Nanya, Inotera October sales down almost 20%

Nov 4, 01:20

Nanya Technology saw revenues decline about 17% sequentially to NT$3.78 billion (US$124 million) in October 2010, while Inotera Memories' sales decreased 19% to NT$2.9 billion, according...

DRAM prices still have room to fall, says Nanya

Oct 21, 01:55

After having slid lately, contract prices of DRAM chips are likely to be further dragged down by another 10-20% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Pei Lin Pai, VP and spokesperson...

Inotera grabs contract orders for mobile RAM from Micron

Oct 21, 01:35

Micron Technology has decided to outsource mobile RAM production to Inotera Memories, its DRAM-manufacturing joint venture with Nanya Technology. Inotera is set to volume produce...

Nanya PCB to get more FC substrate backend orders from Intel on better yields

Oct 21, 01:10

Nanya PCB (NPC) is actively improving its production yield rates for CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrate packaging in order to gain a larger share of orders from Intel, according to...

Nanya, Inotera report losses for 3Q10

Oct 20, 17:08

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have posted their third straight quarterly losses for the third quarter of 2010, according to data released by the DRAM makers.

Nanya, Inotera may remain unprofitable through 4Q10

Oct 19, 01:25

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to post their fourth straight quarterly losses if prices for mainstream 1Gb DDR3 memory slip below US$1.

Nanya and Inotera likely to report losses for 3Q10

Oct 12, 01:20

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are likely to report net losses for the third quarter of 2010, which would mark the third straight quarterly losses for the two DRAM makers,...

Taiwan IC substrate makers cautious about 4Q10

Oct 5, 01:10

Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have expressed caution about their business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a continued slowdown in demand from the PC secto...

Inotera revenues up on 50nm ramp in September

Oct 5, 01:05

Inotera Memories saw revenues grow over 10% sequentially in September 2010, buoyed by the ramp-up of 50nm technology, according to the DRAM maker. Its bit shipments are set to climb...

Nanya Technology delivers mobile RAM chips for verification

Sep 29, 01:40

Nanya Technology has delivered mobile RAM chips to clients for verification with volume production slated for the first quarter of 2011. While fellow company Winbond Electronics is...

DRAM production costs rise for first time in 15 quarters, says iSuppli

Sep 15, 09:37

The cost of manufacturing DRAM in the second quarter of 2010 saw a rise for the first time since the third quarter of 2006, raising concerns about production expenses in the memory...

Nanya, Inotera August revenues up on month

Sep 6, 11:03

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have both reported growth in August 2010 sales from the previous month, despite DRAM price corrections in the contract market.

Taiwan DRAM makers post mixed July results

Aug 4, 11:54

Of Taiwan's major DRAM makers, only Nanya Technology saw July revenues slide from June. ProMOS Technologies' revenues increased 9% on month while Powerchip Technology and Inotera...

Powerchip fundraiser rejected by FSC, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 28, 15:24

Taiwan's Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) has rejected Powerchip Technology's plan to issue up to US$179 million worth of global depositary receipts (GDR), according to a Chinese-language...

Nanya expects 20% bit-shipment growth in 3Q10

Jul 22, 15:44

With production on 50nm ramping, DRAM maker Nanya Technology expects its bit shipments to start growing substantially in the third quarter of 2010, according to company VP and spokesperson...

Nanya, Inotera report losses for 2Q10

Jul 21, 16:48

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories saw their second straight quarterly losses in the second quarter of 2010, according to financial data released by the companies. However, the...

Nanya enters into new patent license agreement with Mosaid

Jul 21, 14:36

Mosaid Technologies has signed a seven-year, royalty bearing patent portfolio license agreement with Nanya Technology, according to the memory IP specialist. Financial details of...

Nanya steps up 12-inch fab expansion

Jul 20, 11:18

DRAM maker Nanya Technology has ramped up wafer starts at its 12-inch fab to 40,000 units a month since July, and converted half of the production to 50nm, according to the company...

Powerchip revenues up in June, Nanya and Inotera down

Jul 6, 12:17

Major Taiwan-based DRAM makers saw mixed revenues in June 2010 with mixed results, amid sluggish DRAM prices.

Nanya 8-inch fab running at full capacity

Jun 25, 15:09

Nanya Technology's 8-inch fab is currently running at full capacity, buoyed by growing contract orders, according to the DRAM chipmaker. The company also estimated its bit shipment...

Nanya PCB to expand FC substrate capacity by 30%

Jun 22, 12:13

Nanya PCB (NPC) has announced plans to boost its monthly output of flip-chip (FC) substrates to 40 million units by the end of 2010, up from the current level of 30 million units...

Nanya to volume produce mobile RAM chips in 3Q10

Jun 15, 15:29

Nanya Technology is scheduled to kick off production of mobile RAM chips in small volumes in the third quarter, according to the company. It will mainly offer low-power DDR and DDR2...

Nanya, Rexchip ahead of schedule on advanced processes

Jun 15, 11:09

DRAM maker Nanya Technology has revealed plans to kick off pilot runs for 12-inch wafer production using a 42nm process in June. Peer Rexchip Electronics will also start deploying...

Nanya PCB to expand capacity for FC substrates and HDI boards

May 25, 15:40

Nanya PCB has revealed plans to boost its flip-chip (FC) substrate capacity by 5-7 million units for a total of 35-37 million units a month by the end of June 2010, and also expand...

Nanya, Inotera said to raise 2010 capex again

May 24, 14:25

DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are planning to raise their capex again this year to come close to a combined total of NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion), according...

Elpida, Nanya accept EC fines for price-fixing

May 20, 11:37

Elpida Memory and Nanya Technology have issued company statements saying they agreed to be fined by the European Commission (EC) for illegal price fixing, whereas other DRAM makers...

Inotera's reported personnel change sparks speculation

May 11, 16:23

Micron Technology reportedly will transfer Michael Sadler, the executive VP of Inotera Memories, to its US headquarters in Boise, sparking concerns whether the DRAM-manufacturing...

DRAM revenues grow 7% on quarter in 1Q10, says DRAMeXchange

May 5, 16:17

Global DRAM revenues reached US$9.28 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 6.9% from fourth-quarter 2009 when revenues were US$8.68 billion, according to DRAMeXchange. The...

PSC sees April revenues up on month, but Nanya down

May 4, 11:23

DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) saw its April revenues increase 10% from March, while peer Nanya Technology posted a 1% revenue drop sequentially in the same...

Nanya PCB and Kinsus to see revenues soar in 2Q10

Apr 22, 12:20

IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (Nanya PCB) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are expected to see their revenues grow 5-10% and 10-15%, respectively, in the second...

Taiwan DRAM makers eyeing mobile RAM market

Apr 19, 11:34

Apple's iPad launch has created an upsurge in demand for mobile RAM, pushing some Taiwan-based memory chipmakers to either ramp up the output or venture into the segment, according...

Inotera posts loss in 1Q10

Apr 14, 10:42

Inotera Memories has reported net losses of NT$1.56 billion (US$49.52 million), or NT$0.36 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, mostly due to production losses incurred from...

Nanya swings back to loss in 1Q10

Apr 13, 16:42

Nanya Technology slipped back into the red in the first quarter of 2010, after reporting its first profit in 11 quarters in fourth-quarter 2009. The DRAM maker had previously hinted...

PSC sees 1Q10 profits up 121% on quarter

Apr 13, 15:53

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced net profits of NT$3.54 billion (US$112 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up 121% from NT$1.6 billion posted in the fourth...