Last update: Saturday 4 February 2012 [26 news items]
Silicon Motion 3-bit per cell controller sales receive boost in 4Q11
Feb 4, 15:25
Silicon Motion Technology saw sales of 3-bit per cell (TLC) NAND flash controllers grow substantially to account for almost 50% of its overall controller revenues in the fourth quarter...
Silicon Motion raises revenue forecast
Nov 3, 01:00
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported record revenues for the third quarter of 2011, while raising its revenue growth forecast for the full year for...
Adata, Phison break into supply chain for ultrabooks
Oct 13, 01:10
Adata Technology's 6Gb/s mSATA SSDs reportedly have been selected by Asustek Computer for use in its new Zenbook-series ultrabooks, marking a milestone for the Taiwan-based memory...
Memory controller maker Phison reports strong earnings for 1H11
Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:05
NAND flash controller IC maker Phison Electronics has announced net profits of NT$448 million (US$15.43 million) for the second quarter of 2011, bringing total net earnings for the...
Phison posts NT$4.18 in 1Q11 EPS
Apr 14, 01:15
Phison Electronics, which supplies memory controller ICs as well as NAND flash-based products, has announced revenues slid 1.8% sequentially to NT$7.71 billion (US$266 million) in...
Micron reportedly taps Phison, Skymedi for eMMC NAND
Dec 30, 01:35
Micron Technology is looking to work with memory controller IC suppliers Phison Electronics and Skymedi for its managed NAND portfolio that supports the eMMC standard for mobile devices...
Phison, 3S November revenues down slightly on-month
Dec 10, 01:55
Taiwan-based Phison Electronics and Solid State System (3S), which design and makes controllers for NAND flash memory integrated into products such as flash memory cards and disk...
Phison seeing orders rebound, says chairman
Oct 28, 01:45
Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has seen orders start picking up in October, as falling prices for NAND flash chips appeared to stimulate demand, according to company...
NAND flash prices more reasonable to spur demand, says Phison chairman
Sep 1, 11:32
Phison Electronics has seen a strong rebound in NAND flash demand recently, and believes prices may have fallen to a level acceptable to its clients, according to company chairman...
Phison reports July revenues up
Aug 11, 14:36
Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has announced revenues for July 2010 grew 17% on month to NT$2.82 billion (US$88.987 million), thanks to price stabilization of NAND...
Memory controller IC vendors post mixed results for May
Jun 11, 13:49
Memory controller IC designers Skymedi, Solid State System (3S) and Phison Electronics have posted mixed results for May 2010.
Silicon Motion set to deliver controllers for 20nm NAND flash
Feb 5, 15:09
Silicon Motion Technology has seen the majority of controller chips it is shipping are for 40nm and 30nm NAND flash, according to company president and CEO Wallace Kou. The NAND flash...
Memory controller maker JMicron eyes 100 million in 2010 shipments
Jan 13, 16:29
JMicron Technology expects its overall controller IC shipments to surpass 100 million units in 2010, from around 70 million shipped in 2009. The memory controller IC specialist said...
Silicon Motion 3Q09 sales up 14% sequentially with narrower loss
Oct 30, 15:22
Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless design house specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, has announced net sales for the third quarter of 2009 increased...
Phison cuts into RIM supply chain, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 19, 11:43
NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics is shipping solutions for secure memory cards in small volume, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Transcend to increase investment in flash controller IC designer
Jun 17, 11:24
Memory module maker Transcend Information plans to increase its stake in Alcor Micro by subscribing to part of the seven million new shares to be issued by the NAND flash controller...
Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say
Jun 15, 12:05
Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry...
Memory controller IC maker Skymedi steps into SSD segment
May 14, 11:59
Taiwan's Skymedi has stepped into the SSD segment, joining counterparts JMicron Technology, Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology. The NAND flash controller design house...
IC distributor WPG expected to outperform domestic peers in April
May 6, 14:55
WPG Holdings is expected to manage a 10-15% sequential revenue growth in April with strong sales of products from Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI),...
Uphill NAND flash price trend may end in May and June, says Phison
Apr 29, 10:51
NAND flash contract prices may hold flat in May and June, as the momentum of price growth is likely to be limited, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics.
Flash design specialist AboUnion taps SSD controller market
Mar 20, 17:12
Taiwan's AboUnion Technology, a memory IC design house specializing in NAND flash applications, is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers, according to the company...
Silicon Motion announces 3Q results
Nov 3, 11:51
Silicon Motion Technology has announced financial results for third-quarter 2008. Third-quarter net sales decreased 7% sequentially to US$45 million. GAAP net income increased 313%...
NAND flash controller IC design houses post mixed results in 1H08
Aug 29, 11:52
Major NAND flash controller IC design houses have posted mixed financial results for the first half of 2008. As prices for of NAND flash keep heading south, fellow controller IC design...
SSD in new Eee PC to support SATA interface
Aug 22, 16:10
Asustek Computer is said to be bringing a true solid-state disk (SSD) drive to its Eee PC lineup as the company will use an SSD that supports a serial ATA interface and SLC NAND,...
Phison: NAND flash industry trough may last another quarter
Aug 20, 11:21
High inventory of NAND flash among leading NAND flash players has led to a series of price cuts from August but demand is still expected to be suppressed through the entire third...
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...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 1h 46min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 55min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 2h 4min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 2h 21min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 2h 29min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 2h 33min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
AMD Opteron 6000 series processor
AMD has announced availability of a new server platform, the AMD Opteron 6000 series, featuring eight- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P server market,...
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SanDisk 64GB CompactFlash card
SanDisk has unveiled a new 64GB CompactFlash memory card in its Extreme Pro series. The new CF cards feature an advanced memory controller that enables fast read and write speeds...
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- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 12:44 (GMT+8)
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.