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Solid State Drive (SSD) is faster, more reliable and more durable than traditional mechanical hard drives. It is a hard drive that uses flash memory chips to store data. Although SSDs have many advantages, the risk of data loss is not low. Just like any storage device, SSDs can fail, resulting in data loss. Some commonly used SSD data recovery methods: Use data recovery software: This method is suitable for data loss caused by accidental deletion, formatting, etc. Deleted, formatted or lost files can be retrieved by scanning the SSD. Commonly used data recovery software includes Recuva, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, etc. Use SSD data recovery tools: Unlike data recovery software, SSD data recovery tools are more professional and can handle more complex data loss situations. Use a data recovery service: If you are worried that you will not be able to successfully recover using the methods above, you can consider seeking a professional data recovery service. They usually have more advanced equipment and technology to recover data. Use backup data: Backup data can be stored on external hard drives, cloud storage services, or other media to ensure data security and reliability. Different methods are suitable for different data loss situations, and you can choose the method that suits you to maximize the possibility of successful data recovery. However, preventing data loss is more important than data recovery. Regular backup and hard drive maintenance are important steps to protect data security. Some data backup methods are as follows: Copy-paste: This is one of the easiest and most common backup methods. Files and folders can be manually selected and copied to other storage devices. Sync/mirror backup: Changed files and folders are automatically detected and copied to maintain consistency between the two storage devices. System backup software: This method allows you to quickly restore to a previous state in the event of a system crash or failure. Cloud Backup: Cloud backup is a backup method that transfers data to a remote data center for storage. With cloud backup, your data can be accessed at any time and anywhere, and will not be affected by local storage device failure.

USB flash drive (also known as U disk, memory stick, flash drive, removable disk, etc.) is a portable storage device that is connected to a computer or other devices through a USB interface. It consists of a memory chip, a control chip, a USB interface and a shell. USB flash drives have the following functions and uses. Data transfer and backup: Data can be transferred quickly, including files, photos, music, videos, etc. Users can back up important data to a USB flash drive to prevent data loss caused by problems with computers or other devices. System boot and repair: USB flash drives can be used as boot media to load the operating system when the computer starts. You can use the system recovery tool on the USB flash drive to repair system errors. Removable work environment: Some applications and operating systems can be installed on USB flash drives, creating a removable work environment. Users can use the same software and settings on different computers without having to repeat installation and configuration on each computer. File Encryption and Security: Some USB flash drives offer encryption features to protect the data stored on the drive. You can set a password or use technology such as fingerprint recognition to ensure that only authorized people can access the data. In addition to some of the functions and uses mentioned above, USB flash drives also have file sharing and transfer, extended storage for mobile devices, offline media playback, electronic device settings and firmware updates, temporary operating systems, and more. Common U disks include traditional U disks, metal USB flash disk, mini U disks, wireless U disks, OTG USB flash disk, waterproof U disks and Type-C USB flash disk, etc. Users can choose the appropriate U disk type according to their own needs.

A solid state disk (SSD) is a storage device that uses flash memory chips instead of traditional mechanical hard drives to store data. Compared with traditional mechanical hard drive (HDD), SSDs have faster read and write speeds, lower energy consumption and high reliability. Solid-state hard drives are mainly divided into solid state internal hard drives and solid state external hard drive. Although the price of solid state drives is relatively high, it has obvious advantages in performance. The benefits of choosing a solid-state drive for a laptop include: 1. Faster startup and shutdown: SSD has faster read and write speeds, which can significantly shorten the system startup and shutdown time. 2. Applications load faster: Data can be read and written quickly, making applications load faster and improving user experience. 3. Lower energy consumption: Solid-state drives do not require the operation of mechanical parts, so they consume less energy and better extend the battery life of laptops. 4. High reliability: SSD have no mechanical parts, so they are not easily affected by external factors such as vibration and impact, and have higher reliability. The final choice of an SSD depends on personal needs and budget. If you have higher requirements for speed and performance, and your budget allows, then opting for an SSD might be a good choice. But if you're more price-sensitive or need larger storage capacity, a traditional mechanical hard drive is also a viable option.

