Kingston says May sales in APAC weak

Newswatch - Jun 3, 14:06

Kingston Technology may see revenues from the Asia-Pacific market for May hit the lowest monthly level so far in 2009, due to weak contribution from its NAND flash product line, according...

NAND flash controller supplier 3S swings to profit in 1Q09

May 11, 12:17

Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, swung back to profitability in the first quarter of 2009, with net income...

Kingston to invest more in Phison

May 11, 12:08

Taiwan's Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller designs, has announced that Kingston Technology will invest NT$658 million (US$20.23 million) through private...

DRAM contract prices poised for 10-15% growth in May, says DRAMeXchange

May 6, 14:22

DRAM contract prices are set to rise 10-15% to between US$9-10 per GB in May, up from US$8-8.5 last month, according to DRAMeXchange.

Toshiba to outsource SSD production to Kingston, say sources

May 5, 17:02

Toshiba is looking to outsource OEM production of solid-state drives (SSDs) to Kingston Technology for 2009, with a portion of the products to be co-branded and sold through Kingston's...

DRAM contract prices going up, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 22, 09:58

DRAM contract prices have trended upward in the second half of April, data gathered by DRAMeXchange have shown. Average prices of 1GB DDR2-667 and 2GB DDR2 modules have gone up to...

US market: SanDisk may lose ground to Taiwan competitors

Apr 16, 15:10

Taiwan's flash memory device manufacturers as well as US-based Kingston Technology are expected to grab a slice of the US NAND flash market now that the US International Trade Commission...

PSC collateralizes Rexchip shares in exchange for fund injection from Kingston

Apr 6, 12:25

Memory chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has collateralized its stake in Rexchip Electronics in exchange for funding worth NT$2 billion (US$60.4 million) from memory...

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...

Kingston mulling investment in Eplida; PTI already commits

Mar 25, 15:46

Memory-module maker Kingston Technology is mulling plans to invest in an Elpida Memory subsidiary that has already seen Powertech Technology (PTI) commit an investment of five billion...

Kingston says no plan to invest in TMC

Mar 17, 15:10

Kingston Technology has dismissed speculation that it plans to acquire 5-10% of a new DRAM company that the Taiwan government is setting up, saying it would not commit itself to investing...

Kingston to invest in Taiwan Memory, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 16, 12:29

Kingston Technology may take up a 10% stake in Taiwan Memory, the new DDRAM company that the Taiwan government is planning, the Chinese-language Commercial Times reported...

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...

Intel and Taiwan memory vendors to push SSD in co-branding initiative

Feb 13, 14:22

A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) are expected to join Intel in a push for the solid-state drive (SSD) market with a co-branding strategy, according to industry...

Taiwan banks halt ProMOS loan

Feb 5, 12:10

Nine Taiwan banks which reportedly have agreed to provide a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) to DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies have postponed the lending process,...

Phison sets private placement; draws more investment from Kingston

Feb 4, 16:47

NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics plans to issue new shares through private placement to raise additional capital and draw new strategic partners, the company has...

Kingston acts as guarantor for ProMOS loan

Feb 4, 12:24

Kingston Technology has agreed to act as a guarantor for ProMOS Technologies' application for a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) from nine local banks, according to...

ProMOS sells property to Kingston

Stockwatch - Jan 22, 11:37

ProMOS Technologies, whose deadline for redeeming ECBs (euro convertible bonds) is nearing, has sold a piece of 8,362-square meter land, plust structures on it, to memory module specialist...

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...

Kingston to enter SSD market via co-branding with Intel

Dec 24, 01:10

Memory-module maker Kingston Technology is looking to enter the solid-state drive (SSD) market by January 2009, via a co-branding partnership with Intel, the company has revealed.

Time for Taiwan DRAM makers to move forward, says Kingston

Nov 24, 15:26

David Sun, co-founder of Kingston Technology, recently stated that Taiwan's DRAM makers should be aware that now is the best time for Taiwan's DRAM industry to implement consolidation...

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.

Taiwan DRAM makers PSC and ProMOS get financial support from Elpida and Kingston

Nov 7, 01:10

Taiwan DRAM makers are looking for foreign support due to insufficient funds. Elpida Memory has decided to invest NT$3-4 billion (US$9.15-12.2 million), an about 5% stake in Powerchip...

Kingston top USB flash drive vendor in 2Q, Transcend No. 2, says research firm

Oct 17, 10:38

USB flash drive shipments increased to 39.96 million units in the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 9% from the previous quarter, according to Santa Clara Consulting Group.

Kingston sees surge in demand for NAND flash products in China

Oct 15, 01:10

Memory module maker Kingston Technology expects a staggering increase in shipments of NAND flash products in October as demand in China is growing strongly.

PTI to have record September sales with Kingston's strong orders; expects flat or increasing sales in 4Q

Oct 6, 15:23

Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported September sales of NT$2.7 billion (US$83.5 million), a company record, thanks to support from its largest shareholder Kingston Technology,...

Kingston takes 10% stake at NAND flash controller designer 3S

Aug 11, 11:03

NAND flash controller design house Solid State System (3S) announced that Kingston Technology has taken a 10% stake in the company via a private placement as expected. By forging...

Kingston rumored to be investing in NAND flash controller maker 3S

Aug 8, 01:00

Kingston Technology is said to be planning to subscribe to new shares issued by Solid State System (3S) – a NAND flash controller design house that is invested in by Toshiba...

PSC to see Kingston, PTI and ASE subscribe to its corporate bonds

Jul 30, 01:15

DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has revealed that memory module maker Kingston Technology will join packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology Incorporated...