Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) ("Western Digital" or "the Company") today announced its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate its HDD and Flash businesses. Creating two independent, public companies with market-specific, strategic focus, the company's separation will be...
What does vertical integration mean in the context of SSDs? WD already owns a stake in their in house NAND fab and of course does NAND tech design in house. They make their own in house controllers, and combine the two in unique final products that are sold under their own brand.