DRAM modules are definitely a focus of attention for many industry players and buyers these days. However, the rising place of flash-based memory along with its growing penetration in consumer electronics products such...

Rapidly advanced to be the third-placed DRAM-module vendor worldwide, Taiwan-based A-Data Technology is now exploring the market of flash-memory based devices. This June at Computex, the company is showcasing some new products...

A seasoned veteran in the semiconductor industry, Desi Rhoden now serves as executive vice president at Inphi, a privately-held fabless electronic-components company located in the US and focused on high-performance analog...

This month [May, 2005], Synopsys Inc. introduced PrimeRail, an additional sign-off tool for the Synopsys Galaxy platform and one that complements the Star-RCXT extraction tool and the PrimeTime timing-analysis tool. Notably,...

Ranked as the 13th biggest DRAM-module manufacturer in 2003, Apacer last year advanced to be the fifth, according to a recent iSuppli report. The research company said “Apacer had the most impressive performance in...

Taiwan test company Ardentec Corporation is offering a range of test services that implement on-wafer test and the identification of “known good die.” Using this approach, company CEO and chairman CY Lu hopes...

A-Data Technology was founded in 2001 and three years later was named fourth-largest third-party DRAM-module manufacturer by iSuppli. Then, A-Data entered the top-three in the world, on the basis of 2004 revenues, following...

IT companies in Canada and Taiwan can join forces to develop related multimedia products for the global market by leveraging Canada’s strong digital content technologies and the manufacturing and application design...

Corsair Memory, a US-based memory module maker that focuses on the high-end memory modules for gamers and PC enthusiasts, recently received validation for Nvidia's nForce4 SLI Intel edition platform. The company claimed...

Clairvoyante, a display technology developer and patent-licensing company in the US, claims panels using its patented PenTile Matrix technology consume less power, are brighter, have a higher contrast ratio, a lower production...

SanDisk, the world’s top flash memory card maker, recently announced its decision to venture into the MP3 player market, where it expects to have the same share it has for the small-size memory market (28%). DigiTimes...

DigiTimes.com talked with Jeff Hsieh, chief executive officer of DRAM-module maker GeIL about survival strategies for small DRAM-module makers. Many in the industry expect this year to be tough, but Hsieh remains optimistic...

Earlier this year, US-based DRAM manufacturer Micron announced industry-first fully buffered dual in-line memory modules (FB-DIMM) using DDR2-667 components. DigiTimes.com spoke with John Stroozas, director of engineering...

Having boosted its capacity by 50% with a new plant in China, Kingmax Semiconductor is hoping to increase its share of the DRAM-module market. But this strategy poses plenty of questions. When can we really expect DDR2...

Compared to the previous two years, when the market demonstrated double-digit growth, an expected slowdown this year could mean a tough time for DRAM-module makers. For small players, it may be a challenge to survive. DigiTimes.com...

In a recent visit to Taiwan, Paul Jones, CEO of PDP Systems, a US-based DRAM-module maker, talked to DigiTimes about Asia emerging as a major DRAM-module market, Taiwan’s growing role as a major DRAM chip production...

Right at the cutting edge of Taiwan’s chip design industry is Etron Technology. A relatively small and young company, located in the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Etron has attracted international attention with a string...

Following the announcement from Macronix that its full-year earnings will be 86.4% below forecast, company president Miin Wu sat down with DigiTimes and other media to explain how this had come about, his view on the NOR...

ProMOS Technologies, at a recent event hosted by Taiwan’s Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), announced the donation of used semiconductor equipment to the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). The equipment, valued at...

Silicon Motion, once a flash-memory card producer, has now become the world’s top supplier of controller chips for Secure Digital (SD) memory cards and the number two supplier for MultiMedia Card (MMC) controllers...

During the technology forum held by Rambus in Taiwan on November 4, DigiTimes had the opportunity to talk with Rambus CEO Geoff Tate and senior vice president of sales and marketing, Sharon Holt.

On the occasion of a recent business trip to Taipei, DigiTimes had an opportunity to talk with Randy Levine Ph.D, president and CEO of startup company ZettaCore, Inc., and Craig Rhodine, VP of engineering at ZettaCore....

On the first day of Semicon Taiwan, DigiTimes had an opportunity to talk with Stanley Myers, president and chief executive officer of SEMI, and Terry Higashi, chairman of TEL (Tokyo Electron Ltd.) and chairman of the board...

If there has been one key lesson of the recent downturn in the semiconductor industry, it's that yield counts. In tough times, new fab construction may be put on hold, and utilization may fall dramatically. At the same...

While investors and industry watchers have mixed views on the outlook of the semiconductor industry for the second half of this year, DK Tsai, chairman and CEO of Powertech Technology, said the company will continue enjoy...