Elpida develops 30nm 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM

Sep 29, 13:53

Elpida Memory has completed development of a 30nm-class 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM for PCs and consumer electronics products, with sample shipments slated for December 2010. Mass production is...

Samsung mass producing 8GB DDR3 modules for notebooks, mobile workstations

Sep 27, 16:39

Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...

DDR3 spot prices close near US$2

Sep 21, 15:06

Spot prices for mainstream 1Gb DRAM chips continued trending downward today (September 21), with 1Gb DDR3 traded near US$2, data from DRAMeXchange showed.

Samsung to volume produce 2Gb DDR3 using 36nm technology

Sep 20, 14:46

Samsung Electronics is set to start volume producing 2Gb DDR3 chips using 36nm process technology in the fourth quarter of 2010, continuing efforts to shrink process geometries far...

DRAM contract prices continue trending down in 1H September, says DRAMeXchange

Sep 16, 01:15

Contract prices for 1Gb DRAM chips continued trending downwards in the first half of September 2010, as market sentiment remained weak, according to DRAMeXchange.

DRAM contract prices continue to fall, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 31, 11:40

DRAM contract prices continue trending downwards in the second half of August, according to DRAMeXchange. Pricing in the spot market is also facing a continual drop amid weak deman...

DRAM contract prices for early August drop, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 16, 15:21

Early August contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules have fallen by 8-9%, while the DDR3 segment continued its downward trend, according to DRAMeXchange. The pricing indicates lackluster...

Kingston raises DDR2 module prices by 7-10%

Aug 13, 12:05

Kingston Technology has raised its prices for DDR2 modules by a range of 7-10% recently pushing Taiwan-based module makers to also follow suit, according to industry sources. Kingston's...

DDR3 contract quotes down for 2H July

Jul 29, 13:15

DDR3 contract quotes have declined 2% on average for the latter half of July while the price for DDR2 parts has remained steady, according to DRAMeXchange.

DRAM supply to outgrow demand in 4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Jul 27, 16:14

Global DRAM supply will outgrow demand by about 3% in the last quarter of 2010 as major chipmakers ramp up their capacity using more advanced processes, according to Digitimes Rese...

DRAM contract price decline continues in 2H July, says inSpectrum

Jul 23, 17:13

The mainstream DDR3 contract market has seen a mild price drop for the latter half of July, reflecting slow demand, according to inSpectrum. DDR2, which has become a legacy memory...

PTI and Walton ramping capacities for DRAM chips

Jul 23, 11:43

Memory backend service providers Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have revealed plans to expand their capacities to meet projected demand. PTI aims to boost...

Global memory testing market remains weak in 2010, says Verigy executive

Jul 22, 16:39

The global memory testing market will remain weak for all of 2010 as capex budgets for the purchase of memory testing equipment are increasing slowly, according to Mark Allison, vice...

Chip resistor maker Ralec running at full capacity

Jul 20, 15:03

Ralec Electronics has seen its plants run at full capacity, producing 15-16 million chip resistors a month, according to industry sources. The high utilization is buoyed by strong...

HP prepares DDR3 netbooks to compete for 2H10 market share

Jul 20, 14:38

Despite its hesitant attitude about the netbook market previously, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently turned aggressive over the product line and decided to launch new netbooks equipped...

DDR1 sees significant demand in spot market, says inSpectrum

Jul 16, 17:06

The DRAM spot market remained slow this week (July 12-16), except for DDR1, the legacy memory product. Some unexpected demand for DDR1 from the Greater China area resulted in a noticeable...

Contract quotes for DDR3 chips drift lower in early July

Jul 16, 12:16

Contract quotes for DRAM chips continued to fall in the first half of July, with the price of 2GB DDR3 modules dropping 2-4% to US$44. However, some module makers and IC distributors...

FATC, Walton June revenues up on-month

Jul 6, 12:30

DRAM backend firm Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has reported revenues of NT$1 billion (US$31 million) for June 2010, up 3.3% on month and 26.8% on year. Peer Walton Advanced...

PTI seeing visibility on orders clear through 4Q10

Jul 2, 10:43

Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its utilization rate average 95%, buoyed by strong orders for memory chips, according to market watchers. The visibility of orders at the backend...

DRAM contract quotes likely to decline in July and August

Jul 1, 11:52

Contract quotes for DRAM chips may continue to drop in July and August as Samsung Electronics, buoyed by an improvement in yields of its 46nm process, is reportedly offering 2GB DDR3...

Samsung develops 32GB load-reduced DIMM for servers

Jun 29, 16:47

Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the industry's first 32GB load-reduced, dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM) for server applications, according to the company. Mass...

ProMOS says trial production for Elpida 63nm DDR3 chips a success

Jun 21, 10:36

ProMOS Technologies has announced the successful trial manufacturing of 1Gb DDR3 DRAM products, employing Elpida Memory's 63nm (65nm-XS, Super-shrink) technology, at its 12-inch wafer...

DRAM spot market still quiet, says inSpectrum

Jun 18, 17:00

The DRAM spot market remained weak this week (June 14-17), with prices staying mostly flat, according to inSpectrum.

DRAM contract price starts losing strength, says inSpectrum

Jun 9, 16:53

After seeing ASPs of DRAM hold stable for a while, a weakening price trend emerged in the first half of June, with stronger downside pressure expected in the later half of the month,...

PC vendors and Samsung in dispute over DDR3 contract quotes for May, say sources

May 14, 12:46

Major PC vendors and Samsung Electronics are currently in a standoff over Samsung's plans to hike contract quotes for DDR3 memory in May, according to industry sources. Rival Hynix...

Inotera signs NT$35 billion syndicated loan

May 11, 11:39

Inotera Memories has signed a contract with banks for a five-year syndicated loan of NT$35 billion (US1.1 billion) chiefly for its technology transitions. The DRAM maker said it is...

DRAM market recovers to end 2009 in triumph, says iSuppli

May 5, 09:28

Following a revenue low in the first quarter of 2009 not seen since 2001, the DRAM industry ended the fourth quarter at US$8.7 billion, up a mighty 43% from US$6.1 billion in the...

DRAM contract prices for late April declining, says inSpectrum

Apr 22, 16:10

Contract quotes for 2GB DDR3 memory modules have dropped 2.7% to average US$43.90 in the second half of April, while prices for 2GB DDR2 parts have slid 1.5% to US$41 on average,...

Elpida sampling 40nm 4Gb DDR3

Apr 22, 11:50

Elpida Memory has announced that it completed development of a 4Gb DDR3 SDRAM, which it claims is the highest density DDR3 in the DRAM industry.

ProMOS eyes return to profitability in 2Q10, says chairman

Apr 19, 10:39

DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies stands a good chance of returning to profitability in the second quarter of 2010, according to company chairman ML Chen speaking at a recent press ev...

ProMOS to move 63nm to mass production in 3Q10

Apr 16, 17:10

ProMOS Technologies is set to move Elpida Memory's 63nm stack process to mass production in the third quarter of 2010, according to the company.

Nanya swings back to loss in 1Q10

Apr 13, 16:42

Nanya Technology slipped back into the red in the first quarter of 2010, after reporting its first profit in 11 quarters in fourth-quarter 2009. The DRAM maker had previously hinted...