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Tuesday 3 April 2018
GigaDevice chips adopted for new Samsung flagship phone, says report
China-based NOR flash memory firm GigaDevice Semiconductor has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new flagship smartphone with its serial flash chips, according to a report by...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Macronix NOR chips adopted for new STMicro MCU
Macronix International has announced that STMicroelectronics is using Macronix International's 8-bit I/O serial NOR flash memory for ST's new STM32L4+ microcontroller discovery kits...
Friday 16 March 2018
ChipMOS optimistic about COF packaging, demand for NOR and niche-market DRAM
ChipMOS Technologies expects to see tight production capacity for COF (chip-on-film) packaging in 2018, and is optimistic about demand for NOR flash and niche-market DRAM memory.
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Taiwan-based backend firms to see strong demand for NOR flash
Taiwan-based backend houses are expected to enjoy robust demand for NOR flash memory, which will be driven by a ramp-up of orders for custom ASICs in 2018, according to industry so...
Friday 9 March 2018
Silicon wafer prices to rise over 30%, says Macronix chairman
Prices for upstream wafers will rise more than 30% in 2018, according to Miin Wu, chairman for Taiwan-based Macronix International, a supplier of flash memory and mask ROM chips.
Monday 26 February 2018
Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone sales, IHS says
At MWC 2018, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus with an evolutionary design building on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Samsung is focusing on enhanced camera capabilities to differentiate...
Monday 5 February 2018
Winbond profits climb to 17-year high
Net profits at Winbond Electronics, a supplier of specialty DRAM and flash memory, hit a 17-year high of NT$5.55 billion (US$189.3 million) in 2017. EPS for the year came to NT$1.54...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Macronix swings to profit in 2017
Mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International swung to net profits of NT$5.52 billion (US$189.2 million) in 2017 from losses of NT$243 million in 2016. EPS for 2017 arrived...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Logic IC packager Greatek upbeat about revenues for 2018
After scoring impressive revenue and profit records in 2017, Taiwan-based logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics, an affiliate of Powertech Technology (PTI) , is quite optimistic...
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Himax obtains nano 3D mastering tech assets and IP
Taiwan-based fabless IC firm Himax Technologies has announced the acquisition of certain advanced nano 3D masters manufacturing assets and related intellectual property and business...
Wednesday 17 January 2018
ChipMOS lands orders from new clients for gold bumping services
Taiwan-based IC packager ChipMOS is expected to see its revenue growth significantly driven by the combination of its gold bumping with COF packaging services in 2018, as the company...
Tuesday 2 January 2018
Macronix introduces 1.2V NOR flash, enabling cost-effective energy-efficient applications
Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337), a leading integrated device manufacturer in the non-volatile memory (NVM) market, today announced the introduction of an ultra-low-voltage...
Tuesday 19 December 2017
ISSI introduces AEC-Q100 qualified 512Mb SPI NOR flash for automotive & industrial markets
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI), a leader in advanced memory and analog solutions, today announced that it has begun sampling production units of automotive grade 512Mb Serial...
Friday 1 December 2017
China NOR flash maker GigaDevice launches strategic investment in SMIC
China-based NOR flash supplier GigaDevice Semiconductor has announced subscribing to HK$532.5 million (US$68.43 million) worth of new shares issued by Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 29 November 2017
Downstream players scrambling to build up inventories amid tight wafer supply
The semiconductor supply chain - especially chip vendors - as well as downstream distribution channels and end-market customers, are rushing to pile up inventories by the end of 2017,...