Chips and Components
Samsung power outage destroys 3.5 per cent of global NAND supply - reports
Fears raised that 30-minute power outage could drive up memory prices
Trump blocks biggest ever tech deal over 'national security' concerns
US president puts the brakes on potential Qualcomm-Broadcom deal
Intel ponders acquisitions, including Broadcom bid
Chip giant Intel may acquire Broadcom as it chases Qualcomm in its own huge tech merger
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's 'inadequate' $121bn bid
Door slams shut on what would have been the biggest tech acquisition ever
Meltdown and Spectre fixes likely to cause 'significant slowdowns' on computers
Channel on high alert as fix for security flaws could hit end users' PC performance
Spectre of doom - channel reacts to security meltdown
How the channel views the Meltdown and Spectre security flaws, which affect almost every modern computer
Intel blasts 'incorrect' reports over its chip security issues
Vendor giant claims its 'products are the most secure in the world' after accusations of security problems in chips
Security flaw means Intel chips 'prone to being hacked' - reports
Windows, Mac and Linux users all affected as a fix goes into development
Eclipse Computers shutters premises as customers complain of unfulfilled orders
Coventry-based components reseller's future in doubt after website goes down and supplier told to contact insolvency firm
Component shortages causing PC prices to rise - Gartner
Market watcher claims component shortages will hurt the PC market until the end of 2018
Components shortage? What components shortage?
Exertis Supply Chain Services boss tells CRN that components are out there - if you know where to look
Apple holding up Toshiba memory sale - reports
Apple reportedly stalling on terms as beaten bidder KKR tries to tempt vendor to switch sides
Toshiba memory arm to get 'adrenaline shot' with $18bn sale
Analyst says Toshiba Memory Corporation's proposed sale to consortium that includes Dell and Apple will allow it to mount challenge to Samsung in NAND market
Intel boosts chip speed by 40 per cent
Chip giant to roll out eighth generation of chips from next month
Taiwan factory fault predicted to hit memory production and increase prices
Malfunction in factory set to decrease global production by five per cent
HP says components shortages will not impact channel pricing and supply
UK channel boss Neil Sawyer tells CRN it planned ahead for SSD and panel price spikes that impacted rival Dell in its last quarter
Zoostorm founders unveil plans for their new system builder Punch
Newborn system builder close to finalising logistics deal with Entatech as it comes out of stealth mode
System builder that once built UK's cheapest Windows 7 PC now has £2,500 ASP
Kilmarnock-based Utopia says it plans to double average selling price again as it takes on the likes of Dell at the top end of the market
VIP hands reins to Marsden
New boss claims he is looking forward to implementing growth plans
PCs generate minority of Intel's profit for first time
Chip giant drew over 50 per cent of operating profit last year from products outside Client Computing Group
SanDisk and TippingPoint sell up
Western Digital buys SanDisk for $19bn while HP sells TippingPoint to Trend Micro for $300m
Ergo restructures to secure 'sustainable future'
System builder says decision to cut more jobs was 'difficult yet necessary'
PC builders gearing up for Skylake after spec leak
Intel's new processors could play well among schools demanding longer battery life from their machines, claim UK PC assemblers