A Usb Flash Disk (also known as a Usb Drive) is a portable storage device that can be used to store and transfer data. It consists of a flash memory chip, a controller chip and a USB interface. Here`s how a USB flash drive works: 1. Connection: Insert the U disk into the USB interface of the computer. The computer detects the device being plugged in and loads the appropriate driver. 2. Identification: The computer communicates with the controller chip on the flash memory chip through the USB interface. The controller chip sends information about the device, such as capacity, file system, etc., to the computer. 3. Storage: The computer sends the data to the controller chip through the USB interface, and then the controller chip stores the data in the flash memory chip. Flash memory chips use non-volatile storage technology that retains data after power is removed. 4. Reading: When data needs to be read, the computer sends read instructions to the controller chip through the USB interface. The controller chip reads data from the flash memory chip and transmits it to the computer through the USB interface. 5. Delete and write: The computer can send delete and write instructions to the controller chip through the USB interface. The controller chip will perform corresponding operations in the flash memory chip according to the instructions. Generally speaking, USB flash drives communicate with computers through USB interfaces and use flash memory chips to store and read data. It has the characteristics of portability, high-speed transmission and rewritability, making it a commonly used storage device.

Liu Deyin, chairman of TSMC, said today regarding the recent blockade and control measures in Shanghai, that the demand for mobile phones, computers and TVs has been affected; however, the TSMC Shanghai plant is still operating, and the capital expenditure and operating outlook remain unchanged. Liu Deyin attended the General Assembly of the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association today. In an interview, he said that Shanghai's zoning and control measures due to the heating up of the epidemic have seen an impact on the demand for smartphones, as well as the demand for computers and TVs. However, demand for automotive, high-performance computing and the Internet of Things remains strong. He said that TSMC's Shanghai plant was notified in advance and pre-deployed personnel to maintain operations. Liu Deyin said that due to strong technological competitiveness, TSMC's capital expenditure and operating outlook will remain unchanged. In the past two years, the demand has exceeded the capacity it can provide. At present, it will only adjust the priority according to changes in demand.

According to Taiwan media reports, the niche storage company Jinghao Technology is optimistic about the camp performance in the second quarter. After the overall unfavorable factors are gone from January to February, the revenue in March is expected to have a more obvious recovery. The quarterly contract price is also expected to increase, and in March, the demand from customers has been recovered, and the second quarter will be the performance of both price and volume. According to Jinghao Ke's product structure, DRAM (SDRAM/DDR1/DDR2/DDR3) accounts for about 60%, Flash/MCP/eMCP/eMMC accounts for about 30%, and other non-storage products (power/moto driver/sensor, etc.) ) accounted for less than 10%. As to whether the variables of the overall environment, such as the Russian-Ukrainian war and inflation factors, will be reflected in the terminal consumer market, and Jinghao Technology's products are more inclined to electronic products including Internet of Things equipment, Jinghao Technology believes that , the current overall news has not affected the needs of substantive customers, and the current customers are still relatively positive. In terms of product distribution of Jinghao Technology, about 30% is the spot market and 70% is the contract market. Jinghao Technology believes that the spot market has already responded upwards in March. . Jinghao Technology's revenue in the first two months of this year was 3.26 billion yuan (NTD), with an annual growth of nearly 6.5%. However, compared with January-February last year, the niche DRAM was just beginning to be out of stock, and customers were buying goods. In the same period of this year, the shipment volume of technology is much less than last year, but the revenue still maintains positive growth. It can be seen that the price has risen sharply, and this level can still be maintained. The future revenue trend looks upward.

