Last update: Wednesday 25 April 2012 [53 news items]
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 to sell NAND flash capacity to Toshiba
Oct 21, 01:20
Toshiba and SanDisk have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the reallocation of wafer output and equipment ownership and funding at their two joint ventures...
Taiwan NAND flash makers turn soft over SanDisk lawsuit
Oct 16, 01:20
Of the 25 companies sued by SanDisk over NAND flash-related patent infringement, one first-tier NAND flash controller chip maker Afa Technologies (Afatech) recently announced it has...
SanDisk rejects Samsung buyout bid, Samsung reiterates offer
Sep 17, 11:59
After SanDisk announced that its board of directors rejected an unsolicited proposal from Samsung Electronics to acquire SanDisk for US$26 per share in cash, or about US$5.85 billion...
SanDisk evaluating selling NAND flash wafers instead of finished goods
Sep 8, 15:31
Sources from the memory industry in Taiwan have indicated that SanDisk is approaching customers for possible sales of NAND flash in wafer or die form. The strategy is said to be driven...
SanDisk boosts SD card speed by 50%
Aug 28, 10:49
SanDisk set a new speed record of 30MB per second for SecureDigital (SD) flash memory cards with the introduction of the SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition line of SD high capacity...
Taiwan makers mixed about SanDisk's 2Q losses
Jul 23, 01:10
In the wake of SanDisk's poor results for the second quarter, Taiwan-based memory module makers worry that the US company will resort to aggressive pricing to clear its inventory,...
Head of SanDisk Taiwan announces unexpected resignation
Jul 1, 11:30
The ex-MSystems Asia president and head of SanDisk Taiwan following the merger of the companies, recently announced his unexpected resignation. According to industry speculation,...
SanDisk adds distributors in Taiwan
Newswatch - Jun 27, 14:59
SanDisk has expanded its distributor network in Taiwan from two to four from June, with the new distributors each specializing in specific market segments, according to industry pl...
Memory market shows signs of a rebound
Jun 6, 01:10
Demand in the memory market is showing signs of a rebound, with IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology and PCB maker Tripod Technology saying June-orders from the flash...
Computex 2008: SanDisk launches new SSDs for low-cost PCs
Jun 4, 11:02
SanDisk has introduced a line of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) that are designed for ultra low-cost PCs. The SSD is expected to be available in August.
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...
NAND flash makers progressing on advanced node
May 27, 14:43
The stabilizing NAND flash price trend seen recently is clouding with uncertainties, as leading NAND flash players are progressing to next-generation production process.
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 3min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 6min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 11min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 25min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 30min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 51min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 1h 9min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 15min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 24min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 34min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 36min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 37min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 30min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 2h 49min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 51min ago
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...
Photo: Company, Mar 24.
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...
Photo: Company, Feb 26.
- 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
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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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- 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
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.