In a striking reversal of traditional supply-chain dynamics, China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has rebuffed Apple’s requests…
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Apple testing CXMT memory chips for china devices while lobbying Trump admin for clearance
Apple is actively testing memory chips from China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for devices sold in China, while simultaneously…
Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces
In the high-stakes world of semiconductors, the memory market has always been a brutal boom-and-bust cycle. Right now, we’re firmly…
Apple looks to diversity memory chip supply chain
Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain from memory chips. That comes after a production disruption at key Japanese partner Kioxia…
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…
Apple’s iPhone slowdown could hurt the credit ratings of its suppliers
It has been weeks since the slowdown in Apple’s smartphone sales hit the shares…
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…
Samsung will earn approximately $110 for each iPhone X; over $4 billion more than from making Galaxy S8 parts
Smartphone titans Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are arch rivals in one of the biggest consumer-product arenas…
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…
Samsung’s profit may top Apple’s for the first time ever – thanks to Apple
Samsung could soon unseat its biggest rival as the tech world’s biggest money making machine…
Apple turns to Samsung for more 3D NAND chip supplies for upcoming iPhones
SK Hynix and Toshiba have both experienced lower-than-expected yield rates for their 3D NAND tech…
U.S. suitors get major advantage as Japan to vet bidders in Toshiba chip sale over national security risks
The Japanese government, fretting over the future of Toshiba Corp’s flagship memory chips unit…
Analyst: Apple to consume 25% of worldwide mobile DRAM production capacity in 2015
The launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has created a global consumer frenzy…
Fire at Apple supplier SK Hynix causes biggest memory chip price rise in 3 years
Prices for memory chips used in smartphones and personal computers surged…
Apple’s iPhone 5 teardown reveals components from Qualcomm, Avago, Skyworks, and more
Apple’s iPhone 5 uses chips from Qualcomm Inc, Avago Technologies Ltd and Skyworks…
