Last update: Tuesday 23 April 2013 [102 news items]
Samsung upbeat about PRAM market
Sep 23, 10:22
Samsung Electronics has kicked off production of its 60nm-class 512Mb phase-change RAM (PRAM) and proprietary 1Gb OneDRAM chip based on fusion memory technology, according to Oh-Hyun...
Spansion says partnership with SMIC remains unchanged
Sep 2, 15:06
Spansion has claimed its foundry agreement with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is still valid, though the schedule to ramp 65nm production at SMIC's...
Spansion executive to pay visit to Taiwan
Aug 12, 12:26
John Nation, director of corporate marketing for Spansion, plans to pay a visit to Taiwan this week, raising speculation that the NOR flash chipmaker is looking to aggressively take...
DRAM to drive up average commodity chip pricing, says iSuppli
Aug 5, 09:46
Average global pricing for commodity electronic components is expected to rise by 2.3% sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, thanks to shortages and resulting price hikes for...
Macronix posts profit growth for 2Q09; operates at nearly full utilization
Jul 30, 15:52
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, has reported a net income of NT$980 million (US$29.8 million) translating into net EPS of NT$0.31 for the second...
Numonyx launches new brand for serial NOR flash
Jul 22, 14:04
Numonyx has announced a new brand name for its serial flash memory line, Numonyx Forte, targeting consumer electronics, handheld gaming, computing and network communications applic...
KYEC sees increased demand for NOR flash
Jul 22, 13:51
IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has seen orders for memory chips climb 20-30% sequentially in the third quarter, mainly driven by increased demand from...
Winbond completes transition to 300mm fab production
Jul 8, 14:09
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which has shifted its focus from standard DRAM to niche memory and NOR flash, has recently completed its migration to 300mm wafer fab production, according...
Flash maker Macronix enjoys revenue growth in June
Jul 8, 11:57
Taiwan's mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International (MXIC) saw June sales grow 12.4% on month and 18.7% on year. Accumulated sales for January through June reached NT$10.69...
Samsung and Numonyx join forces on phase change memory
Jun 24, 17:02
Samsung Electronics and Numonyx have announced they are jointly developing market specifications for phase change memory (PCM) products, which feature faster read and write speeds...
Winbond moving toward reliance on NOR flash, specialty DRAM
Jun 23, 16:35
Winbond Electronics has been transforming its product mix through phasing out standard DRAM and maintaining NOR flash and specialty DRAM as a focus, according to company president...
Macronix seeking partnership for 12-inch fab
Jun 12, 16:53
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, is looking to forge a partnership with a foundry to help complete its 12-inch fab plan, according to company chairman...
Winbond running smoothly on 65nm DRAM process
Jun 9, 16:38
Winbond Electronics has said commodity DRAM production at its 65nm process node is progressing with yield rates on the rise. Annual production capacity is expected to reach 8,000...
Macronix running at full capacity
May 18, 15:34
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, has revealed that it is currently running at full capacity, beating its utilization estimate for the current quarter...
Macronix sees sales growth continue on NOR flash
May 8, 10:49
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash specialist, saw its sales performance last month outperform what it achieved during the same period of 2008. The flash maker...
Flash maker Macronix seeing improved utilization rate
Apr 30, 17:10
NOR flash maker Macronix International (MXIC) expects its utilization rate to improve to 85-90% during the current quarter compared to 47% in the first, according to company chairman...
Spansion to pursue standalone strategy focused on embedded solutions
Apr 23, 10:17
Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of flash memory solutions, has announced that the company will pursue a standalone strategy focused on the embedded solutions market...
JEDEC releases new standard for low-power memory in mobile devices
Apr 3, 17:01
Memory industry standards body JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of JESD209-2 LPDDR2 Low Power Memory Device Standard. The new standard offers...
ChipMOS shipping more Spansion products since March
Mar 26, 12:37
Memory packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has seen a rebound in orders from the LCD, NOR flash and mask ROM sectors since March, and shipments to insolvent flash maker...
