How Many Price Hikes are Enough?

It has definitely been a wild ride over the past four quarters when it comes to SSD pricing…. And, unfortunately for system OEMs and hyperscale companies, this trend of increasing prices doesn’t look like there will be any relief until later this year, and likely in...

SSDs Post Significant Growth Again in CQ3 ‘16

Sequential unit shipment growth in all SSD segments – client SATA, client PCIe, Enterprise SATA, SAS, and PCIe – resulted in significant increases over the prior quarter. Client modules, targeting the OEM PC market, jumped almost 20% Q-Q, reflecting both a slightly...

NAND Tightness Continues

We have all now heard about, and some have experienced, the effects of the NAND shortage over the past few months. These shortages are now being quantified as CQ3 ‘16 SSD shipments are being reported. Early indications point to the channel seeing lower shipment...