Foundries eyeing DRAM fabs

Nov 24, 01:30

DRAM chipmakers Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are reportedly considering selling fabs in order to preserve cash and strengthen their financial structures. Bidders for...

Rexchip finishes upgrade of DRAM process to 30nm one month ahead of schedule

Nov 22, 01:25

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Rexchip Electronics has completed the upgrade of its manufacturing process at a monthly capacity of 80,000 12-inch wafers from 40nm to 30nm, one month ahead...

DRAM spot prices stabilize on production cut plan, says inSpectrum

Nov 18, 16:54

The overall price trend of the DRAM spot market finally stabilized this week (November 14-18) due to the recent announcement of Elpida's production cut plan after a sluggish performance...

Elpida lodges patent infringement complaint against Nanya

Nov 17, 01:40

Elpida Memory has announced two filings of a complaint in two countries against Nanya Technology for patent infringement.

Prices for 2GB DDR3 reach US$10 threshold

Nov 17, 01:05

DRAM contract prices, which had stopped falling since October, began to trend downward in early November as PC OEMs slow down procurement amid concerns about disruptions to their...

Powerchip considering plant sale, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 16, 17:00

Cash-strapped Powerchip Technology reportedly is exploring various options, including selling one of its 12-inch plants, in order to continue gaining support from its creditor banks,...

Elpida mulling another production cutback, report says

Newswatch - Nov 16, 10:45

Japan's Elpida Memory is considering undertaking another capacity-cut strategy for its commodity DRAM production, aimed at curbing further price drops, Taiwan-based online media MoneyDJ...

Elpida announces organizational, personnel changes

Nov 15, 11:48

Elpida Memory has merged its sales office and technical marketing group into one unit named the "Sales & Marketing Office," according to the company. Meanwhile, Yasushi...

Taiwan-based DRAM makers may suffer total loss of over NT$80 billion in 2011

Nov 15, 01:15

Powerchip Technology, Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories and ProMOS Technologies, four Taiwan-based DRAM makers, may suffer a total net loss of more than NT$80 billion (US$2.67 billion)...

ProMOS October revenues hit new low

Nov 14, 13:28

ProMOS Technologies saw its monthly revenues slip below NT$500 million (US$16.6 million) to hit a new low in October 2011.

Slow demand to last through year-end in memory market, says inSpectrum

Nov 11, 17:11

Overall demand in the DRAM spot market remained low this week (November 7-11), as traders continued dumping their stocks amid a gloomy outlook for the year-end holiday shopping season,...

ASE to acquire 100% stake in Power ASE

Stockwatch - Nov 11, 11:54

IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced plans to acquire up to 107 million shares of Power ASE Technology, a joint venture with memory chipmaker Powerchip...

Sales ratio of PC DRAM to drop to 20% in 2012, says Powerchip

Nov 10, 01:20

Powerchip Technology expects the contribution to revenues of its PC DRAM business to fall to 20% or even less in 2012, in line with the company's diversification strategy, according...

Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS

Nov 9, 09:56

The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...

Another executive reportedly to leave ProMOS

Nov 7, 13:58

Ben Tseng, VP of sales and marketing for ProMOS Technologies, will soon resign from ProMOS following the resignation of JT Lin, company VP of the manufacturing group, industry observers...

Thai flood brings impact to memory contract market, says inSpectrum

Nov 4, 16:30

Contract pricing in the memory market is expected to be affected by recent flooding in Thailand with shortages for 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD) for desktop expected to be larger...

Inotera, Nanya and Rexchip revenues up in October; Powerchip down

Nov 4, 01:15

Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Rexchip Electronics have all reported increases in October 2011 revenues from the previous month, while Powerchip Technology posted a drop.

Samsung, Micron gain share in 3Q11 DRAM market

Nov 3, 11:31

Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology gained share in the DRAM market in the third quarter of 2011, while Hynix Semiconductor and Elpida Memory lost ground, according to DRAMeX...

Samsung 3Q11 profit down 23% on year

Oct 28, 15:19

Samsung Electronics has announced revenues of KRW41.27 trillion (US$37 billion) on a consolidated basis for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, a 3% increase on year. For...

Rexchip swings to 3Q11 net loss

Oct 28, 15:02

Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Elpida Memory, swung to net losses in the third quarter from profits in the second quarter and a year earlier.

Elpida swings to loss in fiscal 2Q11

Oct 27, 16:58

Japan's Elpida Memory swung to operating losses in the second quarter of its fiscal 2011 from profits a year ago, as sluggish growth in PC shipments led to a worsening of the supply-demand...

Databeans cuts 2011 DRAM and overall chip market forecast

Oct 27, 14:57

Databeans has cut its forecast for the 2011 DRAM market to US$31.5 billion, as weakness in the consumption of consumer and computing devices across all regions left suppliers with...

Hynix posts 3Q11 loss on weak chip prices

Oct 27, 11:35

Hynix Semiconductor swung to net losses in the third quarter due mainly to weakness in the prices of DRAM chips.

Samsung denies report about 2012 chip capex

Oct 25, 12:22

Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to allocate KRW15 trillion (US$13.3 billion) to chip capex in 2012, but company high-level executives have denied the speculation, according to...

FATC gains orders for onboard DRAM, says report

Newswatch - Oct 25, 11:26

Memory backend service provider Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has grabbed testing orders for onboard DRAM products used in ultrabooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Cloud computing enough to cover decrease in demand for DRAM used in PCs, says Kingston co-founder

Oct 25, 01:25

Although demand for DRAM used in PCs has been decreasing, demand for DRAM from cloud computing applications is sufficient to cover the decrease, and server-use DRAM, SSD (solid-state...

No post-holiday affect on DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum

Oct 21, 16:51

Overall pricing dropped further this week at the mainstream DRAM spot market (Oct 17-21) on weak demand, according to inSpectrum.

Powerchip 3Q11 loss widens

Oct 20, 11:56

Losses have widened at Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology amid persisting oversupply of DRAM chips and dramatic price drops.

Nanya, Inotera post larger losses for 3Q11

Oct 19, 16:13

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both saw their net losses widen sequentially and on year in the third quarter of 2011, affected by falling DRAM prices.

Smartphone DRAM demand to jump 700% by 2015, says IHS

Oct 19, 10:45

DRAM shipments in smartphones, as measured in 1Gb-equivalent units, are expected to rise to 1.7 billion in 2011, up 157.2% from 672.0 million in 2010, according to IHS iSuppli. By...

NAND to surpass DRAM in sales in 2014, says analyst

Oct 18, 11:52

The NAND flash market is expected to expand over the next several years but the DRAM market will shrink. The former will surpass the latter in revenues in 2014, said Andrew Norwood,...

Elpida sees loss in 1H of FY2011

Oct 14, 16:41

Japan's Elpida Memory has disclosed preliminary results for the first half of the company's fiscal 2011, estimating it slipped to the red with sales declining 51% on year.

Nanya plans to resume DRAM production at full capacity

Oct 14, 01:15

Nanya Technology has decided to resume production at full capacity starting October, as inventory digestion is near its end, according to the DRAM chipmaker.