Last update: Friday 3 May 2013 [229 news items]
Even Samsung gets stung; iSuppli cuts 2009 DRAM revenue forecast
Feb 10, 14:28
The downturn in the DRAM industry has become so bad that even the dominant market leader, Samsung Electronics, is no longer immune, with the company in the fourth quarter of 2008...
Taiwan government to turn more active in supporting local DRAM makers, says minister
Feb 4, 14:30
Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, has said that the government is looking to be more actively involved in some consolidation among DRAM chip makers. The government...
Inotera accounts receivable from Qimonda total NT$3.4 billion
Stockwatch - Feb 2, 14:06
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Micron Technology and Nanya Technology, has revealed in a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that it is working with Micron...
Elpida offers to let Taiwan government become its biggest shareholder in exchange for funding
Jan 22, 01:20
Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory is currently in negotiations with Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), Rexchip Electronics and ProMOS Technologies over a merger deal and...
Timing crucial to DRAM consolidation, says A-Data chairman Simon Chen
Jan 21, 17:11
Digitimes recently talked to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, about the Taiwan government's bailout program for the island's fragile DRAM industry. According to Chen, the...
Micron CEO to pay another visit to Taiwan this week
Jan 21, 16:03
Micron Technology chairman and CEO Steven Appleton plans to pay another visit to Taiwan this week to meet with executives from Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, according to...
DRAM maker Nanya losses widen in 2008
Jan 21, 11:28
DRAM specialist Nanya Technology's losses widened in 2008, during which its capital expenditure (capex) was sharply slashed due to the general economic decline. Inotera Memories,...
Micron, Nanya and Inotera to submit joint bailout proposal soon, says Inotera executive
Jan 19, 11:13
Merger negotiations between US-based Micron Technology, Taiwan's Nanya Technology and the Micron-Nanya joint venture Inotera Memories are expected to be finalized, according to an...
Micron to officially enter board of Inotera, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 16, 10:51
Inotera Memories has scheduled a provisional shareholders meeting today (Jan 16) to re-elect its board of directors. Micron, which bought out Qimonda's stake in November 2008, will...
Commentary: Tech transfer emerging as the key to Taiwan DRAM makers winning government cash
Jan 15, 16:59
The Taiwan government's requests that Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies resubmit their applications for bailout funding with clearer assurances that...
Micron hopes to unite non-Korean DRAM players in an alliance
Jan 15, 01:00
Micron is hoping to form an alliance to unite DRAM players from the US, Japan and Taiwan arranged as three parent companies and five sibling companies, according to sources at DRAM...
Micron CEO visits Taiwan for integration talks with Nanya and Inotera
Jan 14, 01:15
Steven Appleton, chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, paid a low-profile visit to Taiwan last week for merger negotiations with its strategic partners Nanya Technology and Inotera...
Elpida said to be switching camp from PSC to ProMOS
Jan 8, 11:59
Japan's Elpida Memory seems to be moving in a different direction in the DRAM industry integration, switching its alliance from Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) to ProMOS...
DRAM price increase of 11% may slowdown cooperation between Taiwan-makers, Elpida and Micron
Jan 8, 01:00
Following an 11% single day increase in the price of 1Gb DDR2 eTT chips on January 7, some sources at DRAM makers have pointed out that the price rise is due to Samsung Electronics...
Taiwan government should invest in Elpida and Micron, says A-Data chairman
Jan 7, 15:12
The Taiwan government should consider injecting investment into the overseas partners (Elpida Memory and Micron Technology) of local DRAM makers which have developed advances in key...
Taiwan MOEA: Government bailout works only if DRAM makers build IP base
Jan 7, 14:42
Chen Chao-Yih, administrator of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) bureau, recently said that the fundamental problem that local DRAM makers must confront amid the current...
ProMOS receives loan repayment extension, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 5, 17:10
ProMOS Technologies has been allowed to extend repayment on a NT$50 billion (US$1.5 billion) loan for six months, becoming the first among Taiwan's DRAM makers to be given repayment...
Nanya to submit application for bailout funds this week
Newswatch - Jan 5, 11:29
Nanya Technology will submit its application to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for government bailout funds by the end of this week, in a partnership with Micron Technology,...
PSC includes Elpida in proposal for bailout funds, but not its technology
Dec 31, 10:06
Taiwan DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has been asked to resubmit its application for government bailout funds, since the current proposal outlining its cooperation...
DRAM makers cut 2009 capex on dim outlook
Dec 29, 11:16
Due to weakened demand and increased uncertainty, DRAM makers including Micron Technology, Hynix Semiconductor and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) have each announced capex...
