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peter.clarke
I think you are right....although hybrid solutions with SSD front end and HDD ...
eewiz
Flash controller companies are so hot these days. Apple buys Anolbit; LSI buys ...
SK Hynix buys memory controller chip company
Peter Clarke
6/20/2012 5:48 AM EDT
LONDON – Memory chipmaker SK Hynix Inc., has agreed to buy Link_A_Media Devices Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.). The purchase price was not disclosed.
LAMD, founded in 2004, is a fabless chip company that develops SoCs for the data storage market. On completion of the acquisition LAMD will become a business unit of SK Hynix focused on customized NAND memory controller ICs.
NAND memory controllers are used in applications such as embedded multimedia cards and solid-state drives.
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eewiz
6/21/2012 12:12 AM EDT
Flash controller companies are so hot these days. Apple buys Anolbit; LSI buys Sandforce; and now this. These guys are expecting everyone to move to SSDs from HDDs soon. I wonder what will happen to seagate and wdc!!
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peter.clarke
6/21/2012 7:41 AM EDT
I think you are right....although hybrid solutions with SSD front end and HDD back end might allow Seagate and WDC to continue to make a living
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