Adata sales continue to slide in May; optimistic about USB 3.0 devices and SSD

Jun 7, 13:55

Adata Technology has posted a sequential revenue decrease for the second straight month in May 2011. Nonetheless, the memory module maker expressed optimism that USB 3.0 storage devices...

DRAM module makers diversifying products, says Adata chairman

Jun 1, 02:05

Taiwan-based DRAM module manufacturers have made inroads into the markets for solid-state drives (SSD) and higher end DRAM modules targeted at servers designed for cloud, or even...

Global DRAM module market to grow almost 11% in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

May 30, 10:08

The market for DRAM modules - packages containing DRAM chips for use in PCs and other electronic products - is headed for yet another year of double-digit growth in 2011 as shipments...

Kingston extends lead in 2010 DRAM module market, says DRAMeXchange

May 25, 14:50

US-based Kingston Technology further consolidated its dominance in the DRAM module market with its global share rising to more than 50% in 2010 from 39% in 2009, according to figures...

Memory module firm Silicon Power gears up for Taiwan market

Newswatch - May 13, 12:37

Silicon Power Computer & Communications, a Taiwan-based memory moduel firm, has said that it is stepping up efforts expanding its domestic business in 2011.

DRAM contract quotes up 2-3% for early May

May 12, 01:15

DRAM contract prices for the first half of May 2011 rose by a slower rate of 2-3% with Samsung Electronics managing to push the prices for 2GB DDR3 modules to US$19, according to...

Kingston sees stable DRAM prices, slight NAND supply constraints

Apr 25, 10:46

Contract prices for DRAM chips are set to be flat in the current second quarter of 2011, and will likely trend upward in the third and fourth quarters, according to Kingston Techno...

Memory module firm Silicon Power opens new plant

Apr 18, 12:10

Taiwan-based Silicon Power Computer & Communications, which produces NAND flash devices and DRAM modules as well as solid-state drives (SSD) and portable hard drives, has announced...

Adata March revenues up 53% on-month

Apr 7, 15:32

Memory module firm Adata Technology has registered NT$3.14 billion (US$108 million) in March 2011 revenues, up 52.6% on month. March revenues, however, showed a 35.1% decline compared...

Kingston revenues climb to record US$6.5 billion in 2010

Mar 16, 16:11

Kingston Technology has announced that its global revenues in 2010 soared to a record US$6.5 billion, the highest ever in company history. The US$2.4 billion increase in sales over...

Transcend looks to industrial memory products for growth

Feb 14, 11:27

Memory module maker Transcend Information expects its industrial-use flash modules, memory cards and solid-state drives (SSD) to account for 30% of its total revenues in 2011, compared...

Adata posts 9% sales drop in January

Feb 10, 01:00

Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced that revenues for January 2011 slid 8.8% sequentially to NT$2.8 billion (US$97 million). Revenues were down 24.1% compared to the...

Transcend revenues up 7% in December

Jan 10, 14:10

Memory module maker Transcend Information saw December revenues rise 7.4% sequentially to NT$3.03 billion (US$104 million). The growth was driven by more stable prices for NAND flash-related...

Adata revenues rebound in December

Jan 6, 11:54

Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced that revenues for December grew 14.1% sequentially to NT$3.07 billion (US$105 million), ending a 2-month streak of on-month drops...

Apacer diversifying away from standard memory modules

Dec 28, 15:42

Apacer Technology expects to see more growth from what the company calls the "value-added" business in 2011. Its standard memory module business, which consists of DRAM...

Apacer to begin trading on TSE on December 29

Newswatch - Dec 23, 14:15

Apacer Technology is scheduled to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 29 at NT$21 (US$0.70), according to the memory module maker. Ahead of the listing, the company...

DRAM module makers 4Q10 profits likely hurt by rising NT dollar

Dec 15, 16:00

The recent appreciation of the NT dollar may result in significant foreign-exchange losses for DRAM module houses including Adata Technology and Transcend Information, according to...

Transcend November sales buoyed by growth in NAND flash products

Dec 7, 15:14

Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced revenues of NT$2.82 billion (US$94 million) for November 2010, up 6.6% sequentially. The company saw shipments of its NAND...

Falling 2Gb DDR3 prices to help advance PC memory density

Dec 6, 13:45

Spot prices for 2Gb DDR3 memory continue trending down to average near US$2, with those in the low range arriving at US$1.90, according to market sources. Previously the observers...

Adata lowering proportion of DRAM-module sales

Dec 6, 11:47

Adata Technology has moved to lower the DRAM-module portion of its revenues in order to respond to continued chip price falls, while putting a greater emphasis on non-DRAM products...

Kingston expands lead in DRAM module business, says iSuppli

Nov 16, 10:48

Kingston Technology padded its dominance of the third-party DRAM module business in the first half of 2010, selling US$2.6 billion worth of DRAM modules, according to iSuppli. The...

DRAM contract prices down over 7% in early November

Nov 16, 01:20

Early November contract prices for 1Gb DRAM memory have plunged by over 7%, driving the price of 2GB DDR3 modules to US$24-25. Suppliers will see further price falls through the second...

PQI reports 3Q10 losses of NT$2.69 per share

Nov 2, 14:52

Memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) has reported net losses of NT$747 million (US$24.5 million), or NT$2.69 per share, for the third quarter of 2010. The losses...

Kingston partners with Synnex in Thailand

Newswatch - Oct 12, 14:55

Kingston Technology has said it is partnering with Synnex Technology International for the Thailand market, and has set up an authorized service center for repair and after-sales...

Adata 3Q10 sales down slightly on quarter

Oct 6, 17:06

Memory module maker Adata Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.45 billion (US$112 million) for September 2010, up 1.7% on month but down 15.5% on year. Consolidated sales for...

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...

Transcend August sales down on weak back-to-school demand

Sep 10, 13:54

Transcend Information saw revenues decrease 5.19% on month to NT$2.53 billion (US$79 million) in August 2010, as sales of its DRAM modules and NAND devices both declined sequentially...

Adata posts on-month drop in August revenues

Sep 6, 15:52

Affected by weak prices for DRAM and NAND flash, Adata Technology saw its revenues drop 4.15% sequentially in August 2010. The memory module maker also expressed caution about September,...

Apacer reports 1H10 EPS of NT$1.90

Sep 3, 15:31

Taiwan-based Apacer Technology, a supplier of memory modules and other storage solutions, saw net profits grow 40.3% on year to NT$209 million (US$6 million) in the first half of...

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...

Niching July revenues drop 10% on month

Aug 11, 16:42

IC material distributor Niching Industrial has announced revenues for July 2010 dropped 10% on month to NT$112 million (US$3.529 million), due to inventory digestion by memory module...

Transcend revenues up 13% in July

Aug 9, 16:26

Transcend Information has reported revenues of NT$2.67 billion (US$84 million) for July 2010, up 13.2% from June. The memory module maker expects revenues for August to continue growing...