Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise

May 22, 14:07

Memory packaging and testing specialists including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for mobile DRAM chips recently,...

DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS

May 21, 10:25

Although smartphones are increasing their usage of DRAM, the memory's share of the total cost of these advanced cellphones actually has fallen by more than half in the course of a...

Samsung expands lead in 1Q12 mobile DRAM market, says DRAMeXchange

May 15, 12:12

Samsung Electronics has managed to grow its already-commanding share of the mobile DRAM market. DRAMeXchange revealed in its recent report that the market leader took a 70.9% share...

Mobile memory market growth propelled by smartphones and tablets, says IHS

May 15, 11:47

New smartphones and tablets will act as key catalysts for continued healthy growth of the mobile memory semiconductor space in the next few years, with revenues growing a modest but...

Apple reportedly books up half of mobile DRAM capacity at Elpida Hiroshima plant

May 15, 01:40

Apple has recently placed huge orders for mobile DRAM memory with Elpida Memory's 12-inch plant in Hiroshima (Japan), securing about 50% of the total chips produced at the facility,...

PTI to grab mobile DRAM orders from Micron, sources say

May 15, 01:20

Market sources generally believe that Powertech Technology (PTI) will not lose orders because of Micron Technology's takeover of its main DRAM customer Elpida Memory, as the backend...

Samsung takes record DRAM share in 3Q11, says IHS

Dec 13, 10:30

Samsung Electronics in the third quarter managed to rise above challenging conditions in the DRAM business to achieve an all-time record-high market share, according to IHS iSuppli...

Winbond swings to small loss in 3Q11

Oct 31, 10:18

Winbond Electronics has reported net loss of NT$41 million (US$1.4 million) for the third quarter, compared to profit of NT$269 million in the prior quarter, with revenues sliding...

Powerchip 3Q11 loss widens

Oct 20, 11:56

Losses have widened at Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology amid persisting oversupply of DRAM chips and dramatic price drops.

Winbond, Macronix August revenues up

Sep 8, 14:24

Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported NT$2.34 billion (US$80.5 million) and NT$2.21 billion in August revenues, respectively, up 2% and 10% sequentially.

Mobile DRAM market hits US$2 billion threshold in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 18, 13:54

In another sign of the growing prominence of mobile platforms like smartphones, handheld gaming devices and tablets, revenues in the first quarter for mobile DRAM exceeded the US$2...

Powerchip June revenues up 3% on-month

Jul 4, 16:51

Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology has announced revenues of NT$4.18 billion (US$145 million) for June, up 2.65% on month. Company spokesperson Eric Tang attributed the growth to increased...

PTI, Walton seeing weaker-than-expected demand for mobile DRAM

Jun 30, 01:25

Memory IC packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have revised downward their targeted sales contributions from mobile DRAM products...

Elpida develops 4-layer DRAM package with 0.8mm thickness

Jun 22, 10:13

Elpida Memory and its subsidiary, Akita Elpida Memory, have announced development of a four-layer 0.8mm DRAM package. The thin package consists of four low-power consumption 2Gb DDR2...

Elpida shifts partial capacity back to PC DRAM

Jun 17, 01:10

Elpida Memory has recently moved 20,000 to 30,000 12-inch wafers of capacity at its Hiroshima plant back to PC DRAM chips due to an unexpected slowing in orders for mobile DRAM used...

ProMOS diversifying away from PC DRAM

Jun 16, 15:21

Taiwan-based ProMOS Technologies, once primarily known for its commodity DRAM for desktop PCs and notebooks, is devoting considerable efforts in its pursuit of product diversification...

PTI, Walton 3Q11 revenues expected to grow 5-10%

Jun 15, 15:38

Powertech Technology and Walton Advanced Engineering, which specialize in memory IC packaging and testing, are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 5-10% sequentially in the third...

Nanya turning focus away from PC DRAM

Jun 15, 14:56

Nanya Technology is shifting its focus to server-use DRAM and mobile RAM targeted at smartphones and tablet PCs, while reducing its reliance on PC DRAM to respond to continued chip...

Elpida uses HKMG technology to develop 2Gb LPDDR2

Jun 15, 13:59

Elpida Memory has announced what it claims is the DRAM industry's first-ever use of high-k metal gate (HKMG) technology to develop a 2-gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM (LPDDR2) at the 40nm-class...

Mobile DRAM oversupply concerns raised

Jun 15, 01:00

Many DRAM makers have been shifting production capacities to mobile DRAM while acknowledging growing tablet PC demand in contrast to stagnant sales of conventional computers, according...

Powerchip eyeing 2Q11 break-even, says chairman

Jun 13, 10:19

Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology expects to post a small loss for the second quarter of 2011 with a possibility of reaching a break-even, according to comany chairman Frank Huang.

Nanya May revenues slip on-month, Inotera grows

Jun 3, 16:31

Nanya Technology saw revenues decrease 11.6% sequentially to NT$3.92 billion (US$137 million) in May 2011 while Inotera Memories' grew 14.7% on month to NT$3.67 billion.

Powerchip posts slight on-month growth in April revenues

May 5, 15:05

DRAM maker Powerchip Technology has reported revenues of NT$4.03 billion (US$141 million) for April 2011, up slightly from NT$4.01 billion in March. Its cumulative 2011 revenues through...

DRAM revenues slip 4% in 1Q11, says DRAMeXchange

May 4, 15:24

Worldwide DRAM revenues came to US$8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2011, down 4% from US$8.6 billion in the prior quarter, according to DRAMeXchange. Average contract prices fell...

Winbond NOR flash sales grow in 1Q11

May 2, 11:38

Winbond Electronics' sales generated from its NOR flash business grew 8% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, while those from other segments saw on-quarter drops, according...

Rexchip posts 1Q11 profits

Apr 29, 01:25

Rexchip Electronics has reported net profits of NT$1.83 billion (US$64 million), or per-share earnings of NT$0.62, for the first quarter of 2011, making it the only profitable DRAM...

Elpida to mass produce 30nm DRAM chips in May

Apr 27, 13:43

Japan-based memory chip vendor Elpida Memory has revealed plans to start mass producing 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM for PC applications in May 2011, using 30nm-class process technology. Manufacturing...

Nanya and Inotera report losses for 1Q11

Apr 21, 01:00

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported net losses for the first quarter of 2011 of NT$9.03 billion (US$311 million) and NT$4.04 billion, respectively. This marked the...

Elpida to have Rexchip make server-use DRAM

Apr 19, 11:49

Elpida Memory has for the first time contracted its Taiwan-based joint venture to manufacture server-use DRAM memory, industry sources revealed. Rexchip Electronics will produce server...

Tablet DRAM density to rise 147% in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 30, 10:42

The amount of DRAM in media tablets will jump 147% in 2011 to an average of 676MB, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.

Samsung starts mass producing 4Gb mobile DRAM

Mar 24, 15:55

Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing 4Gb, low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) DRAM using 30nm-class technology, according to the company. The mobile DRAM chip will help the market to...