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Apple supplier Hynix tells 800 workers to stay home over coronavirus fears

Friday, February 21, 2020 12:46 pm6 Comments

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

Thursday, October 5, 2017 9:25 amThursday, October 5, 20174 Comments

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

Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:25 amThursday, September 28, 20176 Comments

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

Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:27 am7 Comments

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

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 1:44 pmTuesday, September 26, 20172 Comments

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

Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:00 pmThursday, September 21, 20178 Comments

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

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:56 amWednesday, September 20, 20172 Comments

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

Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:04 pm13 Comments

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

Friday, September 8, 2017 5:15 pmFriday, September 8, 20177 Comments

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

Thursday, September 7, 2017 2:00 pmThursday, September 7, 20171 Comment

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

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 10:57 amWednesday, August 30, 201714 Comments

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

Monday, June 5, 2017 10:40 amNo Comments

Chairman Terry Gou of key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry…

Apple may bid for big stake in Toshiba

Monday, April 17, 2017 9:50 am4 Comments

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

Monday, October 6, 2014 9:28 amMonday, October 6, 201430 Comments

Samsung Electronics plans to spend $14.7 billion on a new chip facility…

What’s behind Apple’s markups for iPhone, iPad storage space?

Friday, September 27, 2013 12:29 pmFriday, September 27, 201355 Comments

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?

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1:01 pm11 Comments

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

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 6:02 pmWednesday, October 3, 201225 Comments

We estimate that Apple is able to procure NAND flash for…

Apple confirms purchase of Israel-based Flash-memory part maker Anobit

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:38 pm6 Comments

Apple Inc. said it acquired Anobit Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company…

Apple cashes in as flash memory reseller

Friday, January 6, 2012 2:15 pm13 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:01 pmTuesday, December 27, 20115 Comments

Apple’s buyout of Israel-based solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer Anobit Technologies…

Anobit acquisition keeps Apple ahead in flash memory

Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:44 am6 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 9:31 amTuesday, December 20, 201111 Comments

Apple has reportedly closed on a deal for Anobit, an Israeli company…

Inside Anobit: Why Apple is investing in flash RAM technology

Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:01 pmThursday, December 15, 20117 Comments

Anobit’s unique flash RAM technology, dubbed MSP

Magical technology: Why Apple is buying Anobit

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:42 amWednesday, December 14, 201117 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:52 pmTuesday, December 13, 201130 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:31 pmTuesday, December 13, 20116 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:40 am18 Comments

Apple is reportedly going to use part of its enormous pile of cash to buy an Israeli fabless semiconductor co…

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