Transcend, Adata upbeat for 3Q11 revenue outlook

Aug 8, 12:22

Memory module makers Transcend Information and Adata Technology both have posted sequential gains in revenues for July and are upbeat about their third-quarter revenue outlooks, according...

Adata president resigns

Newswatch - Aug 1, 17:21

Memory module firm Adata Technology on July 29 announced that Il Ung Kim has resigned as company president. There is no replacement of Kim as the company previously had two presidents...

Taiwan memory module firms expanding portable HDD lines

Jul 20, 16:41

The market for external HDDs is expected to boom buoyed by the growing popularity of mobile computers such as thin and lightweight notebooks, and tablet PCs. Taiwan-based memory module...

Transcend June revenues up over 9% on-month

Jul 7, 14:58

Transcend Information's revenues increased 9.7% sequentially to NT$2.37 billion (US$82.2 million) in June, following two months of sequential drops, according to financial data released...

Memory module houses stop price cuts, but demand fail to pick up, says inSpectrum

Jul 1, 15:52

The DRAM and NAND flash spot markets continued to see weak demand throughout this week (June 27-July1) with only few transactions, according to inSpectrum.

Weak channel demand prompts memory module houses launch big price cut, says inSpectrum

Jun 10, 15:48

The price erosion in the channel has aggravated as leading DRAM module houses have launched sharp price revisions, prompting traders/brokers to dump more inventory, according to in...

Memory module firms post on-month drops in May revenues

Jun 10, 01:15

Transcend Information posted a revenue drop of 9.1% sequentially in May 2011, while fellow memory module companies Apacer Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Phison...

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...

Memory module makers see weak sales in May

May 25, 11:06

Viewing that demand for NAND flash from vendors of tablet PCs and smartphones has declined and the retail market of NAND flash-based memory products has turned stagnant, Taiwan-based...

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.

Adata April revenues down 19% on-month

May 6, 01:25

Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported NT$2.535 billion (US$89 million) in revenues for April 2011, down 19.2% sequentially. Revenues from January through April totaled...

Adata, Transcend report 1Q11 profits

May 3, 10:50

Adata Technology returned to profitability in the first quarter with net profits of NT$96 million (US$3.35 million), while fellow memory module company Transcend Information achieved...

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...

Memory module firm Silicon Power to deal out dividend of NT$2.50 for 2010

Apr 12, 15:55

Memory module maker Silicon Power Computer & Communications will hand out total dividends of NT$2.50 (US$0.09) - NT$1.50 in cash and NT$1 in shares - for 2010, according to a...

IC material distributor Niching hits record revenues in 1Q11

Apr 11, 16:10

Semiconductor material distributor Niching Industrial has posted NT$143 million (US$4.94 million) in March revenues, up 26% sequentially. Its cumulative 2011 revenues through March...

Memory module firms enjoy rebound in March revenues

Apr 11, 14:02

Taiwan-based memory module houses Transcend Information, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Apacer Technology have reported sequential growth in revenues for March 2011 of 54.1%,...

Flash card maker Hagiwara files for bankruptcy protection

Apr 8, 12:00

Japanese flash card maker Hagiwara Sys-Com reportedly has filed for bankruptcy protection, raising speculation that the dedicated memory module sector will go through another restructuring...

Memory module firms March revenues to rebound

Apr 1, 01:10

Taiwan-based memory module houses Adata Technology, Apacer Technology, Phison Electronics and Transcend Information are expected to post significant sequential growth in March 2011...

Adata sees no supply disruption concerns

Mar 18, 01:00

Memory module firm Adata Technology has adequate inventory and multiple sources for chips, which will help it mitigate potential disruptions caused by the recent earthquake in Japan...

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...

Adata, Transcend February sales down over 20% sequentially

Mar 10, 01:15

Memory module makers Adata Technology and Transcend Information have reported sequential decreases in revenues for February 2011 of 26.7% and 32.1%, respectively.

NAND flash contract prices flat in 1H February, says DRAMeXchange

Feb 17, 12:00

Contract prices for NAND flash memory continued to hold flat in the first half of February, according to latest data gathered by DRAMeXchange. Prices for late January turned soft...

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...

Phison revenues up in January, Transcend down

Feb 11, 10:46

Phison Electronics, which supplies memory controller ICs as well as NAND flash-based products, saw revenues climb 10.5% on month to NT$2.52 billion (US$87 million) in January 2011,...

Memory module maker Adata sees losses in 4Q and 2010

Jan 31, 13:49

Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced net losses of NT$171 million (US$5.88 million), or NT$0.76 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a 50% drop in DRAM chip...

Transcend moves global production base back to Taiwan from China

Jan 11, 01:05

Memory module maker Transcend Information has moved its global manufacturing base from China back to Taiwan. The new facilities in Taipei are equipped with 20 production lines and...

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...

New Transcend USB 3.0 flash drive uses Innostor controller

Jan 6, 15:23

Transcend Information has introduced a new portfolio of flash memory drives, the JetFlash 700, which the company is demonstrating at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The drive uses Innostor's...

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...

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...

Apacer to list on TSE after IPO

Nov 26, 12:19

Memory module maker Apacer Technology will be allowed to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after closing its NT$1.095 billion (US$36 million) initial public offering (IPO),...