Winbond 4Q10 profits shrink sequentially on lower revenues

Jan 28, 16:12

Winbond Electronics earned net profits of NT$30 million (US$1.03 million) in the fourth quarter of 2010, down significantly from NT$1.9 billion in the prior quarter. Revenues slid...

Elpida reportedly cuts substantial GDDR orders to Winbond

Jan 5, 01:25

With falling demand for GDDR, Japan-based memory company Elpida has reportedly substantially reduced orders to Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, according to industry sources. Winbond...

Graphics memory faces slower growth compared to overall DRAM market, says iSuppli

Nov 11, 11:51

The accelerated trend in the PC market toward integrating graphics capabilities into the central processing unit (CPU) will have a negative impact on graphics-oriented memory, causing...

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...

Elpida develops 2Gb GDDR5

Jun 24, 17:12

Elpida Memory has completed development of a 50nm two-gigabit (2Gb) GDDR5 device using copper interconnects, according to the Japan-based chip vendor. The new GDDR5 was developed...

Winbond May revenues rise 5% on month despite low season

Jun 9, 11:11

Winbond Electronics has announced revenues for May 2010 grew 5.6% sequentially to NT$2.86 billion (US$88 million), despite it traditionally being the low season. The memory chipmaker...

Winbond GDDR output for Elpida lower than expected

Apr 6, 15:17

Winbond Electronics has recently begun making GDDR chips for Elpida Memory with a production capacity of 5,000 wafer starts a month, according to industry sources. However, the monthly...

PTI meets 4Q09 guidance; sets 2010 capex at NT$9 billion

Feb 4, 16:47

Memory packaging and testing service provider Powertech Technology (PTI) has posted fourth-quarter 2009 sales of NT$8.74 billion (US$273 million) and net income of NT$1.68 billion,...

Winbond posts first profit in 11 quarters

Jan 29, 16:49

DRAM maker Winbond Electronics, which has diversified its product mix to include niche DRAM, NOR flash and GDDR, has announced net income of NT$342 million (US$10.7 million) on revenues...

Memory backend firm Walton sees influx of DDR3 orders

Jan 29, 16:30

Walton Advanced Engineering will continue to operate during most of the Lunar New Year holidays, due to an influx of orders for DDR3 chips, according to the company.

Walton to benefit from Winbond orders for GDDR chips, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 27, 12:21

Backend service supplier Walton Advanced Engineering is expected to benefit from major contracts from Elpida Memory and Winbond Electronics starting in the second quarter of 2010...

Winbond consolidated revenues up in 2009

Jan 11, 11:09

Memory maker Winbond Electronics, which has moved to turn its focus away from commodity DRAM, saw revenues from its core business decrease 10.5% in 2009. But consolidated revenues...

Elpida opens DRAM testing lab in Munich

Nov 20, 12:30

Elpida Memory has held a ceremony in Munich, Germany to officially open its test laboratory for DRAM chips at its Munich Design Center, which began operations in May 2009 as a GDDR...

Elpida, Winbond ink deal for GDDR foundry service

Nov 11, 11:50

Elpida Memory today (November 11) announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for DRAM foundry services with Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics. The agreement pertains...

Winbond and Macronix post mixed results in October 2009

Nov 10, 13:51

Winbond Electronics, which is switching its business focus from commodity DRAM to niche DRAM and NOR flash, has announced revenues for October 2009 grew 12.2% on month to NT$2.12...

Winbond posts narrower 3Q09 loss, ups 2009 capex

Oct 28, 14:50

Winbond Electronics has announced net sales for the third quarter of 2009 totaled NT$5.69 billion (US$175 million), up 36% from the previous quarter's NT$4.2 billion. Net losses for...

Winbond 3Q09 revenues up 12% on year

Oct 12, 12:14

Winbond Electronics, which is exiting the commodity DRAM business, has announced revenues for September 2009 grew 12.8% on year to NT$1.89 billion (US$58.6 million). Its revenues...

Winbond procures US$23 million worth of equipment from Qimonda

Stockwatch - Oct 1, 10:18

Taiwan-based memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has acquired US$23 million worth of equipment from Qimonda, which filed for bankruptcy in January, according to its filing with the...

Winbond July revenues up, outperforming domestic peers

Aug 11, 15:20

Winbond Electronics saw its revenues return to a growth track in July 2009, after posting on-year drops for 26 straight months. The Taiwan-based DRAM maker outperformed its domestic...

Elpida acquires GDDR patents and assets from Qimonda

Aug 7, 09:23

Elpida Memory on August 6 announced that it has reached an agreement with Qimonda, which is now in insolvency proceedings, to acquire the Germany-based chipmaker's technology licenses...

Winbond seeking to enter licensing agreement with Qimonda for graphics DRAM

Aug 4, 16:50

Winbond Electronics announced on August 4 that its board of directors has approved a proposal to enter a product transfer and technology licensing agreement with Qimonda for licensing...

AMD to use Samsung memory to fill Qimonda supply gap, says HKEPC

Newswatch - Apr 8, 17:15

AMD is planning to adopt Samsung Electronics' GDDR5 memory to fill in the supply gap caused by Qimonda's bankruptcy in April, according to a Chinese-language HKEPC report...

Qimonda to advance GDDR production process by 2009

May 29, 12:04

Having set a goal of a 30% share in the graphics DDR (GDDR) market, Qimonda is gearing up its pace to advance production process, with 58nm production slated to begin by 2009.