According to the notice from Shanghai, starting from 5:00 on March 28, Shanghai will implement nucleic acid screening in batches with the Huangpu River as the boundary. For the second batch, starting from 3:00 on April 1, Shanghai imposed a lockdown on the Puxi area, carrying out nucleic acid testing, and the lockdown was lifted at 3:00 on April 5. In the sealed-off area, all enterprises will implement closed production or work from home. TSMC It is reported that TSMC has an 8-inch fab in Songjiang, Shanghai, which was built in 2003. According to the Economic Daily report, in response to this, TSMC stated in a statement that everything is in accordance with the local government's preventive measures and currently does not affect the production of the Shanghai plant. The industry believes that if production can still be maintained in the region, the short-term closure until April 5 will have limited impact. SMIC SMIC said its Shanghai plant is operating normally and will comply with relevant regulations. SMIC has three 8-inch fabs and one 12-inch fab in Shanghai. sun and moon The ASE Shanghai plant is located in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park. The company will cooperate with local government policies to strictly manage it. At present, the impact on operations is estimated to include logistics costs and increased employee care costs, but the impact on revenue is quite limited. In the follow-up, in addition to implementing high-standard epidemic prevention measures, we will also pay close attention to the development of the epidemic. Maolin Optoelectronics On the 28th, Maolin Optoelectronics, a supplier of backlit keyboard light guide plates for Apple laptops, announced on behalf of its important subsidiary, Shanghai Xianglong Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, it will suspend work from now until March 31 in accordance with local government policies. Maolin said that the company cooperates with the local government's epidemic prevention policy, will continue to pay attention to the local epidemic situation, and take necessary contingency measures to ensure the safety and health of employees. It is estimated that this shutdown will have no major impact on the company's financial business. PCB manufacturers According to Taiwan media reports, the main production bases of some PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturers are located in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, which is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and is less affected by the closure of Shanghai. However, PCB manufacturers' products are mainly sold to local assembly plants, and then shipped to various places by the assembly plants. The assembly plants will adjust the production lines and transportation methods according to the orders of the brand manufacturers. Some auto boards are sold to Europe and the United States and need to be shipped by Shanghai. The impact is still to be assessed. However, there is still a certain shortage of materials in the U.S. and European auto assembly plants recently, and the auto sheet manufacturers still have a considerable amount of inventory in the U.S. and European delivery warehouses, which can meet the needs of customers for a period of time.

Recently, according to Korean media Ddaily, SK hynix will fully operate the M15 by expanding production equipment in the existing M15 factory area starting from Q3 this year. It is reported that since the end of last year, M15 has been put into clean room construction, and it is expected that after the completion in October 2022, the related equipment will begin to be moved. In addition to SK hynix, Kioxia recently announced that it will begin construction of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant K2 at its Kitakami plant in Iwate, Japan to expand its 3D flash memory BiCS FLASH production capacity. Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin in April 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2023. At present, SK hynix's main production bases for NAND products are: M11, M12, M15 in Cheongju, and M14 in Icheon.

According to Nikkei reports, in the new fiscal year starting in April, a subsidiary of Toshiba will increase capital expenditure to expand the production capacity of power semiconductor devices at its main production base to meet strong demand. The capacity upgrade is expected to make Toshiba's power semiconductor production capacity increased by about 150%. Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage has earmarked an investment of 100 billion yen (about $839 million) for fiscal 2022, up about 45 percent from 69 billion yen in fiscal 2021. The funding will fund the construction of a new manufacturing facility at the site of production subsidiary Kaga Toshiba Electronics in Ishikawa Prefecture, which is scheduled to start in spring 2023. In addition, a new production line will be installed in the existing plant. The upgrades are expected to increase Toshiba's power semiconductor production capacity by about 150 percent. Power chips are used for power supply and power control of electronic devices, helping to improve energy efficiency. With the advancement of carbon neutrality plans in various countries around the world and the transition of vehicles to electric drives, the related demand is increasing rapidly. Toshiba's expanded production capacity will include not only power devices made from silicon wafers, but also next-generation chips using silicon carbide and gallium nitride materials. At the same time, Toshiba will also expand its investment in hard disk drives. As another major product category, Toshiba has developed technology to boost storage capacity beyond 30 TB, or more than 70 percent above currently available levels, and has begun planning initial commercialization. Toshiba Electronic Equipment and Storage expects two categories of products, data center hard drives and power equipment, to drive the next growth, so it has urgently increased investment in these two areas. In order to focus more on these businesses, the company reorganized its business operations in fiscal 2020 and stopped new development of the system-on-chip business. Toshiba has earmarked 290 billion yen to invest in the equipment business over the five years to fiscal 2025, compared with 150 billion yen in the previous five years. Toshiba has used about 60% of its budget in the first two years of the current five-year period and is considering additional investment funds if necessary. Previously, Toshiba had announced plans to split into three subsidiaries focusing on infrastructure, equipment and semiconductor memory companies. But major shareholders objected, and it was unclear whether Toshiba would eventually break up.

