FATC lands LED-backend orders from Epistar, says paper

Newswatch - May 31, 14:44

Memory backend specialist Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which in late 2008 stepped into production for LED chips, has secured orders from Epistar, according to the Chinese-language...

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...

PC vendors and Samsung in dispute over DDR3 contract quotes for May, say sources

May 14, 12:46

Major PC vendors and Samsung Electronics are currently in a standoff over Samsung's plans to hike contract quotes for DDR3 memory in May, according to industry sources. Rival Hynix...

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...

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...

PSC to downsize capital; ProMOS expected to follow suit

Apr 13, 10:34

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has revealed plans to downsize its capital by NT$34.38 billion (US$1.09 billion), or 38%, to NT$56.09 billion. ProMOS Technologies is also...

Nanya, Inotera see March revenues increase

Apr 7, 10:29

DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both enjoyed revenue growth in March 2010, joining fellow Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) that saw revenues increase...

Micron posts second straight quarterly profit on higher DRAM sales

Apr 1, 11:08

Micron Technology continued to generate profits in its second quarter of fiscal 2010, the second quarter in a row after three years of losses. The computer-memory chipmaker has reported...

Nanya to issue new shares

Mar 29, 17:03

Nanya Technology's board of directors has approved the issuing of up to two billion shares at NT$10 (US$0.31) par value per share. The issue is subject to approval by its shareholders...

Nanya and others win patent suit brought by LSI

Mar 24, 10:21

Nanya Technology has announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a final ruling in favor of the company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it and...

Inotera to recruit over 300 employees, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 15, 16:57

DRAM maker Inotera Memories is planning to add an additional 300-400 employees - mostly engineers and R&D staff - which is equivalent to about 10% of its global workforce, according...

Contract quotes for DDR3 and DDR2 chips remain high in early March

Mar 11, 12:13

Contract quotes for 1Gb DDR3 memory have increased to between US$2.41 and US$2.69 in the first half of March, driving the price of 2GB DDR3 modules to US$41.50-43, according to DRAMeXchange...

Nanya to ramp 12-inch output to 50,000 wafers by year-end 2010

Mar 4, 11:50

Nanya Technology plans to ramp up wafer starts at its 12-inch fab from the current 30,000 units to 50,000 units by year-end 2010, according to Jih Lien, president of Taiwan's largest...

Taiwan DRAM makers February revenues expected to drop on month, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 22, 15:33

Major Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers including Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are likely to see their February 2010 revenues decrease...

Nanya and Inotera post on-month sales drops in January on DRAM price correction

Feb 4, 14:19

Nanya Technology saw revenues decrease 5% sequentially to NT$4.72 billion (US$147.22 million) in January 2010, while Inotera Memories' sales slid 14% to NT$4.02 billion. Both DRAM...

Taiwan DRAM makers see delays in immersion litho delivery

Jan 25, 15:28

Growing delivery lead times for immersion scanner equipment is likely to interrupt Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories' planned technology transition to sub-50nm in 2010, according...

Nanya cautious about 1Q10 as ASPs decline

Jan 22, 16:05

Nanya Technology, currently Taiwan's top DRAM maker by revenues, has expressed concerns that it may see ASPs drop sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to weakness in DDR2...

Nanya mulling plans to expand DRAM capacity, sources claim

Jan 21, 12:20

Nanya Technology will likely raise its capex budget for 2010 to top NT$20 billion (US$627 million), up from the company's most recent estimate of NT$19 billion, according to industry...

Inotera set to raise NT$15 billion through rights issue

Newswatch - Jan 7, 11:03

DRAM maker Inotera Memories has set the price of its latest rights issue at NT$22.5 per share (US$0.71), and expects to raise a total of NT$15 billion to finance its technology upgrades,...

DDR3 demand drives FATC revenues in 4Q09

Jan 5, 16:18

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a major packaging and testing service provider for DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, saw revenues increase 10.2% sequentially...

Micron seeking to strengthen management of Inotera

Jan 4, 15:10

Industry sources have circulated rumors that Micron Technology intends to raise its holdings in its joint venture with Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories. Inotera recently approved...

Tessera loses ITC chip-patent case against DRAM makers and sellers

Dec 30, 12:25

Nanya Technology on December 30 announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed the company and other DRAM makers that no violation was found in the Investigation...

Backend firm UTAC sees strong DDR3 demand; 2010 capex to rise

Dec 14, 13:22

Faced with the transition from DDR2 to DDR3, memory packaging and testing house United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen growing demand for the next dominant DRAM technology,...

DRAM contract quotes remain flat in 1H December

Dec 10, 11:19

DRAMeXchange data show that contract prices for DRAM chips have remained unchanged in the first half of December, beating industry sources' estimate of a slight dip. Pai Pei-Lin,...

Taiwan DRAM combined 2010 capex less than Samsung's projected budget

Dec 4, 11:48

The combined 2010 capex of four Taiwan-based DRAM makers – Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation and ProMOS Technologies – will hover...

DRAM makers Nanya and Inotera revenues hit year-high in November 2009

Dec 4, 10:57

Nanya Technology saw its November 2009 revenues increase 7% on month to NT$6.05 billion (US$188.47 million), while Inotera Memories' revenues grew 15% sequentially to NT$4.32 billion,...

Nanya and Inotera to report revenue growth in November

Dec 2, 15:35

DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to see November 2009 revenues hit NT$6 billion (US$186 million) and NT$4 billion, respectively, representing the highest...

DRAM production costs to drop significantly in 2010, say Taiwan makers

Nov 17, 14:17

With more DRAM producers progressing to next-generation production process, the competition in die shrink will cause an overall reduction in DRAM production costs in 2010, according...

Nanya Technology lands NT$18 billion in syndicated loans

Nov 10, 15:21

Nanya Technology on November 9 signed on for a syndicated loan of NT$18 billion (US$554 million), with the fund earmarked for its process advancement, according to the company. The...

Nanya to raise NT$16 billion

Nov 6, 12:24

Nanya Technology on November 5 announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$16 billion (US$491.94 million) by issuing 800 million new shares. The DRAM...

Taiwan DRAM makers see losses narrow in 3Q09; expected to break even in 4Q09

Nov 2, 15:00

Taiwan-based DRAM makers saw losses narrow in third-quarter 2009 with combined losses at Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), ProMOS Technologies, Nanya Technology and Inotera...

Nanya reportedly to step into CMOS image sensor production

Oct 27, 15:12

DRAM maker Nanya Technology has been in talks with CMOS image sensor (CIS) designers Aptina Imaging, Himax Imaging, Omnivision and Pixart Imaging for the possible release of foundry...