Last update: Thursday 17 May 2012 [145 news items]
PQI snaps up NT$225 million net profits in 1Q10
Apr 30, 10:34
Power Quotient International (PQI) has reported net profits of NT$225.02 million (US$7.15 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up significantly from NT$85.28 million in the prior...
Memory module house Transcend to hire 1,000 staff for new plant
Mar 15, 15:16
DRAM module and NAND flash device maker Transcend Information plans to recruit a total of 1,000 employees for its soon-to-be-open Taiwan plant, which will be dedicated to producing...
Transcend sees February revenues and shipments drop on month
Mar 9, 11:36
Transcend Information has announced its revenues for February 2010 slid 20.1% sequentially to NT$2.34 billion (US$73 million), mainly due to fewer working days in the month. The memory...
SanDisk begins to supply NAND flash wafers, say memory module makers
Mar 9, 10:16
Taiwan-based NAND flash device makers including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI), and flash controller supplier Phison Electronics have...
A-Data February 2010 revenues up over 50% on year
Mar 8, 15:16
Memory module house A-Data Technology saw its February 201 revenues affected by fewer working days, but still enjoyed growth of over 50% compared to a year earlier.
Transcend, PQI see January 2010 sales up on month
Feb 10, 15:52
Transcend Information saw revenues increase 2% sequentially to NT$2.93 billion (US$91.35 million) in January 2010, while Power Quotient International (PQI) managed a 4.7% growth on...
Kingston posts revenue growth in 2009 on better DRAM and flash pricing
Feb 10, 14:31
Kingston Technology has announced revenues increased US$100 million to US$4.1 billion in 2009, its second-highest record. The memory-module house attributed the revenue growth to...
Transcend 2009 profits almost double
Feb 8, 14:27
Transcend Information saw net profits for 2009 hit an historic high of NT$4.33 billion (US$134.8 million), up 92.4% from NT$2.25 billion in 2008, according to the memory module house...
Memory module makers to see flat revenues in January despite DRAM price drop
Jan 28, 11:32
Major Taiwan-based memory module houses are expected to see their revenues stay flat sequentially in January 2010, but revenues for all of the first quarter may decrease slightly...
A-Data sees return to profits in 2009
Jan 21, 16:07
DRAM module maker A-Data Technology has posted net profits of NT$702 million (US$22.08 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009, bringing net earnings for all of the year to NT$21.3...
Taiwan DRAM module makers report revenue growth in 2009
Jan 11, 13:40
A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) all saw 2009 revenues return to a growth track following 2008, when they experienced on-year drops.
Kingston denies acquisition rumors
Jan 5, 12:06
Memory module maker Kingston Technology has moved to quash recent rumors that suggested the company is looking to acquire its outsourcing partners Panram International and Orient...
DRAM industry set to begin with good start in 1Q10, says Transcend chairman
Dec 17, 14:44
The DRAM industry is expected to move opposite to normal seasonal patterns during the first quarter of 2010, before descending to the year's lowest level in the second quarter, according...
A-Data and Transcend expected to report better November 2009
Dec 2, 16:27
Memory module house A-Data Technology may see revenues top NT$4.5 billion (US$140 million) in November 2009, up from NT$4.3 billion in October, according to market watchers. Meanwhile,...
Kingston to expand supply through outsourcing, says co-founder
Dec 1, 17:07
Kingston Technology will increase its supply of DRAM modules and NAND flash devices through outsourced production to Taiwan-based Panram International and Orient Semiconductor Electronics...
A-Data employs former Samsung, Shuttle executives
Newswatch - Nov 30, 14:57
Taiwan-based A-Data Technology has recently employed Il Ung Kim, a former VP of marketing for Samsung Electronics' memory division, as its new general manager, and also former Shuttle...
Hynix scaling up NAND flash supply, say Taiwan makers
Nov 24, 15:19
Hynix has smoothly produced NAND flash based on 41nm and 48nm processes with supply volumes in the second half of 2009 to double those in the first half, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Nanya Elixir distributor partners with HannStar Union
Nov 23, 12:09
Silicon-Power Computer & Communications, the distributor of Nanya Technology's Elixir brand products, has announced a partnership with HannStar Union, a Taiwan-based PC peripherals...