Micron-Nanya said to be also keen on ProMOS merger
Dec 29, 11:04
Inotera Memories, a DRAM joint venture between Micron and Nanya Technology, is looking to integrate the 12-inch production and engineering resources from ProMOS Technologies, which...
PSC seeks to control ProMOS via Rexchip
Dec 26, 17:02
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has expressed interest in seeking to control ProMOS Technologies via Rexchip Electronics, according to industry reports in Taiwan.
Micron loss widens in 1Q of fiscal 2009
Dec 24, 16:35
Micron Technology has posted a net loss of US$706 million, or US$0.91 per diluted share, on net sales of US$1.4 billion for the company's first quarter of fiscal 2009 (ended December...
Taiwan DRAM makers may record up to NT$30 billion losses in 4Q08
Dec 24, 16:18
Taiwan's major DRAM manufacturers – Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies – may post combined losses of...
Non-Korean DRAM makers look to accelerate integration efforts
Dec 19, 12:23
Market watchers have observed that non-Korean DRAM manufacturers have stepped up efforts to exchange resources and enhance partnerships via government support. Such tactics seem to...
Micron and Sun Micro co-develop flash-based storage with one million write cycles
Dec 18, 10:26
Micron Technology on December 17 announced that the company has worked with Sun Microsystems to develop a new single-level cell (SLC) NAND technology to extend the lifespan of flash-based...
Commentary: Does Taiwan DRAM deserve rescue?
Dec 17, 15:09
There have been constant calls for a truce among Taiwan's DRAM makers and for government bailout for Taiwan's DRAM industry: these are the local DRAM makers' tactics to draw attention...
Micron, Nanya and Inotera benefit from closer ties
Dec 17, 01:05
Micron has announced that sampling of 50nm DRAM, developed in partnership with Nanya Technology, has kicked off. In addition, Inotera Memories is benefiting from the improving relationship...
Inotera-MeiYa Technology merger reportedly to finalize during Micron visit
Dec 15, 11:14
Rumors have circulated that talks on a merger with Inotera Memories and MeiYa Technology will be finalized during a low-profile visit by Mark Durcan, president and COO of Micron Technology...
Micron introduces serial NAND flash memory for embedded applications
Dec 10, 14:46
Micron Technology has introduced a serial NAND flash memory technology for embedded applications. With chip density starting at one gigabit (Gb), Micron claims its serial NAND flash...
NAND flash output to shrink in 2009 on weakening demand
Dec 8, 12:29
NAND flash output is likely to shrink in 2009, as more orders for high-end consumer electronics devices have been withhed or cancelled indefinitely, according to sources at Taiwan's...
Micron likely to increase orders for ChipMOS, SPIL and FATC
Nov 28, 15:30
ChipMOS Technologies, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC) are expected to benefit from Micron Technology after it completes the...
Qimonda completes sale of Inotera shares
Nov 28, 10:25
Qimonda has announced the completion of the sale of its Inotera stake to Micron and the receipt of the second tranche of US$200 million in cash.
Nan Ya and Inotera lend Micron US$285 million for Qimonda deal
Nov 26, 01:15
Nan Ya Plastics and Inotera Memories will lend Micron Technology a total of US$285 million to facilitate Micron's acquisition of Qimonda's stake in Inotera, according to the compan...
Micron executives come on board at Inotera
Stockwatch - Nov 25, 11:15
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Qimonda and Nanya Technology, today posted filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing a management reshuffle, a short-term loan...
MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
Bits + chips | 3min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 48min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 1h 3min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 1h 26min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 1h 39min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 1h 43min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 2h 43min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 3h 23min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 3h 25min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 4h 25min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 4h 40min ago
Micron Technology has announced a new SAS solid state drive (SSD) targeted at data center appliances and enterprise platforms. Micron's P410m SSD is a 2.5-inch SAS eMLC drive and...
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Micron Technology has announced a new solid-state drive (SSD) for the rapidly emerging ultrabook category. The C400 mSATA drive is designed to work in ultrathin, high-performance...
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Micron Technology has introduced a new solid-state drive (SSD), designed for read caching, direct attached storage (DAS) and booting virtual desktop infrastructures - key applications...
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Micron Technology has unveiled its new RealSSD C400 SSD series for the fast growing flash-based notebook market. The new portfolio is the first SSD product line to incorporate Micron's...
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Micron V100 pico projection engine
Micron Technology's first pico projection engine, the V100, is designed to cater to the microdisplay needs of consumer video, handset, digital camera and other consumer markets for...
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Timing crucial to DRAM consolidation, says A-Data chairman Simon Chen
Digitimes recently talked to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, about the Taiwan government's bailout program for the island's fragile DRAM industry. According to Chen, the...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.