Last update: Tuesday 7 February 2012 [47 news items]
SanDisk cuts retail product prices
Feb 7, 01:05
Following reports that Kingston Technology is cutting prices for all of its NAND flash products in the retail market by as much as 15%, SanDisk has also adjusted downward prices for...
SanDisk shipments to top 700 million units in 2011
Dec 9, 01:05
SanDisk has forecast that overall shipments of its NAND flash-related products to retail channels and OEM customers worldwide will top 700 million units in 2011, up more than 15%.
PTI grabs orders from Micron and SanDisk, says report
Newswatch - Nov 2, 16:32
Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) reportedly has landed orders for NAND flash memory from Micron Technology and SanDisk, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
SATA-IO intros new standard for embedded SSDs
Aug 11, 13:55
The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has introduced a new standard for embedded solid state drives (SSDs). The SATA uSSD specification eliminates the module connector...
Computex 2011: SanDisk intros new SSD with SATA3 interface
May 31, 13:53
SanDisk has introduced two new solid state drives (SSDs) for the mobile computing market – the U100 series for ultra-thin notebooks and the i100 targeted at tablet PCs –...
Japan earthquake: NAND flash supply to tighten
Mar 14, 16:28
Market observers have predicted that NAND flash memory, which is widely used in smartphones, tablets and other digital consumer electronics, will be in tight supply due to supply...
Weikeng lands distribution rights for SanDisk flash devices
Stockwatch - Dec 16, 15:21
Weikeng Industrial has signed a distribution agreement with SanDisk, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor. Weikeng said that through its offices and subsidiaries, the company...
IDT files patent complaint against Phison
Dec 3, 01:35
Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has reportedly raised a complaint against Taiwan-based Phison Electronics with a US court for the infringement of its patented technology related...
SanDisk gearing up for future maintream embedded memory
Oct 5, 14:07
SanDisk's integrated solid-state drive (iSSD), designed for use in mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks, is available for sampling to OEMs, according...
SanDisk SSD works with NDS middleware for set-top boxes
Sep 14, 01:50
SanDisk has announced its P4 solid state drives (SSD) now work with NDS' middleware to enable set-top box (STB) with DVR-like functionality at lower costs.
Kingston to supply embedded NAND devices for HTC
Aug 18, 12:03
Memory module maker Kingston Technology has recently cut into the supply chain of High Tech Computer (HTC) with its in-house developed eMMC NAND flash memory device, which uses Toshiba's...
SanDisk drops patent lawsuit against Transcend
Stockwatch - Mar 10, 12:12
Transcend Information has announced that it has received notification from the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin that SanDisk has withdrawn its patent infringement...
SanDisk begins to supply NAND flash wafers, say memory module makers
Mar 9, 10:16
Taiwan-based NAND flash device makers including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI), and flash controller supplier Phison Electronics have...
Phison settles patent dispute with SanDisk
Stockwatch - Feb 9, 16:48
NAND flash controller supplier Phison Electronics has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) indicating it has settled with SanDisk over a NAND flash-related...
PTI expects utilization rate to remain high in 1Q10
Newswatch - Dec 24, 12:02
Memory backend service supplier Powertech Technology (PTI) expects its capacity utilization for the upcoming first quarter to stay similar to levels in the fourth quarter of 2009...
Prices for microSD cards down as demand falls
Nov 12, 11:00
Weakening demand has sent selling prices of microSD cards decreasing to levels 15-20% lower than chip vendors' quotations, with downstream device makers showing reluctance to source...
IC distributor Zenitron expects memory cards to sustain growth for 4Q09
Oct 21, 14:58
Taiwan-based Zenitron, a major distributor for SanDisk NAND flash products, expects revenues from memory cards used in handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) to drive growth for...
SanDisk shipping memory cards with 64Gb X4 flash chips
Oct 14, 10:37
SanDisk has announced it is shipping flash memory cards based on the company's dubbed X4 flash memory technology, which holds four bits of data in each memory cell. The technology...
SanDisk reportedly seeking extra NAND flash controllers and packaging support from Taiwan makers
Oct 1, 12:20
SanDisk is reportedly seeking additional supplies of NAND flash controller chips and support for backend packaging capacity from Taiwan makers for the production of microSD cards,...
Toshiba and SanDisk reportedly to begin sub-30nm NAND flash production in 2H10
Sep 21, 11:28
Toshiba and its NAND flash partner SanDisk reportedly plan to begin mass producing NAND flash chips fabricated on 20nm-class process technology in the second half of 2010, according...
