Last update: Tuesday 21 February 2012 [59 news items]
Inotera accounts receivable from Qimonda total NT$3.4 billion
Stockwatch - Feb 2, 14:06
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Micron Technology and Nanya Technology, has revealed in a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that it is working with Micron...
Winbond vows to protect rights from Qimonda insolvency
Stockwatch - Feb 2, 11:54
Winbond Electronics said in a filing with the Taiwan Stick Exchange (TSE) yesterday that the company has uncollected accounts receivable worth NT$950 million (US$28.12 million) from...
Micron to officially enter board of Inotera, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 16, 10:51
Inotera Memories has scheduled a provisional shareholders meeting today (Jan 16) to re-elect its board of directors. Micron, which bought out Qimonda's stake in November 2008, will...
DRAM chicken game yields no winners in 2008, says iSuppli
Jan 8, 10:24
In the dangerous game of chicken, two drivers aim their cars at each other and accelerate to full speed. The first driver to lose his nerve and swerve is the loser – or the...
Qimonda working to remain listed on NYSE
Jan 5, 10:19
Qimonda AG announced on January 2 that it has submitted a business plan outlining definitive actions that the company is already taking to comply again with the market capitalization...
Qimonda receives rescue loan of 325 million euros
Dec 22, 10:00
Qimonda has announced that the company has arranged a financing package of 325 million euros (US$445.58 million) for the ramp up of its Buried Wordline technology. The rescue package...
DRAM maker Winbond may lose technological support if Qimonda falls, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 18, 12:29
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Winbond Electronics may have difficulties securing continued technological support from Qimonda, which could be unable to maintain its operations through out...
Qimonda completes sale of Inotera shares
Nov 28, 10:25
Qimonda has announced the completion of the sale of its Inotera stake to Micron and the receipt of the second tranche of US$200 million in cash.
Nan Ya and Inotera lend Micron US$285 million for Qimonda deal
Nov 26, 01:15
Nan Ya Plastics and Inotera Memories will lend Micron Technology a total of US$285 million to facilitate Micron's acquisition of Qimonda's stake in Inotera, according to the compan...
Micron executives come on board at Inotera
Stockwatch - Nov 25, 11:15
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Qimonda and Nanya Technology, today posted filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing a management reshuffle, a short-term loan...
Nov 11, 12:17
DRAM maker Qimonda has announced that on November 7, 2008 it was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it is not in compliance with one of the NYSE's continued listing...
Qimonda announces commercial production of Buried Wordline DRAM technology
Nov 6, 11:52
Qimonda's revenues in October included the first sales of 1Gb DDR2 chips using 65nm Buried Wordline technology. In addition, Qimonda has achieved first yields on the next generation...
Winbond benefits from closing Qimonda plant
Oct 30, 01:10
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics has recently landed niche memory module orders from Qimonda, which were originally manufactured at Qimonda's soon to be closed 8-inch fab in Richmond,...
Commentary: Micron gains most in Inotera deal
Oct 14, 14:15
Micron Technology has come out as the biggest winner in the current DRAM industry downturn by reaching an agreement to take up Qimonda's 35.6% stake in Inotera Memories, a joint venture...
DRAM maker Qimonda to sell stake in Inotera to Micron for US$400 million
Oct 13, 17:04
Qimonda has announced today that it has reached an agreement with Micron Technology to sell its 35.6% stake in Inotera Memories, its joint venture with Nanya Technology, to Micron.
Shrunken 65nm process is more competitive: Q&A with Kumi Higuchi, vice president of Elpida Memory
Oct 9, 14:14
Japan-based Elpida Memory has recently come out with a shrunken 65nm process for the production of DRAM chips, which the company claims will be able to compete effectively with the...

Micron-Qimonda acquisition almost official; battle of DRAM giants continues
Oct 3, 01:20
Micron's acquisition of Qimonda is almost official, according to market sources.
Micron-Qimonda deal likely to happen, says analyst
Sep 23, 12:33
Micron's investigation into acquiring Qimonda has progressed and a deal is likely to happen, according to a note from analyst Doug Freedman of American Technology Research.
Qimonda begins volume production of Rambus XDR DRAM for the PS3
Aug 26, 17:09
Qimonda AG has announced that it has started shipping XDR DRAM in volume for the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console.
TSMC leads growth among top 20 semiconductor suppliers in 1H 2008, says IC Insights
Aug 5, 11:02
Recent research from IC Insights uncovered a big shakeup in its global top 20 semiconductor supplier rankings, with many of the major DRAM and flash suppliers (e.g., Qimonda, Elpida,...
Inotera ownership still in question
Jun 27, 12:32
How Nanya Technology and Qimonda are going to re-arrange their stakes at joint venture Inotera Memories remains uncertain, as no final decision was made during a recent Inotera shareholders...

Qimonda and Elpida conclude final agreements for strategic partnership
Jun 12, 01:00
Qimonda and Elpida Memory announced that they have signed final contracts for a strategic technology partnership on joint development of memory chips (DRAMs). Based on Qimonda's with...
Qimonda to advance GDDR production process by 2009
May 29, 12:04
Having set a goal of a 30% share in the graphics DDR (GDDR) market, Qimonda is gearing up its pace to advance production process, with 58nm production slated to begin by 2009.
SanDisk-Qimonda joint venture moves handset MCP memory to volume production
May 29, 01:05
SanQi, the joint venture between SanDisk and Qimonda, has moved to volume production of its multi-chip package (MCP) memory solutions for handsets in May with design-ins already underway...
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 19min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 37min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 43min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 52min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 2min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Before Going to Press | 1h 3min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 4min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 5min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Before Going to Press | 1h 57min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 1h 58min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 2h 17min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 19min ago
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Before Going to Press | 2h 20min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
- Releases
- White papers
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

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Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
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The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
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