Last update: Wednesday 29 September 2010 [91 news items]
Adata sets price for convertible bonds
Sep 29, 15:57
Memory module maker Adata Technology has set the conversion price for its latest issue of unsecured convertible bonds at NT$45.80(US$1.46), according to a company filing with the...
Adata posts flat revenues in July
Aug 6, 12:22
Adata Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.59 billion (US$111 million) for July 2010, down slightly from the NT$3.56 billion posted in June. The company revealed that sales of...
Transcend expands product mix to include multimedia players
Jun 14, 14:11
Transcend Information has announced its entry into the multimedia player market with the new DMP10 high-definition (HD) plug-and-play device, showing its continuous efforts for diversification...
DRAM module makers see May revenues decline
Jun 10, 11:12
A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) have all posted revenue drops sequentially for May 2010, due to weak market demand arising from the...
Memory module makers see weak May
Jun 4, 01:35
Most Taiwan-based DRAM module houses including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) are likely to post revenue drops of 10-20% sequentially...
Aiming big: Q&A with A-Data chairman Simon Chen
May 31, 15:28
Hit by poor market conditions in 2008, A-Data Technology saw its first annual loss since it was founded in 2001. However, the memory module house made a turnaround in 2009, and saw...
A-Data signs NT$3.6 billion syndicated loan for capacity ramp
May 27, 12:21
DRAM module maker A-Data Technology has signed a three-year syndicated loan for NT$3.6 billion (US$112 million) from a banking consortium. The new funds will be used to secure more...
Kingston widens gap with rivals
May 26, 14:13
Kingston Technology continued to retain its lead in the global third-party DRAM module market in 2009 with a 40.3% market share, widening its gap with second-ranked A-Data Technology,...
A-Data sees April revenues down on month due to ERP implementation
May 6, 10:06
A-Data Technology has posted revenues of NT$3.71 billion (US$118 million) for April, down 23% sequentially but up 58% on year. DRAM products contributed 53.48% to April revenues,...
Transcend seeing strong 2Q10 on DRAM sales
Apr 23, 11:33
Memory module maker Transcend Information has suggested that the market for DRAM products is still tight due to a chip shortage, and the company expects to register a sequential revenue...
SSD market may not see huge growth till 2012, says A-Data
Apr 22, 11:06
The market for solid-state drives (SSD), promising to replace standard hard drives in PC applications, will not experience robust growth until at least two years later, according...
A-Data enjoys shipments high in 1Q10
Apr 21, 11:30
A-Data Technology registered record DRAM shipments in the first quarter of 2010, according to the company. DDR3 and SO-DIMMs accounted for 25% and 60% of the company's revenues generated...
Transcend sees March revenues rebound
Apr 13, 14:43
Transcend Information saw revenues grow 21% sequentially to NT$2.84 billion (US$90 million) in March 2010, boosted by more working days, according to the memory module house. Accumulated...
A-Data makes advance payment for DRAM chips
Newswatch - Apr 13, 10:48
A-Data Technology has reached a long-term supply contract with an unspecified upstream vendor, under which it would pay a certain amount in advance for DRAM chips. The contract will...
A-Data revenues hit three-year high in March 2010
Apr 7, 14:19
A-Data Technology saw revenues reach an almost three-year high at NT$4.83 billion (US$153 million) in March 2010. Shipments of its DRAM modules for the month also scored a company...
A-Data partners with Ingram Micro for India
Mar 22, 16:54
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has entered into a distribution deal with Ingram Micro for the India market, according to the Taiwan-based memory module maker. Ingram Micro...
SanDisk begins to supply NAND flash wafers, say memory module makers
Mar 9, 10:16
Taiwan-based NAND flash device makers including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI), and flash controller supplier Phison Electronics have...
A-Data February 2010 revenues up over 50% on year
Mar 8, 15:16
Memory module house A-Data Technology saw its February 201 revenues affected by fewer working days, but still enjoyed growth of over 50% compared to a year earlier.
A-Data says DRAM supply to run short in 2H10
Mar 1, 14:14
Strong PC replacement demand driven by both the consumer and business sectors will cause the supply of DRAM to run low during the second half of 2010, according to A-Data Technology...
Infineon files patent infringement lawsuit against Elpida
Feb 24, 10:10
Infineon Technologies has announced that the company and its subsidiary Infineon Technologies North America filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against...
A-Data January 2010 sales down 14% on month
Feb 8, 15:47
A-Data Technology has announced revenues for January 2010 slid 13.97% sequentially to NT$3.69 billion (US$115 million), with sales from both DRAM modules and NAND flash devices dropping...
Transcend 2009 profits almost double
Feb 8, 14:27
Transcend Information saw net profits for 2009 hit an historic high of NT$4.33 billion (US$134.8 million), up 92.4% from NT$2.25 billion in 2008, according to the memory module house...