Recently, China Telecom's 2022-2023 server centralized procurement project has opened bids, ZTE, Ziguang Huashan (Xinhua Third Subsidiary), Inspur Information, Hyperfusion, Fiberhome, Dawning Information, Lenovo Beijing, Aerospace Information, Zhongke Controllable, Sichuan Hongxin Software, Tongfang Co., Ltd., Hunan Xiangjiang Kunpeng and many other suppliers won the bid for the project. According to the Observer.com report, this centralized procurement is one of the largest server centralized procurement projects of the three major domestic operators so far, with a total amount of 13.1 billion yuan and a total of 7 standard packages, computing, storage, and cold storage. All server models including NFV, NFV, GPU, etc. are listed, and the bidding scale reaches 200,000 units. According to the announcement, the server types of China Telecom's centralized procurement are divided into three categories: A, I, and G. The so-called A series refers to servers using AMD chips, the I series is Intel chips, and the G series is domestic chips. Among them, the procurement scale of G series chips is 53,401 units, accounting for 26.7%. The A-series chips accounted for 2.4%, and the I-series chips accounted for the highest at 70.9%. The proportion of domestically produced chips in this centralized procurement has decreased, but the total amount of purchases has increased significantly, and the code name of this centralized procurement of domestically produced chips has changed from the H series to the G series. For comparison, in China Telecom's centralized procurement of nearly 70,000 servers in 2020-2021, domestic CPUs (H series) accounted for 35.5%, with a total of 24,823 units. Among them, Huawei, Ziguang Huashan, and Tongfang Co., Ltd. use Kunpeng chips, and Zhongke Controllable and Inspur Information use Haiguang chips. In terms of other operators, in the first batch of PC server centralized procurement projects of China Mobile in 2021-2022, a total of 44,000 domestic chip servers based on Huawei Kunpeng and Haiguang processors, accounting for 27.03% of the overall bidding volume.

Microsoft once again emphasized that the Internet Explorer browser will be completely phased out in 2022, and the IE retirement deadline is set on June 15, 2022. Microsoft issued the warning through Windows Message Center to underscore the urgency for users to make a full transition to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft says that, as previously announced, the future of IE on Windows is in Microsoft Edge, and IE Mode will provide traditional browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app for some versions of Windows 10 will be retired on June 15, 2022. This means that the IE11 desktop app will no longer be supported, after which users will be redirected to Microsoft Edge if they try to use it. Microsoft first announced plans to drop support for Windows 10 and the Internet Explorer 11 web browser in Microsoft 365 in August 2020. Microsoft discontinued IE support in Teams on November 30, 2020. On August 17, 2021, Microsoft also ended support for Internet Explorer across Microsoft 365 apps and services.

According to a Nikkei report, two important Apple assemblers, Luxshare Precision and Goertek, have begun or are preparing to provide chip packaging services for Apple, people familiar with the matter said. As new manufacturers enter the more technology-intensive chip field, it is conducive to the overall development of the domestic semiconductor industry chain to the upstream of the value chain. According to people familiar with the matter, Luxshare is providing chip "system-in-package" (SiP) services for Apple's AirPods wireless headphones, integrating chips including processors and memory in one package to achieve a basically complete function. . It is reported that Luxshare has been recruiting engineers with chip packaging technology. Last week, Luxshare's shareholders approved a financing plan of 13.5 billion yuan (about 2.1 billion U.S. dollars), and the company said it would invest 950 million yuan to develop SiP business and packaging business. At the same time, Goertek is also focusing on the chip assembly business, but due to technical difficulties, it has won far fewer orders in this area than Luxshare Precision. Recently, Goertek recently spun off a chip-related department and plans to go public separately. For Apple, two more chip assemblers in the supply chain also give Apple more bargaining power. Luxshare and Goertek may not produce the highest quality SiP modules, but the two Chinese manufacturers have an advantage in that they are responsible for the final assembly of the products, allowing them to provide more cost-effective than rivals, the people said. chip packaging solutions, which may help them win more orders in the future.

