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Hacks, Rumors and Drama in Memory Chips
A reported incident at Toshiba's memory-chip operations underscores the opacity of this crucial market.
Images Of Toshiba Corp. Flash Memory Products As The Deal To Sell Its Chips Business Near Complete
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One of the technology industry's most humdrum sectors found itself some drama in the past few weeks amid a cyber attack and lost production.
NAND flash is important stuff -- your holiday snaps and favorite apps depend on it. But amid the rush to sharper displays and high-resolution cameras, few stop to think about the chips inside the iPhone that store all that important (and useless) data.