Quotes for DDR2 chips may surpass DDR3 parts in 2H10, says A-Data executive
Feb 4, 16:12
Prices for DDR2 chips are likely to drift higher and may even top quotes for DDR3 parts in the second half of 2010 due to DRAM makers relocating production to DDR3 chips, according...
Memory module makers to see flat revenues in January despite DRAM price drop
Jan 28, 11:32
Major Taiwan-based memory module houses are expected to see their revenues stay flat sequentially in January 2010, but revenues for all of the first quarter may decrease slightly...
A-Data sees return to profits in 2009
Jan 21, 16:07
DRAM module maker A-Data Technology has posted net profits of NT$702 million (US$22.08 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009, bringing net earnings for all of the year to NT$21.3...
Taiwan DRAM module makers report revenue growth in 2009
Jan 11, 13:40
A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) all saw 2009 revenues return to a growth track following 2008, when they experienced on-year drops.
DRAM supply to remain tight in 2010, says A-Data chairman
Jan 6, 17:03
Supply of DRAM chips will remain mostly tight in 2010, according to Simon Chen, chairman of memory module maker A-Data Technology. With major producers restraining their capacity...
Shuttle notebook alliance lands orders from players in China and Southeast Asia
Dec 31, 16:11
Shuttle's recently established New Notebook Ecosystem alliance has already landed orders from players in China and Southeast Asia and will start shipping soon after February or March...
Most Taiwan-based DRAM module makers to report profits for 2009
Dec 31, 10:27
Taiwan-based DRAM module houses A-Data Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI), Unifosa and Panram International are all expected to swing back to profitability in 2009, according...
A-Data revenues hit new high in November, committing investment in SandForce
Dec 7, 14:24
Memory module house A-Data Technology saw its revenues hit a new high of NT$4.48 billion (US$139.13 million) in November 2009, up 2.6% sequentially and 160.3% on year, according to...
A-Data and Transcend expected to report better November 2009
Dec 2, 16:27
Memory module house A-Data Technology may see revenues top NT$4.5 billion (US$140 million) in November 2009, up from NT$4.3 billion in October, according to market watchers. Meanwhile,...
A-Data employs former Samsung, Shuttle executives
Newswatch - Nov 30, 14:57
Taiwan-based A-Data Technology has recently employed Il Ung Kim, a former VP of marketing for Samsung Electronics' memory division, as its new general manager, and also former Shuttle...
Transcend revenues down in October on weaker demand for NAND flash products
Nov 9, 11:19
Memory module maker Transcend Information has reported revenues of NT$2.97 billion (US$91.78 million) for October 2009, down 18% compared with the previous month's NT$3.62 billion...
A-Data revenues hit 31-month high in October 2009
Nov 6, 15:00
A-Data Technology has reported revenues of NT$4.365 billion (US$134.21 million) for October 2009, the highest since March 2007. The figures showed revenue growth of 6.9% on month...
DRAM module makers post outstanding 3Q09 profits
Nov 2, 15:59
Taiwan memory module makers A-data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) all saw significant profit growth in the third quarter of 2009.
Adata Technology has introduced a new USB flash drive series - the C003 - which measures 7.5mm in thickness and weighs 10 grams. The Adata C003 is available in 2-32GB, coming with...
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Computex 2010: A-Data USB 3.0 drive
A-Data is showcasing its new generation USB 3.0 flash drives, the N003 and N005, at Computex 2010 between Jun 1-5. A-Data offers an assortment of USB drives. The company has tapped...
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Computex 2010: A-Data XPG Plus DRAM module
A-Data Technology is exhibiting its product lineup at Computex 2010, including its high-performance XPG Plus DRAM module. The company's power supplies, along with the XPG high-performance...
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Computex 2010: A-Data 1200W power supply
A-Data's 1200W power supply is a among a range of products that the vendor is exhibiting at Computex 2010 between June 1-5. Other A-Data products at the show include high-performance...
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Computex 2010: A-Data 500 Series SATA 6Gbps SSD
Memory module specialist A-Data Technology is showcaising its products at Computex 2010, including its 500 Series SATA 6Gbps SSD. Other products being exhibited at the event include...
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Aiming big: Q&A with A-Data chairman Simon Chen
Hit by poor market conditions in 2008, A-Data Technology saw its first annual loss since it was founded in 2001. However, the memory module house made a turnaround in 2009, and saw...
Timing crucial to DRAM consolidation, says A-Data chairman Simon Chen
Digitimes recently talked to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, about the Taiwan government's bailout program for the island's fragile DRAM industry. According to Chen, the...
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- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
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- Amtran revenues down in January
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.