Transcend revenues down in October on weaker demand for NAND flash products
Nov 9, 11:19
Memory module maker Transcend Information has reported revenues of NT$2.97 billion (US$91.78 million) for October 2009, down 18% compared with the previous month's NT$3.62 billion...
Memory module maker PQI raises NT$475 million in private placement
Oct 12, 16:54
Power Quotient International (PQI) has announced it completed a private placement for the issue of new shares at NT$19.56 per unit. The Taiwan-based memory module maker has raised...
Taiwan memory module makers brace for NAND flash shortage
Oct 9, 12:23
Taiwan-based memory module houses are moving to diversify their NAND flash suppliers to minimize procurement risk, according to industry sources. NAND flash supply has reportedly...
A-Data and Transcend 3Q09 sales up on year
Oct 7, 15:43
A-Data Technology and Transcend Information saw their revenues for the third quarter of 2009 return to an on-year growth track. Both companies saw September sales hit a high for the...
Memory industry now on recovery path, says A-Data chairman
Oct 6, 11:21
The NAND flash and DRAM sectors have recovered in the second half of 2009 after an industry glut eased and chip prices rebounded, according to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology...
Memory module makers to see revenue growth in September
Sep 28, 15:54
Taiwan-based memory module makers A-Data Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Transcend Information are expected to enjoy revenue growth on year in September 2009, thanks...
A-Data taps former Samsung exec to advice
Newswatch - Sep 24, 09:45
A-Data Technology has employed a former Samsung Electronics marketing executive as an advisor, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The former Samsung executive may take over...
A-Data to partner with Bharti in India
Sep 16, 12:24
A-Data Technology will enter into a long-term strategic partnership with Bharti Teletech, allowing the memory module maker to expand in India, according to sources at the company...
A-Data revenues up in August on DRAM price rally
Sep 8, 15:18
A-Data Technology has announced revenues of NT$3.18 billion (US$96.7 million) for August 2009, hitting a 21-month high. The memory module maker managed revenue increases of 22.7%...
A-Data draws investment from KYEC
Sep 3, 15:22
Logic IC and memory testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has announced it plans to subscribe to 600,000 shares out of a total of 12 million new shares to be released...
A-Data draws investment from UMC
Newswatch - Aug 27, 15:55
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced it will subscribe to the private placement of memory module house A-Data Technology, which is seeking to raise capital by issuing...
A-Data to push own-brand in emerging markets
Aug 26, 10:37
A-Data Technology, which specializes in DRAM modules and flash applications, is looking to expand its own-brand business in emerging markets, according to the company. The memory-module...
DRAM module maker A-Data sees jump in 2Q09 profits
Aug 13, 12:52
DRAM module maker A-Data Technology has announced net profits of NT$375 million (US$11.4 million) for the second quarter of 2009, compared to NT$46 million a year ago. Its profits...
Transcend reports better-than-expected 2Q09; profits up 51%
Aug 6, 15:11
Memory module maker Transcend Information performed better-than-expected in the second quarter of 2009 with its net profits reaching NT$910 million (US$27.83 million), translating...
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...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
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China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 56min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 2h 5min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 2h 22min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 2h 30min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 2h 34min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
Adata Technology has introduced a new DDR3 memory module series for cloud computing servers. Fully compatible with major motherboards, the server DIMM module helps reduce power costs...
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Samsung Electronics has announced the development of 32GB DDR3 registered dual Inline memory modules (RDIMMs) that use 3D through silicon via (TSV) package technology. Its 30nm-class...
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Samsung 8GB RDIMM utilizing 3D TSV technology
Samsung Electronics has announced its new 8GB DDR3 module was developed using 3D chip stacking technology, which is also referred to as through silicon via (TSV). Samsung claimed...
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Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the industry's first 32GB load-reduced, dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM) for servers. Samsung said it will begin mass producing...
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Toshiba 128GB embedded NAND flash modules
Toshiba has announced the launch of a 128GB embedded NAND flash memory module, which it claims is the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry. The module is compliant with the...
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Kingston playing supportive role in Taiwan DRAM rescue: Q&A with company co-founder John Tu
Kingston Technology, the US-based memory module maker who has long been a supportive partner for Taiwan's financially-distressed DRAM makers during difficult times, intends to play...
- 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
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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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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.