This Forecast Update apprises the worldwide solid state storage forecast detailed in Worldwide Solid State Drive 2011–2015 Forecast and Analysis. The SSD industry dynamics associated with the first half of 2011 and the end-device forecast changes are aggregated, analyzed, and applied to long-term SSD forecast in terms of units and revenue (by form factor) for each consumption category of SSDs.

Companies Covered:

Apple Inc., BiTMICRO Networks Inc, Dell Inc., EMC Corporation, Fusion-io, GLOBAL EFFICIENCY CMA 2001 SICAV, S.A., Google Inc., HGST, IBM, Intel Corporation, Kingston Industries Pty Ltd, LSI Corporation, Micron, Microsoft Corporation, NetApp, Inc., OCZ Technology Group Inc, Oracle Corporation, Powerchip Technology Corporation, Samsung C&T, SandForce, Inc., SanDisk Corporation, Seagate Technology, Sen Sen Department Store Corp., SMART Modular Technologies, Inc, STEC, Inc., Texas Memory Systems Inc, Toshiba Corporation, VIKING S.A., Violin Memory, Inc., Virident Systems, Inc., Western Digital Corporation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. In This Forecast Update

2. Future Outlook

Market Context

Underlying SSD Market Assumptions

Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the Worldwide Solid State Storage Market, 2011–2015

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Solid State Storage Market, 2011–2015

2011 — Entering the Growth Phase

Figure: Worldwide SSD Revenue Share by Major Application, 2011

Changing Market Dynamics Affecting SSD Demand

SSD Pricing Update

Figure: Worldwide Blended Average Price-per-Gigabyte Pricing, 2009–2015: Comparison of June 2011 and December 2011 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Flash SSD Average Price per Gigabyte by Segment, 2010–2015

Client Segment Market Update

Figure: Worldwide Portable PC Shipment Share by Storage Device Solution, 2010–2015

Figure: Worldwide Desktop PC Shipment Share by Storage Device Solution, 2010–2015

Enterprise Segment Market Update

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Solid State Storage Technology Revenue Adoption, 2010–2015

Units: SSD Forecast Is Higher Compared with the June Forecast

Revenue: SSD Forecast Is Higher for Each Year Compared with the June Forecast

Table: Worldwide SSD Shipments and Revenue, 2006–2015: Comparison of June 2011 and December 2011 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide SSD Shipments and Revenue, 2006–2015: Comparison of June 2011 and December 2011 Forecasts

SSD Market Forecast by Segment

Table: Worldwide PC SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide PC SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Traditional PC SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Traditional PC SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Mini Notebook SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Mini Notebook SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Consumer Electronics SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Consumer Electronics SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Client SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Client SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Enterprise SSD Shipments and Revenue by Technology, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Enterprise SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Enterprise SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide Commercial SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide Commercial SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Table: Worldwide SSD Shipments, Revenue, ASP, and Capacity Shipped, 2010–2015

Table: Worldwide SSD Shipments by Capacity Range, 2010–2015 (000)

Figure: Worldwide SSD Shipments by Major Application, 2010–2015

Figure: Worldwide SSD Revenue by Major Application, 2010–2015

Figure: Worldwide SSD Total Capacity Shipped by Major Application, 2010–2015

3. Essential Guidance