Phison posts 2011 pre-tax EPS of NT$16.69

Feb 2, 01:00

Phison Electronics has announced it made solid earnings in 2011 thanks to its cost advantage over fellow flash memory controller firms. The company is migrating to 55nm processing...

Skymedi, JMicron report growth in October revenues

Nov 11, 01:20

NAND flash controller design houses Skymedi and JMicron Technology have both posted sequential sales growth in October, with the latter setting the highest monthly level for 2011.

Transcend revenues decrease in October

Nov 9, 11:47

Memory module firm Transcend Information has reported a 15% sequential decline in October revenues, citing the impact of the economic slowdown in Europe and the US and supply chain...

Phison sees order visibility extend to 1H November, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 3, 16:46

NAND flash controller IC maker Phison Electronics has seen its order visibility extend to the first half of November thanks to increasing demand for NAND flash-based SSDs used in...

Alcor Micro to buy back shares

Newswatch - Aug 22, 10:24

USB controller designer Alcor Micro plans to buy back up to 3.65% of its outstanding shares and will then transfer the shares to its employees, according to a resolution passed by...

Anobit doubles capacity of flash controller for smartphones, tablets

Aug 10, 10:37

Anobit has announced a new embedded flash controller with support for up to 256GB of flash memory, compared to its existing MSP2020 controller with support for 4-128GB.

SSD and embedded flash controllers buoy Silicon Motion 2Q11 revenues

Aug 1, 13:45

Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has announced net sales of US$50.5 million for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 56% from the same period in 2010...

No plans to give up stake in Phison, says Toshiba

May 11, 10:38

Toshiba has no plans to release its complete holdings in Phison Electronics, its supplier of controllers for NAND flash devices, according to a Toshiba executive, adding that cooperation...

Anobit shipping NAND flash controllers for smartphones, tablets

Mar 9, 16:44

Anobit has announced that its new MSP2020 NAND flash memory controller is shipping in multi-million quantities for use within today's most advanced smartphones and tablet computing...

Kingston reportedly to buy stake in SSD controller firm JMicron

Jan 24, 11:32

Memory module supplier Kingston Technology will likely subscribe to a private placement of JMicron Technology, which specializes in controller chips for solid-state drives (SSD),...

Kingston co-founder reportedly buys Phison shares released by Toshiba

Dec 27, 15:04

David Sun, co-founder of the world's top DRAM module maker Kingston Technology, personally has taken up a portion of Phison Electronics shares released by Toshiba for NT$600-700 million...

MicroSD card controller orders buoy Skymedi sales in November

Dec 13, 11:55

Unlike fellow flash device controller suppliers Phison Electronics and Solid State System (3S) which experienced on-month sales drops, Skymedi has announced a 3.4% growth in November...

IDT files patent complaint against Phison

Dec 3, 01:35

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has reportedly raised a complaint against Taiwan-based Phison Electronics with a US court for the infringement of its patented technology related...

Phison confirms plan to establish JV with Kingston for embedded memory

Oct 26, 01:10

Phison Electronics, in a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to form a joint venture with Kingston Technology...

Phison aims to be among global top-2 NAND device controller IC suppliers

Aug 20, 10:39

Phison Electronics aims to ship 450 million NAND flash device controller ICs in 2010 to become one of the world's two largest suppliers, chairman Khein Seng Pua said at a recent company...

Phison reports July revenues up

Aug 11, 14:36

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has announced revenues for July 2010 grew 17% on month to NT$2.82 billion (US$88.987 million), thanks to price stabilization of NAND...

Silicon Motion swings back to profit in 2Q10

Aug 2, 14:04

Silicon Motion Technology has announced that its net sales increased 25% on quarter to US$32.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. Net income (GAAP) for the second quarter improved...

NAND flash prices to go higher in 3Q10, says Phison chairman

Jul 29, 16:25

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics expects contract quotes for NAND flash chips to move upward in the third quarter, which will help push its third-quarter revenues,...

Phison 2Q10 profits to remain flat despite sales drop

Jul 2, 11:57

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics may see revenues for the second quarter of 2010 drop from NT$8 billion (US$249 million) registered in the prior quarter, but manage...

Skymedi to sell new shares via private placement

Jun 24, 15:24

NAND flash controller designer Skymedi will issue up to 10 million new shares through a private placement, with a face value of NT$10 (US$0.31) per share, the company's shareholders...

NAND flash controller supplier Phison sees 1Q10 profits drop

Apr 26, 17:09

Phison Electronics, a memory controller IC supplier that also makes NAND flash devices, has reported net profits of NT$419 million (US$13 million) for the first quarter of 2010 compared...

Phison estimates March revenues growth at 60%

Apr 2, 14:18

Phison Electronics has estimated that its revenues in March reached NT$3.3 billion (US$104 million), a more than 60% rise sequentially. The memory controller IC specialist, which...

Phison to issue new shares through private placement

Mar 29, 16:09

Phison Electronics' board of directors has approved the issuing of up to five million new shares through private placement to raise fund for its operations and capital investment...

NAND flash controller designers concerned about tight foundry capacity

Mar 16, 11:53

NAND flash controller design houses have seen tight capacity at their foundry partners including United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International...

Phison settles patent dispute with SanDisk

Stockwatch - Feb 9, 16:48

NAND flash controller supplier Phison Electronics has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) indicating it has settled with SanDisk over a NAND flash-related...

Phison upbeat about 1Q10 thanks to Toshiba orders

Jan 27, 11:46

NAND flash controller supplier Phison Electronics is optimistic about its business operation in the first quarter of 2010, with strong orders on hand from Toshiba. Phison has estimated...

Phison to see 15% sequential growth in 4Q09 revenues

Dec 21, 10:59

Phison Electronics, which designs and makes controllers for NAND flash memory chips, has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 are on track to increase 15% sequentially to...

Phison revenues to drop in December amid falling NAND flash prices, say sources

Dec 7, 15:11

NAND flash controller vendor Phison Electronics is expected to see revenues continue to decline in December after its November revenues dropped 9.8% sequentially to NT$2.67 billion...

Silicon Motion 3Q09 sales up 14% sequentially with narrower loss

Oct 30, 15:22

Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless design house specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, has announced net sales for the third quarter of 2009 increased...

3S lands flash card controller orders from Kingston

Oct 16, 14:05

Solid State System (3S) has secured orders for memory card controllers from Kingston Technology, expecting the new orders to be its major growth driver in 2010, according to the co...

SanDisk reportedly seeking extra NAND flash controllers and packaging support from Taiwan makers

Oct 1, 12:20

SanDisk is reportedly seeking additional supplies of NAND flash controller chips and support for backend packaging capacity from Taiwan makers for the production of microSD cards,...