Apple straining NAND suppliers

Electronista passes along a report saying that Apple's increased NAND chip demand is straining suppliers to the breaking point. Electronista says Apple is trying to acquire a supply large enough to cover the manufacturing of all iPods and iPhones for the second half of 2007, including about 15% more chips than Samsung had agreed to produce.

No matter how you look at it, a 400 - 500 million four gigabit (aka 512 MB) chip order is a whole lot. Not enough NANDs may mean longer waits for customers who want to pick up iPhones.

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Source: http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/04/27/apple.flash.sa…

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dimwell

#5 -- You're wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#NAND_memories

April 30 2007 at 12:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dimwell

Wait ... "all iPods and iPhones for the second half of 2007"?

Flash-based, full-sized iPod? Hrm.

April 30 2007 at 12:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mike

So let me get this straight, Apple might sell about 400 million chips (one way or another), and you think it's a problem that supply will be scarce...

So basically, people will have to wait a bit longer for products that wouldn't otherwise exist, were it not for Apple's supply managment?

Huh?

April 28 2007 at 3:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kkilby

not to mention NAND is a logical operator not a chip. just stick with saying Flash chips from now on.

April 28 2007 at 3:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MAB3

Garmin, this is a blog, not a news site.

April 28 2007 at 3:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

While we're at it, the whining about Erica's posting is getting rotten and fetid, if not vicious.

April 28 2007 at 2:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Garmin

Erica,

This is like day old bread, stale. Try posting something newsworthy the day the news breaks and not the day after.

April 28 2007 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply