Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain from memory chips. That comes after a production disruption at key Japanese partner Kioxia…
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Apple supplier Hynix tells 800 workers to stay home over coronavirus fears
South Korean chipmaker and Apple supplier SK Hynix said on Thursday that 800 of its workers had quarantined themselves due to concerns over the coronavirus…
Bain Capital aims to list Toshiba chip unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange within three years
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LP on Thursday said it aims to list Toshiba Corp…
Apple’s device storage prices are getting better
When I last mentioned Apple SSD prices, they maxed out at $2/GB. Apple’s prices (per GB) also tended…
Toshiba signs deal to sell chip unit to Bain Capital-led, Apple-backed group for $18 billion
Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital…
KKR said to be wooing Apple to switch sides in Toshiba bid
KKR & Co. is trying to persuade Apple Inc. to switch sides and join the private equity firm…
Bain Capital-Apple group to buy Toshiba chip business for $18 billion
After a messy, months-long bidding process, Toshiba has picked a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital…
Toshiba decides on Bain Capital-Apple Group in chip business sale
Toshiba Corp. decided Wednesday to sell its chip business to a group that includes Apple…
If Bain Capital bid for Toshiba succeeds, it could be Apple’s largest deal ever
Apple Inc. is throwing its considerable weight, and $3 billion in cash, behind Bain Capital…
Apple mounts a full-court press for Toshiba’s chip business, waging battle with Western Digital
Apple Inc. has sought to stop Western Digital Corp. from taking control of Toshiba Corp’s chip business…
Foxconn details plan to acquire Toshiba chips unit; Apple would own 20 percent
Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group is pressing its case to acquire Toshiba Corp.’s memory chips unit…
Bain Capital brings in Apple for last-minute $18 billion bid for Toshiba chip unit
A consortium led by Bain Capital has made a revised last-ditch offer for Toshiba Corp’s chip unit…
Apple and Amazon to back Foxconn on Toshiba chip bid, Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou says
Chairman Terry Gou of key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry…
Apple may bid for big stake in Toshiba
Apple Inc is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba…
With its smartphone business on the wane, Samsung bets $14.7 billion on new chip facility
Samsung Electronics plans to spend $14.7 billion on a new chip facility…
What’s behind Apple’s markups for iPhone, iPad storage space?
Apple charges four times the going rate for extra file-storage space…
MacBook Air now uses PCIe flash, so will the workstation-class Mac Pro, but who’d Apple buy it from?
Apple’s next iteration of its workstation-class Mac Pro will use PCIe flash memory…
RBC: Apple iPhone 5’s amazing 93% margin on NAND flash
We estimate that Apple is able to procure NAND flash for…
Apple confirms purchase of Israel-based Flash-memory part maker Anobit
Apple Inc. said it acquired Anobit Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company…
Apple cashes in as flash memory reseller
Apple Inc. has arguably become the most popular technology company on the planet…
Apple’s purchase of Anobit would give it a leg up on rivals, allow Apple to use the least costly NAND flash
Apple’s buyout of Israel-based solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer Anobit Technologies…
Anobit acquisition keeps Apple ahead in flash memory
Anobit should catapult Apple into the ranks of leading flash memory companies and mirrors what it has done with the “A” chips in its iPhone and iPad…
Apple reportedly closes Anobit deal for $400-$500 million
Apple has reportedly closed on a deal for Anobit, an Israeli company…
Inside Anobit: Why Apple is investing in flash RAM technology
Anobit’s unique flash RAM technology, dubbed MSP
Magical technology: Why Apple is buying Anobit
I’ve spoken to Anobit’s CTO and studied the technology. Here’s what they’re buying – and why…
Apple moves to take over flash memory industry from Samsung
For only the second time in recent memory, Apple has used its pile of cash to buy…
Analysts see competitive advantages for Apple in Anobit buy
A deal, if it comes to pass, may provide meaningful long-term competitive advantages…
Apple reportedly buying Israeli flash memory company Anobit for upwards of $500 million
Apple is reportedly going to use part of its enormous pile of cash to buy an Israeli fabless semiconductor co…