Earthquakes of lesser magnitudes, such as a 5.9-magnitude one in 2008 and two quakes measuring 6.0 and 6.8 in 2007, raised similar concerns about the semiconductor industry, according to Objective Analysis
The 12.3 exabytes of NAND flash are expected to ship by 2014. When measured against the total supply of NAND flash, memory in tablets will represent 11.8 per cent of the supply this year, up from a 4.3 per cent in 2010