Last update: Saturday 4 February 2012 [23 news items]
Silicon Motion 3-bit per cell controller sales receive boost in 4Q11
Feb 4, 15:25
Silicon Motion Technology saw sales of 3-bit per cell (TLC) NAND flash controllers grow substantially to account for almost 50% of its overall controller revenues in the fourth quarter...
Samsung, Hynix release eMMC controller orders to Taiwan firms
Jan 10, 12:28
Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor reportedly have released 2012 orders for embedded MMC (eMMC) controller ICs to major Taiwan-based suppliers of NAND flash device control...
More firms enter USB 3.0 flash drive controller market
Jan 5, 15:05
The competition of USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs is expected to heat up in 2012, with more players tapping the market, industry sources believe.
Hynix, Micron seeking closer ties with Taiwan controller suppliers
Dec 22, 11:56
Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology reportedly are looking to strengthen their ties with Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, Silicon Motion Technology and Skymedi amid concerns...
Silicon Motion gearing up for USB 3.0, eMMC controllers
Dec 20, 14:21
Silicon Motion will soon introduce a lineup of its USB 3.0 controller chips, and is eyeing to be among the top-3 players in the market segment in 2012, according to company president...

Silicon Motion raises revenue forecast
Nov 3, 01:00
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported record revenues for the third quarter of 2011, while raising its revenue growth forecast for the full year for...
SSD and embedded flash controllers buoy Silicon Motion 2Q11 revenues
Aug 1, 13:45
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has announced net sales of US$50.5 million for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 56% from the same period in 2010...
Silicon Motion reports shipment and revenue growth for 3Q10
Nov 8, 13:54
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has said its overall unit shipments increased 13% from the previous quarter to approximately 106 million units in the third...
Silicon Motion swings back to profit in 2Q10
Aug 2, 14:04
Silicon Motion Technology has announced that its net sales increased 25% on quarter to US$32.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. Net income (GAAP) for the second quarter improved...
Silicon Motion expects 10-20% sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
Newswatch - May 4, 15:43
Silicon Motion Technology expects its revenues to be up 10-20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010, with gross margin excluding stock-based compensation to be in the 46-48%...
Silicon Motion reports shipments of 84 million units in 1Q10
May 3, 15:45
Silicon Motion Technology has reported shipments of 84 million units in the first quarter of 2010, up 20% sequentially and 13% on year, according to the company CEO and president,...
Silicon Motion, 3S deny merger rumor
Mar 23, 14:53
Flash controller suppliers Silicon Motion Technology and Solid State System (3S) have both dismissed recent rumors that the two companies would merge.
Silicon Motion set to deliver controllers for 20nm NAND flash
Feb 5, 15:09
Silicon Motion Technology has seen the majority of controller chips it is shipping are for 40nm and 30nm NAND flash, according to company president and CEO Wallace Kou. The NAND flash...
Silicon Motion 3Q09 sales up 14% sequentially with narrower loss
Oct 30, 15:22
Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless design house specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, has announced net sales for the third quarter of 2009 increased...
Silicon Motion announces controllers supporting Micron 34nm MLC flash
Jul 2, 11:02
Silicon Motion Technology has obtained validation for its new flash memory controllers that support Micron's 34nm multi-level cell (MLC) flash product family, according to the company...
Silicon Motion net sales down 33% in 1Q09, but losses narrow
May 12, 17:07
Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, saw net sales for the first quarter of 2009 decrease...
MediaTek dismisses speculation of plans to tap SSD controller market
Stockwatch - Apr 22, 10:45
MediaTek has dismissed speculation it is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers.
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...
Silicon Motion controller seen in Samsung SSD camcorder
Feb 9, 14:12
Silicon Motion Technology foresees increasing solid-state drive (SSD) adoption in non-notebook applications such as digital camcorders to become the company's future shipment growth...

Controller IC designers pessimistic despite recent rise in memory card prices
Dec 24, 10:49
NAND flash controller IC designers are generally pessimistic about the first quarter of 2009 though memory card prices have recently gone up, according to industry sources.
Silicon Motion announces 3Q results
Nov 3, 11:51
Silicon Motion Technology has announced financial results for third-quarter 2008. Third-quarter net sales decreased 7% sequentially to US$45 million. GAAP net income increased 313%...
Silicon Motion announces three new SSD controllers optimized for MLC NAND flash
Jun 25, 16:36
Silicon Motion Technology has announced the launch of three new controllers for solid-state drives (SSDs).
Samsung selects Silicon Motion DVB-H tuner for new mobile phone
May 29, 15:06
Silicon Motion Technology has announced that its FC2750 DVB-H mobile TV tuner has been selected by Samsung Electronics for its recently launched SGH-P960 mobile phone, which will...
- 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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- 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
- 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.
