Demand for Spansion-branded NOR flash remains unchanged, says IC distributor
Mar 16, 15:38
Orders of Spansion-branded NOR flash for handsets and notebooks have remained unchanged, despite the NOR flash giant's bankruptcy protection proceedings, according to IC distributor...
NOR flash giant files for bankruptcy
Mar 2, 10:21
Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of flash memory solutions, today (March 2, 2009) filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy...
ChipMOS terminates service agreement with Spansion
Feb 25, 10:35
ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) has announced that on February 19, 2009 its wholly-owned packaging and testing service supplier ChipMOS Taiwan terminated a service agreement with Spansion...
NOR memory maker Spansion cuts 3,000 jobs
Feb 24, 14:42
Spansion has announced that it is reducing its global work force by approximately 3,000 employees, or 35%, stepping up effort to adjust to the current recession.
Spansion Japan files for corporate restructuring
Feb 10, 16:24
NOR memory manufacturer Spansion has announced that its Japanese subsidiary Spansion Japan has entered into a proceeding under the Corporate Reorganization Law (Kaisha Kosei Ho) of...
NOR flash makers to benefit as Spansion suffers financial crisis
Feb 6, 16:21
Market watchers are pessimistic about Spansion's future and expect Numonyx, Macronix International Company (MXIC), NOR flash design company Silicon Storage Technology (SST), and SST's...
Flash memory maker Macronix looking to buck the trend and remain profitable in 1Q09
Jan 23, 11:59
Mask ROM and NOR flash specialist Macronix International Company (MXIC) appeared to be the only profit maker among Taiwan's major memory chip suppliers in the fourth quarter of 2008...
Winbond and Macronix post mixed December sales
Jan 8, 16:27
Winbond Electronics has announced its December sales edged up 8.7% sequentially, thanks to contributions from the mobile RAM segment. Meanwhile, Macronix International Company (MXIC)...
Spansion ships 65nm 3-Volt MirrorBit NOR solution
Dec 16, 10:58
Spansion has announced that 65nm 3-volt 512Mb and 1Gb high density MirrorBit NOR solutions are now in production at the company's flagship 300mm SP1 facility, with initial shipments...
Macronix November sales down almost 40%, but likely to meet 4Q08 target
Dec 9, 17:13
Macronix International Company (MXIC) has announced sales of NT$1.69 billion (US$50.46 million) for November, down 39.2% on month and down 7.4% on year. Accumulated sales for January...
Packaging and testing houses see weaker NOR flash sales in 4Q
Newswatch - Dec 8, 16:16
Memory packaging and testing houses ChipMOS Technologies and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) have estimated that sales contributions from NOR flash will slide sequentially in...
ChipMOS-Spansion relationship to remain unchanged, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 17, 16:05
ChipMOS Technologies has said that its relations with Spansion will remain unchanged despite the announced signing of an MOU between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Spansion...
Elpida and Numonyx sign foundry deal for NOR flash production at 12-inch fab
Jul 10, 12:14
Elpida Memory and Numonyx, the NOR flash joint venture (JV) of Intel and STMicroelectronics, announced they have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to enter into a foundry agreement...
Winbond TS16949-certified, AEC-Q100-qualified serial flash memory
Winbond has announced that the firm will provide its TS16949-certified AEC-Q100-qualified serial flash memory devices - featuring densities from two megabits to 256 megabits - to...
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Spansion has announced what it claims is the industry's fastest serial flash memory, the Spansion FL-S family at 65nm. The series has over 20% faster DDR read speeds and three times...
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Spansion GL-S family of NOR flash
Designed for fast data access, interactivity and boot performance, the Spansion GL-S family enables electronic devices to start nearly instantly with the push of a button and provide...
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Spansion has announced what it claims is the industry's first single die 2Gb NOR flash memory product for delivering interactive 2D and 3D graphics, animation and video in games,...
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Samsung Electronics has announced what it claims is the industry's first multi-chip package (MCP) with phase-change RAM (PRAM) for use in mobile phones. The 512-megabit (512Mb)...
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- 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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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |
| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |
| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |
- 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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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
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...
- 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.