NAND Flash Supply Remains Tight in 2017, Intel: SSDs Will Prioritize Data Center Applications

NAND Flash Supply Remains Tight in 2017, Intel: SSDs Will Prioritize Data Center Applications

In 2016, the transition from 2D to 3D technology by flash manufacturers led to a tight supply of NAND Flash throughout the year. By the end of the year, the price of NAND Flash per GB had risen back to the levels seen at the end of 2014. It is expected that the market will … Read more

Significant Increase in NAND Flash Prices

Significant Increase in NAND Flash Prices

Source: Content from Semiconductor Industry Observation (ID: icbank) comprehensive, thank you. During China’s Double Eleven shopping festival, most terminal product sales were flat. However, due to significant production cuts and output control by the three major memory manufacturers, including Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, the spot prices of memory continue to rise. Among them, NAND … Read more

Key Trends in NAND Flash Applications: Four Major SSD Trends to Watch in 2021

Key Trends in NAND Flash Applications: Four Major SSD Trends to Watch in 2021

The global “pandemic” in 2020 drove the growth of the home economy, with online meetings, online videos, and online education leading to a continuous increase in laptop shipments. At the same time, the demand for storage performance and capacity in data center systems of internet companies is also on the rise. SSDs not only meet … Read more

Rational Analysis: NAND Flash Shortages and Price Increases Will Continue Until Year-End

Rational Analysis: NAND Flash Shortages and Price Increases Will Continue Until Year-End

China Flash Market Network | Analysis Report In the first half of 2016, the upstream Flash manufacturers faced challenges with the mass production of 3D technology and production line transitions, resulting in limited output of 3D NAND and reduced capacity supply of 2D NAND. In late March, driven by the stockpiling of Apple’s iPhone SE … Read more

NAND Flash Wafer Prices Surge by 25% in November

NAND Flash Wafer Prices Surge by 25% in November

On December 11, it was reported that amid the ongoing production cuts by leading memory chip manufacturers such as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, the price of NAND Flash wafers increased by over 25% in November. The reduction in supply due to factory cuts, combined with proactive price hikes from manufacturers, has forced some storage … Read more

NAND Flash Prices Rise by 10% in Q2! Kioxia’s Net Profit Soars by 624% Year-on-Year

NAND Flash Prices Rise by 10% in Q2! Kioxia's Net Profit Soars by 624% Year-on-Year

On August 13, it was reported that due to improvements in the supply and demand of NAND Flash, prices increased by 10% in the second quarter, marking the first rise in several quarters. Kioxia, the world’s second-largest memory manufacturer (formerly Toshiba Memory), saw its net profit surge sixfold, achieving profitability for the first time in … Read more

NAND Flash Wafer Contract Prices Plummet by 35% in Q3

NAND Flash Wafer Contract Prices Plummet by 35% in Q3

On September 2, it was reported that due to weakening demand in the consumer electronics market, the NAND Flash memory market has also experienced a significant decline. According to a report released yesterday by market research firm TrendForce, the contract price of NAND Flash wafers in Q3 is expected to drop by 30% to 35%, … Read more

China’s ‘Queen of Cryptography’ Wang Xiaoyun: A Legendary Scholar Who Broke America’s Top Encryption Algorithms to Safeguard National Cybersecurity

China's 'Queen of Cryptography' Wang Xiaoyun: A Legendary Scholar Who Broke America's Top Encryption Algorithms to Safeguard National Cybersecurity

She is known as the “Queen of Cryptography” in China and is a mathematical genius that gives headaches to American intelligence agencies. She led her team to successively crack globally recognized secure encryption algorithms such as MD5 and SHA-1, shocking the international cryptography community and forcing the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … Read more

The Historical Development of Cryptographic Algorithms

The Historical Development of Cryptographic Algorithms

The historical development of cryptographic algorithms is a reflection of the continuous struggle and progress of human intelligence and technology. Below is a detailed chronological introduction: 1. Classical Cryptography (Before 5th Century) Caesar Cipher (1st Century BC) The earliest monoalphabetic substitution cipher, which encrypts by shifting the alphabet by a fixed number of positions (e.g., … Read more

Real-Time Tracking and Monitoring! Sichuan’s Self-Developed Emergency Rescue Dispatch Platform Completed

Real-Time Tracking and Monitoring! Sichuan's Self-Developed Emergency Rescue Dispatch Platform Completed

On May 21, the Provincial Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information Bureau announced that our province’s self-developed “Beidou-based Emergency Rescue Dispatch Platform” has been completed and is being demonstrated in Panzhihua City. Through traditional ground communication networks and Beidou satellites, it can achieve real-time tracking and monitoring of emergency rescue personnel, vehicles, and material dispatch. In … Read more