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 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...

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...

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...

DRAM prices expected to approach US$2 in 4Q09, says Transcend chairman

Jun 17, 14:15

DRAM prices stand a good chance of approaching US$2 in the fourth quarter, surpassing cost levels, according to Peter Su, chairman of memory module maker Transcend Information. As...

A-Data and Transcend post revenue drops in May

Jun 8, 17:00

A-Data Technology and Transcend Information saw revenues for May 2009 slide sequentially as a result of seasonality. On an annual basis, both memory module makers experienced double-digit...

A-Data May revenues likely to drop 30% on seasonality

Newswatch - May 27, 09:49

A-Data Technology has estimated that revenues for May will likely decrease about 30% sequentially due to seasonality. The memory module maker has also delivered a cautiously optimistic...

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...

Transcend enjoys continued shipment growth in April, memory cards up 37% on year

May 8, 15:00

Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced total shipments for April 2009 at 8.19 million units, representing growth of 9.2% on year and 13.8% sequentially. Shipments...

Memory module maker A-Data reports improved sales in April

May 6, 10:18

A-Data saw its April sales rise sequentially with a narrower drop on year. The memory-module maker has announced unaudited revenues of NT$2.34 billion (US$71.7 million) for last month,...

Transcend to soon kick off factory construction in Taiwan

Apr 29, 10:17

Taiwan-based Transcend Information has disclosed that it will start constructing a large production base in northern Taiwan, where it plans to house 20 production lines for a monthly...

Samsung said to push DDR3 by offering low prices

Apr 28, 17:15

Samsung Electronics has recently offered low pricing for its 2GB DDR3 parts to some first-tier PC vendors, making its DDR3 module just US$1 more expensive than a 2GB DDR2 module,...

A-Data and Phison to raise capital via private placements

Apr 24, 16:50

Both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets have recently shown more active transactions, which may encourage more memory specialists to initiate capital expansion plans to shore up their...

Memory module makers to report better-than-expected 1Q09 on stabilizing prices

Apr 15, 16:05

Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) may swing back to profits in the first quarter of 2009, with pre-tax EPS to be between NT$1-2 (US$0.03-0.06),...

Micron DDR3 server memory validated with next-generation Intel Xeon

Apr 9, 10:09

Micron Technology has announced that its suite of DDR3 server memory modules are validated with Intel's next-generation Xeon processor chips. Meanwhile, Lexar Media, a wholly-owned...

Transcend March shipments up over 28% on year

Apr 8, 15:47

Memory-module maker Transcend Information recorded total shipments of 7.2 million memory products in March, an increase of 28.5% from the same month in 2008. Shipments of its strategic...

Memory module maker PQI expected to return to profits in 1Q09

Apr 6, 14:02

Power Quotient International (PQI) will likely manage to swing back to a profit in the first quarter of 2009, market sources expect. The company posted a net profit for the second...

A-Data March sales slide on continued weak demand

Apr 2, 16:14

A-Data Technology has said that a recent rally in the DRAM spot market contributed little to its sales performance for March. The memory-module maker estimated revenues for March...

Commentary: Rising chip prices may undermine Taiwan Memory

Mar 30, 10:35

Taiwan downstream DRAM makers are saying that the leading DRAM vendors, Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology and Elpida Memory, are no longer tolerating low...

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...

Memory module makers gain on reduced upstream supply

Mar 9, 12:12

Downstream memory specialists have benefited from positive NAND flash spot prices, and more stable DRAM pricing. Taiwan's memory-module suppliers A-Data Technology and Transcend Information...