Crackdown on unlicensed flash cards not impacting NAND flash prices, say module makers
Aug 20, 15:19
Although SanDisk has stepped up its efforts trying to block shipments of unlicensed NAND flash cards, spot prices for NAND flash have remained stable and seen little impact from the...
SanDisk distributor Zenitron to have strong growth momentum in 2H09
Newswatch - Jul 20, 14:02
Taiwan IC distributor Zenitron will have a strong shipment growth in second-half 2009 as its major customer SanDisk is expected to benefit from increasing demand in the smartphone...
SanDisk looks to Taiwan government for help in cracking down on illegal SD card exports
Jul 10, 17:16
SanDisk, via its licensing arm SD-3C LLC, is calling on Taiwan's government to help crackdown on the illegal export of non-certified SecureDigital (SD) memory cards from Taiwan, according...
Global flash card revenues sink 15% in 2008, says iSuppli
Jun 15, 14:57
The flash memory card market worldwide slid 15% to US$7.8 billion in 2008, with SanDisk continuing to lead its peers, according to a recent survey by iSuppli.
Samsung leads in 2008 SSD market with over 30% share, says Gartner
Jun 10, 12:14
Revenues for the SSD market (including low-cost PC solutions) worldwide totaled US$585 million in 2008, rising over 100% from US$259 million in 2007, according to a recent report...
Computex 2009: SanDisk introducing pSSD for netbooks
Jun 3, 16:24
SanDisk is showcasing its next-generation flash memory-based SSD for netbooks, the pSSD P2 and S2 that employ a new technology dubbed nCache for faster performance, at the ongoing...
NAND flash prices drifting lower in May-June, say Taiwan makers
May 21, 13:58
NAND flash chip prices, which should have peaked due to huge supply cuts earlier in the second quarter, will likely begin drifting lower in May-June as current demand growth is too...
IC distributor Zenitron to report outstanding performance in 2Q09
Newswatch - Apr 28, 15:12
Taiwan-based IC distributor Zenitron is expected to maintain growth momentum in the second quarter because the company's major customer SanDisk has reported better-than-expected first-quarter...
IC packaging firms ASE and SPIL gain shifted orders
Newswatch - Apr 23, 16:58
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have recently seen more orders shifted from Amkor Technology, STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor...
US market: SanDisk may lose ground to Taiwan competitors
Apr 16, 15:10
Taiwan's flash memory device manufacturers as well as US-based Kingston Technology are expected to grab a slice of the US NAND flash market now that the US International Trade Commission...
Taiwan flash controller IC players benefit from SanDisk ruling
Apr 14, 09:41
SanDisk has announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an Initial Determination which found that certain accused flash memory products did not infringe...
SanDisk and Toshiba to halt production
Dec 16, 15:31
SanDisk has announced flash-wafer production cuts at its joint venture manufacturing facilities in Yokkaichi, Japan. In the mean time, Toshiba also announced an adjustment to production...
NAND flash output to shrink in 2009 on weakening demand
Dec 8, 12:29
NAND flash output is likely to shrink in 2009, as more orders for high-end consumer electronics devices have been withhed or cancelled indefinitely, according to sources at Taiwan's...
ITC ends probe into A-Data's alleged infringement on SanDisk patents
Nov 17, 17:17
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a consent order ending an investigation into Taiwan-based memory module maker A-Data Technology's alleged infringement of SanDisk's...
A-Data said to have settled with SanDisk over NAND flash patents
Nov 3, 15:37
Following Afa Technologies' (Afatech's) settlement with SanDisk over its NAND flash-related patent infringement lawsuit, another Taiwan-based flash memory product maker, A-Data Technology,...
SanDisk has announced that the iNAND Ultra line of products will be the first of its embedded flash memory products to move to 19nm manufacturing technology. Shrinking the size of...
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SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I card
SanDisk recently unveiled a lineup of new retail products, including a new SD card based on the latest SD 3.0 specification's Ultra High Speed (UHS) bus architecture. The card's...
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SanDisk has announced what it claims is the world's fastest high-capacity CompactFlash (CF) card. The new SanDisk Extreme Pro series features 128GB of storage and up to 100MB/sec...
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SanDisk has announced it will begin shipping what it claims is the world's highest-capacity removable memory card for mobile phones - 32GB SanDisk microSDHC card. SanDisk is mass...
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SanDisk has begun shipping its G3-series solid state drives (SSD) to retailers in North America and Europe, according to the company. SanDisk's G3 SSD is available in 60GB and 120GB...
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- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
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10-Feb-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7862.27 | -48.51 | -0.61% |
| TSE electronic | 294.11 | -2.94 | -0.99% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 115.45 | +0.00 | +0% |
| OTC electronic | 150.67 | -0.14 | -0.09% |
- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.