According to IC Insights data, global NAND flash capital expenditure is expected to increase by 8% to $29.9 billion in 2022, a record high, surpassing the all-time high of $27.8 billion in 2018. IC Insights pointed out that since the transition of the flash memory industry to 3D NAND in 2017, the global flash memory capital expenditure has surged. In 2017, the NAND capital expenditure increased by 89% year-on-year to US$27.2 billion. Since then, the global NAND flash memory expenditure has exceeded US$20 billion every year. In 2022, the capital expenditure of flash memory is expected to grow to 29.9 billion US dollars, which is expected to account for 16% of the overall IC industry capital expenditure of 190.4 billion US dollars for the whole year, accounting for 41% after foundry. IC Insights expects the global NAND flash industry capital expenditure growth rate of 8% this year will be significantly lower than 13% in 2021, and a slowdown from 9% in 2020.

According to foreign media reports, it is said that Philips will soon start selling memory. The company is preparing DDR4 and DDR5 memory kits. The memory market is highly competitive, with many players and very low profit margins. So even for a company like Philips, building its own memory brand isn't easy. However, there are rumors that Philips will compete in the desktop and notebook memory space, and we may see its official announcement as soon as next week. Memory prices have soared during the pandemic due to a global semiconductor shortage. However, the situation has improved over the past few months, although DDR5 is still expensive. Philips' entry into the memory race is unlikely to affect pricing, but will give consumers another option in the DDR4 or DDR5 memory kit market.

According to Korean media reports, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communications of South Korea released the latest statistics. In February, the export value of information and communication technology (ICT) increased by 23.7% year-on-year to US$18.88 billion, hitting a new high for the same period and growing for the 11th consecutive month. In addition, South Korea's February ICT product imports increased by 23.9% year-on-year to 11.39 billion US dollars, and the trade balance reported a surplus of 7.49 billion US dollars. In terms of major export items, South Korea's semiconductor exports in February increased by 24% year-on-year to US$10.46 billion, exceeding US$10 billion for 10 consecutive months, and memory chip exports increased by 21.4% year-on-year to US$6.34 billion. Display exports were assisted by OLED panels. Next, exports of computers/peripherals increased by 47.8% to US$1.58 billion; on the other hand, exports of mobile phones decreased by 4.9% to US$980 million. In terms of countries and regions, South Korea's exports to mainland China/Hong Kong market reported an annual increase of 20.7% to US$8.47 billion in February, exports to Vietnam market reported US$3.09 billion, exports to the US market reported US$2.08 billion, and exports to the EU market reported 12.2 billion US dollars. US$330 million for exports to the Japanese market. In terms of trade balance, in February, South Korea had a surplus of US$4.47 billion in trade with China, a surplus of US$2.08 billion with Vietnam, a surplus of US$1.46 billion with the United States, and a surplus of US$660 million with the EU; on the other hand, trade with Japan had a surplus of US$660 million. There was a loss of $660 million.

