 8 November 22

Flexing NAND muscles in a decreasingly HDD-focused storage world.

Japan to Build $2.38 Billion Research Center for 2nm Process Node Development

By Anton Shilov published 7 November 22

Japan plans to establish $2.4 billion semiconductor research center with the U.S.

Corsair's MP600 Pro NH SSDs: Big Performance, Laptop-Sized Package

By Anton Shilov published 2 November 22

Corsair's MP600 Pro NH SSDs wed compact dimensions with extreme performance and capacity.

AMD Becomes Leading Player in Decentralized Storage Initiative

By Mark Tyson published 2 November 22

AMD joins Seagate, Ernst & Young, Protocol Labs, and the Filecoin Foundation to evolve decentralized storage.

Backblaze Q3 2022 HDD Report, Balancing Price and Reliability

By Aaron Klotz published 1 November 22

For cloud storage, cheap may trump reliable

CFD’s PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD With Monstrous Active Cooler Coming in November

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

CFD releases PG5NFZ SSD with a huge active cooling system.

Analysts Predict SSD Prices May Halve by Mid-2023

By Anton Shilov published 11 October 22

3D NAND and SSD prices will keep dropping due to slowing demand and surplus inventory.

U.S. Adds More Hurdles for Chinese Firms Using American Chip Tools

By Anton Shilov published 7 October 22

U.S. DoC adds 31 Chinese organizations to Unverified List (UVL).

Samsung Details GDDR7 and 1,000-Layer V-NAND Plans

By Francisco Pires published 6 October 22

Increasing investments as others tighten their belts

Kioxia Slashes 3D NAND Production as SSD Sales Plummet

By Anton Shilov last updated 1 October 22

Kioxia to Reduce 3D NAND wafer production by 1/3 starting October.

HDD Clicker v0.2 Restores Aural Ambience of Pre-SSD Life

By Mark Tyson published 29 September 22

If you don’t enjoy the silence of a flash-only storage configuration, maker Matthias Werner provides instructions for how to build your own HDD Clicker, or you can grab a pre-built device for $25.