Last update: Wednesday 24 April 2013 [175 news items]
Nanya claims no knowledge of reported tie-up with Elpida
Dec 22, 15:21
Nanya Technology on December 22 dismissed a recent report that claimed the company would be engaged in talks with Elpida Memory on a potential tie-up. Nanya said it was not aware...
Dec 15, 14:20
DRAM spot prices have surged over 10% recently due in part to efforts by chip suppliers including Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology to defend their prices on the spot market,...
DRAM contract prices have little room for further drops, says Nanya VP
Dec 13, 14:16
Contract quotes for DRAM chips are unlikely to drop further in December although demand for memory products has remained sluggish, partly due to the shortage of HHDs caused by the...
Nanya to sign with Intellectual Ventures for lawsuit war against Elpida
Nov 30, 11:42
DRAM maker Nanya Technology is looking to sign with Intellectual Ventures (IV) for assistance in DRAM patents to enhance its defensive strength in its patent infringement lawsuit...
Nanya files ITC complaint against Elpida
Nov 22, 11:14
Nanya Technology has filed a complaint against rival Elpida Memory with the International Trade Commission, asking the agency to bar the US imports of Elpida's DRAM chips that infringe...
Nanya fundraiser backed by parent company
Stockwatch - Nov 18, 01:10
Nanya Technology has announced that four affiliates of parent company Formosa Plastic Group will subscribe to its new shares through a private placement, according to a company filing...
Taiwan-based DRAM makers may suffer total loss of over NT$80 billion in 2011
Nov 15, 01:15
Powerchip Technology, Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories and ProMOS Technologies, four Taiwan-based DRAM makers, may suffer a total net loss of more than NT$80 billion (US$2.67 billion)...
FATC gains orders for onboard DRAM, says report
Newswatch - Oct 25, 11:26
Memory backend service provider Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has grabbed testing orders for onboard DRAM products used in ultrabooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Oct 20, 11:56
Losses have widened at Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology amid persisting oversupply of DRAM chips and dramatic price drops.
Nanya Technology, Inotera cut 2011 capex budgets to NT$12 billion
Oct 20, 01:30
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reduced the 2011 capex budgets to NT$12 billion each, according to the companies at their respective investors conferences on October 19.
Nanya plans to resume DRAM production at full capacity
Oct 14, 01:15
Nanya Technology has decided to resume production at full capacity starting October, as inventory digestion is near its end, according to the DRAM chipmaker.
Rexchip September sales down 15% on delayed deliveries
Oct 4, 12:29
Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Elpida Memory, has reported a 15% decline in September revenues from the previous month. The sales drop can be attributed...
Sep 29, 01:00
Nanya Technology's board of directors has approved plans to issue up to 15 billion new shares through a private placement. Proceeds will be used to strengthen its capital structure...
More DRAM makers cutting back production
Sep 14, 10:41
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have joined Elpida Memory, Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics in cutting production amid slumping prices and a global economic downturn,...

SEMICON Taiwan 2011: Companies announce job openings
Sep 8, 01:40
A number of Taiwan-based semiconductor companies including foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), memory chipmakers...
ProMOS suspended from Taiwan stock market
Sep 6, 11:16
Trading of ProMOS Technologies shares has been suspended on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market starting today (September 6) after the DRAM maker failed to submit its...
Nanya, Inotera, Adata see sequential growth in August revenue
Sep 6, 01:20
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories as well as memory module maker Adata Technology on September 5 reported revenues for August, increasing on month by...
ProMOS likely to be suspended from trading on TSE
Sep 1, 16:12
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) is expected to suspend ProMOS Technologies from trading on the exchange for failure to file its financial results for the first half of 2011.
DRAM pricing to plunge in rest of 2011, says IHS
Aug 30, 10:10
A dramatic oversupply and freefalling prices are in store during the third quarter for the DRAM space, resulting in a turbulent second half for besieged DRAM suppliers, according...
Powerchip reportedly seeking government support for DRAM industry consolidation
Aug 19, 12:29
Rumors have circulated that Powerchip Technology chairman Frank Huang recently met with Premier Wu Den-yih to explore the possibility of resuming the government-led initiative to...
Nanya enhancing products targeted at consumer electronics, servers
Jul 21, 01:30
Nanya Technology now offers products ranging from 64Mb to 2Gb for consumer electronics applications, and has received orders from first-tier network equipment suppliers and brand-name...
Powerchip losses shrink in 2Q11; sticking to diversification
Jul 20, 15:27
Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology has announced net losses of NT$1.21 billion (US$41.4 million) for the second quarter of 2011, showing improvement compared to losses of NT$4.97 billion...

Nanya Technology suffers 1H11 net loss of nearly NT$17 billion
Jul 20, 01:05
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology suffered net losses of NT$16.934 billion (US$574 million) for the first half of 2011, according to the company at an investors conference...
Nanya, Inotera to post another quarter of losses
Jul 18, 11:45
Nanya Technology is likely to remain unprofitable in the second quarter of 2011, which would mark the sixth straight quarterly loss for the DRAM manufacturer, according to market...

DRAM contract prices may decline further, says Nanya
Jun 29, 10:54
Weak PC end-user demand and consequent inventory build-up at OEMs have put pressure on contract prices for DRAM, Nanya Technology has pointed out. Prices may continue to fall in July...
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...
Taiwan DRAM makers transforming equipment into liquid assets
Jun 9, 11:43
In order to increase cash on hand, Powerchip Technology has struck leaseback deals with the companies to which it previously sold 12-inch manufacturing equipment, while fellow DRAM...
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.
Taiwan DRAM makers to ramp 30nm-class production in 2H11
May 26, 02:00
Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Rexchip Electronics are all scheduled to kick off volume production using 30nm-class processes sometime in the second half of 2011, closing...
Micron, Inotera deny acquisition rumors
Apr 28, 01:30
Rumors have started to circulate again that Micron Technology is pursuing plans to acquire full ownership of Taiwan-based Inotera Memories. But both firms have denied the possibili...
Most Taiwan DRAM firms to post 1Q11 losses
Apr 19, 14:06
Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are set to all remain unprofitable in the first quarter of 2011, while Rexchip Electronics will likely...
Memory module firm Silicon Power opens new plant
Apr 18, 12:10
Taiwan-based Silicon Power Computer & Communications, which produces NAND flash devices and DRAM modules as well as solid-state drives (SSD) and portable hard drives, has announced...
DRAM makers March revenues up on-month
Apr 7, 01:05
Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Powerchip Technology have all reported sequential growth in revenues for March 2011, thanks to rising chip ASPs.
Nanya to raise capital through rights issue
Stockwatch - Mar 22, 16:37
Nanya Technology's board of directors has approved a rights issue for up to 700 million shares of common stock. The additional paid-in capital will be used to fund equipment purchase...
Mar 18, 01:10
There is growing concern that upstream materials and wafer supplies could be limited in the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan. Nanya Technology, however, does not anticipate any...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 10h 11min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 10h 30min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 10h 34min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 10h 44min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 11h 36min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 11h 21min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 11h 33min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 12h 13min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 25min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- 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
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.


















