Improved Supply, Pricing Dynamics to Spur 3D NAND Flash Transition, Says ABI

The solid-state drive (SSD) industry will have robust growth through 2021, growing by a 15 percent compound annual rate to $33.6 billion, said a Wednesday ABI Research report. Drivers of an improved market outlook are more product availability and improved pricing dynamics as the industry transitions to 3D NAND flash, said ABI. Current NAND flash supply constraints will begin to ease next year and contribute to further price erosion in the overall SSD market, leading to lower pricing that will fuel higher adoption in PCs and other client devices, it said. IDC expects higher SSD capacities at key price points to result in higher attach rates in notebook and desktop PCs over time, as well as in 2-in-1 tablets such as the Microsoft Surface.