Last update: Thursday 16 May 2013 [308 news items]
SDRAM prices to hike 10% in May
May 16, 15:56
Prices of specialty DRAM are set to rise another 10% in May, with a prospect that shortages of the niche memory chips could worsen in the third quarter of 2013, according to industry...

IC substrate suppliers to see mixed performance in 2Q13
May 7, 21:54
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while fellow companies Unimicron Technology...
Apr 24, 13:59
The global supply of DRAM chips including those for PCs, servers, TVs and industrial computers is expected to fall short of demand by 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2013, Pei-Ying...
Kingston reportedly books considerable DDR3 capacity at Taiwan makers
Apr 22, 21:56
Kingston Technology has booked up almost all of the available DDR3 production capacity at Nanya Technology, and the majority of that at Powerchip Technology, according to industry...
Nanya PCB looks to flat performance in 2Q13
Apr 18, 14:35
Nanya PCB expects its sales to stay flat in the second quarter of 2013 after revenues dropped 10.1% sequentially and 13.1% on year to NT$6.54 billion (US$219.04 million) in the first...
Nanya expected to swing to profit
Apr 9, 12:02
Nanya Technology is expected to follow in the footstep of Inotera Memories, and manage to return to profitability, according to market sources.
Nanya PCB posts heavy losses for 2012
Newswatch - Mar 27, 15:36
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has reported net losses of NT$2.06 billion (US$69.08 million) for 2012, reversing from a net profit of NT$3.17 billion recorded in the...
Nanya Technology sees net loss decrease in February
Mar 6, 10:56
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported net loss of NT$1.505 billion (US$50.7 million) for February, shrinking from average monthly net loss of NT$2.961 billion in the...
Nanya, Inotera post mixed sequential growth in January revenues
Feb 18, 10:16
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.551 billion (US$86.5 million) for January 2013, increasing 13.4% on month but decreasing 3.4% on...
Nanya, Inotera post combined losses of over NT$51 billion in 2012
Jan 23, 22:03
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported net losses of NT$8.88 billion (US$306.48 million) and NT$3.72 billion respectively for the fourth quarter of 2012. For all of 2012,...
Nanya says 12-inch fab capacity for fabless customers sufficient
Jan 22, 15:01
Nanya Technology is confident that it will have enough capacity for its IC design customers, according to company president Charles Kau.
Micron amends Inotera Memories JV with Nanya
Jan 18, 10:48
Micron Technology announced on January 17 that it has entered into agreements with Nanya Technology to amend their joint venture relationship involving Inotera Memories, a Taiwan-based...
Nanya December sales down, Inotera up
Jan 3, 15:48
Nanya Technology's revenues for December 2012 registered a 20.8% sequential decline, while Inotera Memories' increased 7.1% on month.
Nanya, Inotera to stay in the red in 4Q12
Dec 22, 12:03
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are set to remain unprofitable in the fourth quarter of 2012, which will mark the twelfth straight quarterly losses...
Nanya to discontinue taking PC DRAM chips from Inotera, say sources
Dec 19, 22:04
Nanya Technology plans to discontinue its rights to take delivery of PC DRAM chips from Inotera Memories, while allowing Micron Technology to handle sales of all DRAM chips rolled...
Nanya Technology to raise additional capital of NT$9 billion from 4 affiliated companies
Dec 17, 11:29
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology, a member of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), will raise additional capital of NT$9 billion (US$310 million) through issuing 5.294 billion...
Nanya, Inotera losses continue in November
Dec 13, 10:35
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories continued to see net losses in November, losing NT$3.302 billion (US$113 million) and NT$1.448 billion, respectively,...
Nanya, Inotera October revenues up
Nov 5, 22:04
DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have both reported sequential growth in revenues for October 2012, thanks to stabilizing chip prices in the spot market and higher...
DRAM contract prices to fall at slower rate
Oct 30, 13:57
Contract prices for DRAM memory are expected to fall less significantly in November, with the possibility of flat growth, according to Taiwan-based chipmaker Nanya Technology.
IC substrate makers develop coreless substrates for thin-profile mobile devices
Oct 26, 13:59
Major Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, including Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology, have developed coreless IC substrates for use in thin-profile mobile devices, and already...
Oct 25, 21:38
IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has expressed caution about its sales performance during the fourth quarter of 2012, citing limited visibility for the remainder of the year...
Nanya, Inotera see losses widen in 3Q12
Oct 24, 22:15
Nanya Technology saw its net losses widen to NT$10.09 billion (US$344.04 million) or NT$0.64 per share in the third quarter of 2012, while fellow company Inotera Memories posted a...
Nanya Technology, Inotera to receive new financing to move to 30nm process, say sources
Oct 22, 13:21
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to receive new financing of up to NT$10 billion (US$341.5 million) each, which will help stabilize their financial operations,...
Nanya, Inotera post revenue drops in September
Oct 4, 15:59
DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both saw their September 2012 revenues decrease on month and on year.
Nanya, Rexchip said to be planning workforce adjustments
Oct 4, 14:24
Following reports that ProMOS Technologies plans to cut as many as 1,300 employees at its 12-inch wafer plant in Taichung, central Taiwan, fellow DRAM companies Nanya Technology and...
Nanya, Inotera post revenue decreases in August
Sep 4, 01:10
Taiwan-based DRAM memory maker Nanya Technology saw revenues decline about 12% from a year ago in August 2012 while revenues at Inotera Memories slid 7% on year.
Nanya eyeing investment from IC design firm
Aug 29, 14:51
Nanya Technology plans to issue new shares through a private placement to raise additional capital, with an affiliate of parent company the Formosa Plastic Group committed to subscribing...

Nanya, Inotera July revenues down sequentially, Powerchip sees growth
Aug 6, 10:57
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories had revenues for July decreasing on month by 21.16% and 7.22% respectively, while fellow maker Powerchip Technology saw on-month...
Nanya Technology unveils 8Gb QDP DDR3 based on TSV 3D IC technology
Jul 19, 01:20
Nanya Technology debuted prototype 8Gb QDP (quad-die package) DDR3 based on in-house-developed via-middle TSV (through silicon via) 3D IC technology at a July 18 investors conferen...
FATC 3Q12 revenues to rise 10%
Jul 18, 01:45
Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which provides backend services mainly for Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, is expected to post sales growth of 10% sequentially in the...
DRAM makers Nanya, Inotera report sequential revenue declines for June
Jul 5, 01:55
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both have reported sequential revenue declines for June, with Nanya seeing its revenues drop 4.4% to NT$3.27 billion in the month,...
Nanya June sales up 5% on year
Jul 4, 15:33
Revenues at DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology grew 5.1% from a year ago to NT$3.27 billion (US$110 million) in June 2012, ending a 21-month streak of on-year decreases.
FATC adjusting product mix along with clients
Jun 27, 11:40
Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which provides backend services mainly for Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, has been adjusting its product mix according to customers'...
Nanya Technology expects over 60% of revenues from specialty DRAM at end of 2012
Jun 13, 01:10
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has shifted business focus from standard DRAM to specialty DRAM consisting of consumer DRAM, server DRAM and mobile RAM and expects the proportion of its...

Nanya May revenues flat, Inotera up
Jun 4, 16:10
DRAM firm Nanya Technology has reported almost flat revenue growth for May 2012, with sales rising just 0.3% on month to NT$3.42 billion (US$113.9 million).
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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- 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
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