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...

Elpida likely to seek support from PTI for packaging and testing

Mar 15, 15:34

With plant operations disrupted due to power shortages, Japan-based Elpida Memory may ask for assistance from its packaging and testing partner Powertech Technology (PTI), industry...

PTI sales up 14% on year in February

Mar 9, 11:58

Memory packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced that consolidated revenues for February 2011 grew 14.3% from a year earlier to NT$3.2 billion (US$109 mil...

Winbond posts drop in February 2011 revenues

Mar 8, 11:02

Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics saw revenues drop in February 2011 compared to the prior month and the same period last year.

PTI and Walton to see strong orders in 2Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 1, 11:56

Memory-IC packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering are expected to see substantial gains in orders in the second quarter of 2011, thanks...

Rexchip to volume produce mobile DRAM for Elpida in 3Q11

Feb 25, 12:00

Rexchip Electronics will start trial production of mobile DRAM products employing Elpida Memory's designs in May 2011, with sample shipments to follow shortly afterward, Elpida president...

ChipMOS to sell idle, non-core assets for US$11.6 million

Feb 24, 16:32

Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) has announced that subsidiary ChipMOS Taiwan will receive approximately US$11.6 million in the sale of its idle, non-core...

Samsung develops wide I/O mobile DRAM for smartphones, tablets

Feb 22, 11:30

Samsung Electronics has announced the development of 1Gb mobile DRAM with a wide I/O interface, using 50nm-class process technology. The new wide I/O mobile DRAM will be used in mobile...

NAND flash prices unpredictable for 2H11, says Transcend chairman

Feb 14, 15:14

NAND flash prices will be stable in the first half of 2011, but could fluctuate in the second half due to a combination of supply and demand factors, according to Transcend Information...

Mobile DRAM market to grow through 2015, says iSuppli

Feb 14, 10:42

Mobile DRAM shipments are projected to reach 2.9 billion gigabits (Gb) in 2011, up 71% from 1.7 billion Gb in 2010, according to IHS iSuppli. Growth will continue during the following...

Winbond sees firmer NOR pricing in 1Q11

Feb 14, 10:14

The NOR flash market is moving toward a more balanced supply/demand situation, Taiwan's Winbond Electronics has commented. Chip prices have slipped at a much slower pace after larger...

Elpida, Rexchip develop prototype 1Gb DDR3 with 4F2 technology

Feb 10, 13:52

Elpida Memory and Rexchip Electronics have jointly announced the successful joint pilot production of 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM featuring 4F2 memory cell architecture. The pilot run was handled...

Winbond 4Q10 profits shrink sequentially on lower revenues

Jan 28, 16:12

Winbond Electronics earned net profits of NT$30 million (US$1.03 million) in the fourth quarter of 2010, down significantly from NT$1.9 billion in the prior quarter. Revenues slid...

Tablet DRAM demand to surge in 2011, says iSuppli

Jan 28, 10:12

Bucking weak conditions for the overall DRAM market in 2011, DRAM shipments for tablets are expected to explode by a factor of more than nine this year, according to IHS iSuppli.

Limited available capacity to halt DRAM price falls

Jan 27, 11:55

In the face of growing demand for mobile RAM, specialty DRAM and NAND flash memory, key memory chipmakers are more prone to allocate their 12-inch capacity to the faster-growing segments...

PTI expects 2011 revenues to rise 10-15%

Jan 26, 01:10

Memory packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) expects 2011 revenues to rise 10-15% over 2009 thanks to strong mobile DRAM demand from the smartphone and tablet PC sectors,...

DRAM market set for double-digit decline in 2011, says iSuppli

Jan 13, 12:06

With a huge drop in ASP predicted for 2011, global DRAM revenues are expected to contract sharply this year despite strong growth opportunities in smartphones and tablets, according...

Memory packaging house reports November results

Dec 15, 01:20

Powertech Technologies posted November 2010 revenues of NT$3.351 billion (US$112.023 million), up modestly from the previous month. The company indicated that though its client Elpida...