According to Japanese media reports, Japan will in principle prohibit the export of high-tech products to Russia from March 18, including 31 products such as chips, communication equipment, signal processing equipment, sensors, radar, and navigation equipment, as well as 26 software/technologies. There are 57 projects in total, and the goal is to have an impact on Russia's military, shipbuilding, aerospace and other fields through cooperation with Europe and the United States. The report said that Japan banned exports of Russian goods, basically the same as the United States and the European Union (EU). Japan's chip exports to Russia are small, and most of them are expected to be included in the control target, and the export of advanced machine tools that can be used for military purposes such as weapons, which have been strengthened for export inspection, will also be banned from the 18th. According to reports, although chips, communication equipment and other items are included in the export ban, the export of finished products such as automobiles, smart phones, and PCs using these parts will not be banned. In Japan's machine tool orders, the proportion of sales to Russia is less than 1%. According to data released by the Japan Machine Tool Industry Association (JMTBA), in January 2022, Japan's machine tool orders from Europe (sold to Europe) surged 89.4% to 20.412 billion yen compared with the same month last year, of which sales to Russia/other regions Orders (outside EU countries, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe) surged by 175.9% to 400 million yen.

According to Korean media reports, SemiFive recently stated that the 14nm AI SoC designed using the SemiFive design platform will be put into production in the second half of the year. SemiFive's chip design platform provides IP and architecture for customers to design chips, and last year worked with customers to complete the development of AI chips designed for data center and edge AI applications. SemiFive works with Samsung Electronics Foundry to provide design and production on a turnkey basis. The production of 14nm chips is the first execution of this turnkey service. A spokesman for SemiFive said the project was significant because it would allow the company to expand its turnkey services rather than perform separate contract works.

Nvidia announced that it has acquired Excelero, a provider of enterprise data storage and block storage solutions. Excelero is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has seven R&D centers in Israel with about 2,800 employees. Excelero's team has senior engineers in the fields of HPC, storage and networking, and provides services related to large-scale enterprise storage area networks. According to the data, Excelero was founded in 2014 and is a developer of NVMesh software, which is mainly used to manage and protect virtual arrays of NVMe flash drives for use as block storage in public and private cloud environments. Excelero uses an enhanced version of the NVMe-oF protocol and is considered the best choice for web-scale deployments and big data use cases, providing low-latency distributed block storage that combines the performance of local flash with the convenience of centralized storage . Mellanox, which has been acquired by NVIDIA, has participated in the investment of Excelero in the early stage, and later the two parties cooperated to accelerate the application of storage, and applied Excelero's technology to InfiniBand and RoCE network products. Nvidia said it will support Excelero's customers by continuing to honor contracts and integrating Excelero's technology into Nvidia's enterprise software stack in the future. Regarding the NVIDIA acquisition, Excelero CEO and co-founder Yaniv Romem said: "As the demand for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence surges, the Excelero team will join NVIDIA. We will work with NVIDIA to ensure that Some customers provide support. Going forward, we are excited to apply our block storage expertise to NVIDIA`s world-class AI and HPC platforms."

According to Korean media reports, Samsung Electronics has stopped shipping its products to Russia. Samsung Electronics ranks first in the Russian smartphone market with a share of about 30%, well above Apple's 13%. In addition, Samsung owns a TV factory in Russia. "Our thoughts are with all those affected, and our priority is to ensure the safety of all our employees and their families," Samsung said in a statement.

The wafer foundry UMC`s revenue in February was 20.809 billion yuan (NTD, the same below), an increase of 1.65% month-on-month and 39.21% year-on-year. It exceeded the 20 billion yuan mark for three consecutive months and reached a new high; the cumulative top 2 The monthly revenue was 41.282 billion yuan, an annual increase of 35.45%. The legal person is optimistic that the revenue in March will continue to stand at the 20 billion yuan mark. UMC estimates that wafer shipments will remain flat in the first quarter, ASP will increase by 5% in US dollars compared to the previous quarter, capacity utilization will remain at 100%, and gross profit margins will be estimated at 40%. UMC's ASP increased by 14-16% last year and is expected to maintain a similar rate this year. UMC's Suzhou 8-inch plant and ship have suspended production activities since February 14 and resumed production on February 24 due to an employee infected with the virus. However, UMC said that it has no significant impact on the company's financial business, and its first-quarter performance outlook remains unchanged. constant. On March 3, a large-scale power outage occurred in Taiwan. The voltage drop in the UMC Nanke plant area dropped significantly, and the factory equipment and production machines were gradually restarted. It is emphasized that the degree of impact is within the controllable range.