A-Data July 2009 sales up 26% on growing shipments

Newswatch - Aug 5, 15:44

Memory-module maker A-Data Technology has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 26% on month to NT$2.59 billion (US$79.3 million), with shipments up more than 25%. The company...

A-Data and Transcend expected to net NT$2 per share or above in 2Q09

Jul 14, 15:38

A-Data Technology and Transcend Information are expected to see their second quarter profits maintain or surpass levels seen in first-quarter 2009, as DRAM prices are on a return...

A-Data and Transcend see June revenues up double-digits

Jul 8, 11:04

A-Data Technology and Transcend Information enjoyed on-month revenue growth of 24.5% and 25.6%, respectively, in June 2009. Both memory module makers have seen growing sales contributions...

Apacer becomes sales agent for Diskeeper in Greater China

Newswatch - Jul 2, 14:38

Apacer Technology has ventured into software distribution by obtaining the rights to distribute Diskeeper's products in the Greater China market, according to the Taiwan-based memory...

DRAM contract quotes expected to increase in July

Newswatch - Jun 26, 11:44

Supply in the DRAM contract market will tighten in July as demand from PC makers grows strong, as a result pricing is set to rise, according to industry sources. DRAM module makers...

DRAM contract prices stay flat in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 24, 14:38

Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules have stayed flat in the second half of June, following low- to mid-single-digit percentage gains in the first half, according to DRAMeXchange...

DRAM contract prices on the rise in 1H May, says DRAMeXchange

May 8, 17:05

Contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules for the first half of May have increased by 5-10% to US$18-22, and 2GB DDR3 parts by 5-12% to US$19-22.5, according to data compiled by DRAMeXc...

Transcend enjoys continued shipment growth in April, memory cards up 37% on year

May 8, 15:00

Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced total shipments for April 2009 at 8.19 million units, representing growth of 9.2% on year and 13.8% sequentially. Shipments...

Memory module maker A-Data reports improved sales in April

May 6, 10:18

A-Data saw its April sales rise sequentially with a narrower drop on year. The memory-module maker has announced unaudited revenues of NT$2.34 billion (US$71.7 million) for last month,...

A-Data and PQI swing to profits in 1Q09

Apr 30, 15:02

Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) both swung to profits in the first quarter of 2009. A-Data posted a net profit of NT$362 million (US$10.7...

Transcend to soon kick off factory construction in Taiwan

Apr 29, 10:17

Taiwan-based Transcend Information has disclosed that it will start constructing a large production base in northern Taiwan, where it plans to house 20 production lines for a monthly...

Transcend March shipments up over 28% on year

Apr 8, 15:47

Memory-module maker Transcend Information recorded total shipments of 7.2 million memory products in March, an increase of 28.5% from the same month in 2008. Shipments of its strategic...

Kingston reiterates no decision made to invest in Taiwan Memory

Apr 1, 11:45

Kingston Technology has reiterated that currently no decision has been made regarding its investment in Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Kingston will evaluate the possibility only if...

Memory-module maker Kingston 2008 shipments up, but revenues down

Mar 12, 12:10

Kingston Technology has announced worldwide revenues totaled US$4 billion in 2008, representing a decline of 11% from a year earlier. Despite the revenue dip, the US-based memory-module...

DRAM module makers increase prices; 1GB DDR2 quoted at US$10

Jan 9, 01:10

DRAM module makers Kingston Technology, Transcend Information, A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) have increased their prices following the recent surge in DRAM...

DRAM contract quotes drop 10% again in 2H November

Nov 21, 01:15

DRAM chip contract quotes dropped 10% again in the second half of November. 1GB DDR2 modules also fell to there lowest point at less than US$10. DRAM prices will not rebound until...

Kingston to build new plant in Taiwan in 2009

Nov 14, 01:05

Memory module maker Kingston Technology plans to expand production capacity in Taiwan next year to support growing shipments, the company has revealed.

DRAM module maker A-Data cutting inventories amid weak demand

Nov 6, 12:06

Memory module maker A-Data Technology has said that it will focus its efforts on controlling inventory as a means to curtail the impact of declining demand for DRAM and NAND flash...

DRAM and memory module makers encouraging workers to take leave without pay to reduce costs

Nov 5, 15:13

Instead of taking drastic measures such as laying off workers, Taiwan DRAM and memory module makers are trying to reduce their operating costs by asking employees to take more leave...

Transcend gross margins at double-digits in 3Q08

Oct 27, 11:36

Taiwan-based memory module maker Transcend Information scored a double-digit gross margin, at 10.5%, in the third quarter of 2008 on record shipments of own-brand NAND flash and DRAM...

Transcend and A-Data revenues up slightly in September despite weak chip prices

Oct 8, 12:22

Two Taiwan leading memory module makers - Transcend Information and A-Data Technology - saw their net sales increase slightly in September despite weak prices for DRAM and NAND flash...

Second-tier memory vendors laying off workers to cut operating costs

Oct 6, 14:40

A number of Taiwan-based second-tier memory vendors have begun to lay off employees working at production lines and backup units as a means to reduce operating costs in order to tide...

DRAM contract quotes drop sharply for 2H September

Sep 23, 11:59

Contract prices of DRAM chips for the second half of September fell sharply as orders for memory chips from PC OEMs continued to dwindle, according to data available from DRAMeXcha...

DRAM module makers start dumping inventory

Aug 12, 12:26

With DRAM contract prices bidding farewell to a upward pricing trend that had been maintained since April, DRAM module makers have started dumping their inventory, which they have...