Lattice Semiconductor names new SvP of R&D
September 14, 2023
Lattice Semiconductor has appointed Pravin Desale as Senior Vice President, R&D, effective immediately.
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Seagate fined $300 million for continuing sales to Huawei
May 02, 2023
Data storage giant Seagate has been fined $300 by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for continuing to sell hard disk drives to Huawei between August 17, 2020, and September 29, 2021.
Five ways manufacturers prepare for recession
January 25, 2023
The electronic component industry has grown accustomed to a period of heightened demand as shortages have plagued supply and driven up pricing. Now that inflation and the global economic downturn have begun to impact consumer behavior, the market is experiencing declines across numerous verticals. The changes in forecasts for the remainder of the year and predictions for Q1 of 2023 are pushing semiconductor manufacturers to brace for recession.
Seagate to cut 3,000 jobs amid falling sales
October 28, 2022
The data storage company plans to reduce its global workforce by 8%, or about 3,000 employees, as it looks to cut costs during a time of economic uncertainty and declining demand.
Seagate to consolidate operations in the US
June 03, 2020
On June 1, 2020, Seagate Technology committed to a restructuring plan with the aim reduce its cost structure, and invest in future opportunities. The company also intends to consolidate its Minnesota facilities into one location.
Seagate unifying workforce at green Fremont site
February 13, 2020
Data storage and management solutions provider Seagate Technology plc is consolidating its San Francisco Bay Area workforce by relocating the company’s Cupertino operations to its existing sustainable Fremont facility.
US ban takes a toll on Huawei - and its American suppliers
June 17, 2019
Micron and Western Digital are facing immediate impacts; while Huawei faces longer-term storage-supply challenges, says IHS Markit.
China approves sale of Toshiba memory unit
May 18, 2018
Toshiba Corp. "confirmed receipt of all required anti-trust approvals in respect of the sale of Toshiba Memory Corporation".
Broadcom's new approach – unveils challenge to Qualcomm's board
December 04, 2017
Broadcom says it has notified Qualcomm of its intention to nominate a slate of 11 independent individuals whim which Qualcomm stockholders can vote on to replace the company’s current board of directors.
Toshiba sells to Bain-led group
September 29, 2017
Toshiba has signed a EUR 15.1 billion agreement to sell its semiconductor business to a consortium led by private equity firm Bain Capital.
Seagate to close Suzhou factory - cutting 2'000 positions
January 12, 2017
Cupertino-based data storage company, Seagate Technology is planning to close shop at its manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China – and with that laying off 2’000 employees.
Seagate and SK Hynix to partner on enterprise SSDs
December 13, 2016
The two companies are reportedly gearing up to form a joint venture focused on the development on SSDs for enterprise servers and data centers.
Segate Technology to restructure – layoffs awaits
September 10, 2015
Seagate Technology plc has initiateda restructuring plan intended to realign its cost structure with the current macroeconomic business environment, something that includes a reduction of the workforce.
Silicon Motion to acquire Shannon Systems
April 28, 2015
Silicon Motion Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shannon Systems, a supplier of enterprise-class PCIe SSD and storage array solutions to China's internet and other industries.
Ascent Solar appoints new senior management
March 10, 2015
Ascent Solar has appointed Rafael Gutierrez as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the company.
Apple supplier list
February 24, 2015
As usual, Apple (and in turn Evertiq) is publishing a list of their 200 top suppliers as part of their Social Responsibility Report.
Micron and Seagate enter strategic alliance
February 13, 2015
While initially focusing on next-generation SAS SSDs and strategic NAND supply, Micron and Seagate anticipate that this multi-year agreement will extend into future collaboration on enterprise storage solutions featuring Micron NAND flash memory.
Seagate invests to increase capacity in Thailand
February 10, 2015
Hard drive manufacturer, Seagate Technology is planning to invest roughly USD 470 million in Thailand in order to expand its capacity.
Seagate completes acquisition of LSI’s flash businesses
September 03, 2014
Seagate Technology has completed its acquisition of the assets of LSI’s Accelerated Solutions Division (“ASD”) and Flash Components Division (“FCD”) from Avago Technologies Limited.
SSD Controller IC industry restructure benefits Marvell
July 25, 2014
On May 29, 2014, Seagate Technology (Seagate) announced it acquired LSI’s Accelerated Solution Division (ASD) and FCD (Flash Components Division) assets from Avago Technology (Avago) for US $450 million.
Apple: Supplier List 2013
February 13, 2014
Since a few years back, Apple has been providing the names of its 200 largest suppliers. Although it is a long list, there are some interesting names to be found. See below.
Steam Machine Teardown
December 23, 2013
By some stroke of godlike luck, the iFixit guys managed to acquire a Steam Machine – one of only 300 beta kits that Valve released into the wild. And here it is folks, the teardown of console that is a PC that is a console.
SanDisk completes acquisition of SMART Storage Systems
August 23, 2013
SanDisk Corporation has completed its acquisition of SMART Storage Systems, a developer of enterprise solid state drives based on the SATA and SAS storage protocols.
EVault in strategic partnership with Memory World
August 21, 2013
EVault, a Seagate company, announces a strategic partnership with Memory World, a distributor of computer memory, digital storage solutions in Singapore.
The new voice of the storage industry
August 14, 2013
HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and now a Western Digital company,) announces that it is a founding member of the Storage Products Association (SPA), with Seagate, Toshiba and WD.
SSD market scores big in Q1
August 08, 2013
Solid-state drives (SSD) got a huge push in the first quarter from greatly expanded usage in ultrathin/Ultrabook PCs as well as in PC tablets, where shipment volume to those sectors tripled within a year’s time in a mighty display of growth, according to IHS.
Thin is In: Sales of slender HDD soar
July 24, 2013
A new generation of thin hard disk drives (HDD) only 5.0 and 7.0 millimeters thick are expected to enjoy fast sales growth in coming years, as mobile computers including ultrathin PCs and PC tablets drive up demand by a factor of more than 25 from 2012 to 2017.
Thin is In: Sales of slender HDD soar
July 22, 2013
A new generation of thin hard disk drives (HDD) only 5.0 and 7.0 millimeters thick are expected to enjoy fast sales growth in coming years, as mobile computers including ultrathin PCs and PC tablets drive up demand by a factor of more than 25 from 2012 to 2017.
Apple Time Capsule (mini!) Teardown
June 25, 2013
I went to town on an AirPort Time Capsule — by myself — as a means of not making the other tech writers suffer any more than they have to.
Apple Time Capsule (mini!) Teardown
June 25, 2013
I went to town on an AirPort Time Capsule — by myself — as a means of not making the other tech writers suffer any more than they have to.
SSDs 'on the move'
May 13, 2013
Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions by that time, according to IHS iSuppli.
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