Numonyx unseats Spansion in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 16, 12:27

Numonyx capitalized on problems at chief rival Spansion to take the lead in the NOR flash memory market by the sparest of margins in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppl...

PTI purchase of Spansion backend facility in China to target non-memory products, say sources

Aug 25, 16:39

Powertech Technology (PTI) aims to turn the China plant it is buying from Spansion into its major production base for non-memory packaging and testing, covering logic ICs, SiP (system...

PTI buys Spansion facility in China

Aug 24, 12:15

Memory packaging and testing service provider Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced it has acquired Spansion (Suzhou), the US-based NOR flash maker's packaging and testing facility...

Spansion to seek debt-for-equity swap to ease financial pressure, says executive

Aug 17, 10:34

Spansion's financial restructuring following its exit from Chapter 11 will involve a debt-for-equity swap, according to John Nation, director of corporate marketing for the NOR flash...

Spansion executive to pay visit to Taiwan

Aug 12, 12:26

John Nation, director of corporate marketing for Spansion, plans to pay a visit to Taiwan this week, raising speculation that the NOR flash chipmaker is looking to aggressively take...

Spansion set to exit Chapter 11 in 4Q09

Jul 29, 12:17

Spansion has increased its cash position to US$220 million at the end of its second quarter ended June 28, 2009, compared to a cash balance of US$95 million in the prior quarter,...

Spansion sales drop in 1Q09, with US$89 million net loss

May 14, 10:42

Spansion has announced net sales of US$399.75 million for the first quarter of 2009, down 29.9% on year, with net loss of US$89.22 million. Gross margin for the quarter was negative...

Spansion to delist from Nasdaq beginning May 7

May 6, 10:12

NOR flash chipmaker Spansion, which on March 2 filed for bankruptcy protection, has announced that it has received notice from Nasdaq that the last day of trading for Spansion common...

Spansion to pursue standalone strategy focused on embedded solutions

Apr 23, 10:17

Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of flash memory solutions, has announced that the company will pursue a standalone strategy focused on the embedded solutions market...

Samsung to pay Spansion US$70 million in patent lawsuit settlement

Apr 8, 10:31

Spansion, a provider of flash memory solutions, has announced that it has settled its patent litigation lawsuits with Samsung Electronics. As part of the settlement, Samsung will...

ChipMOS shipping more Spansion products since March

Mar 26, 12:37

Memory packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has seen a rebound in orders from the LCD, NOR flash and mask ROM sectors since March, and shipments to insolvent flash maker...

Spansion expects narrower decline in 1Q09 sales

Mar 24, 14:41

Spansion, the insolvent NOR flash giant, has announced net sales of US$468 million for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2008 (ended December 31, 2008), down 36.6% sequentially. As part...

ChipMOS diversifying customer base to minimize impact from Spansion insolvency

Mar 20, 12:22

Taiwan's ChipMOS Technologies is looking to diversify its memory customer base, while having lowered its dependence on Spansion significantly, according to company sources. The IC...

Demand for Spansion-branded NOR flash remains unchanged, says IC distributor

Mar 16, 15:38

Orders of Spansion-branded NOR flash for handsets and notebooks have remained unchanged, despite the NOR flash giant's bankruptcy protection proceedings, according to IC distributor...

Spansion receives Nasdaq delisting notice

Mar 11, 10:20

Spansion, the NOR flash giant that filed for bankruptcy last week, has announced that it has received a staff determination notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the company's...

KYEC and PTI claim no affect from Spansion bankruptcy filing

Mar 3, 15:24

Taiwan's memory packaging and testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Powertech Technology Incorporated (PTI) have filed statements via the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)...

NOR flash giant files for bankruptcy

Mar 2, 10:21

Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of flash memory solutions, today (March 2, 2009) filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy...

ChipMOS terminates service agreement with Spansion

Feb 25, 10:35

ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) has announced that on February 19, 2009 its wholly-owned packaging and testing service supplier ChipMOS Taiwan terminated a service agreement with Spansion...

NOR memory maker Spansion cuts 3,000 jobs

Feb 24, 14:42

Spansion has announced that it is reducing its global work force by approximately 3,000 employees, or 35%, stepping up effort to adjust to the current recession.

Spansion Japan files for corporate restructuring

Feb 10, 16:24

NOR memory manufacturer Spansion has announced that its Japanese subsidiary Spansion Japan has entered into a proceeding under the Corporate Reorganization Law (Kaisha Kosei Ho) of...

NOR flash makers to benefit as Spansion suffers financial crisis

Feb 6, 16:21

Market watchers are pessimistic about Spansion's future and expect Numonyx, Macronix International Company (MXIC), NOR flash design company Silicon Storage Technology (SST), and SST's...

ChipMOS gives Spansion 30 days to settle overdue payments

Jan 22, 01:05

ChipMOS has sent a notice to Spansion giving the NOR flash maker 30 days to pay off a recent order, or else it will take further action, according to ChipMOS.

Spansion ships 65nm 3-Volt MirrorBit NOR solution

Dec 16, 10:58

Spansion has announced that 65nm 3-volt 512Mb and 1Gb high density MirrorBit NOR solutions are now in production at the company's flagship 300mm SP1 facility, with initial shipments...

Spansion sues Samsung over flash patents

Nov 18, 11:21

Spansion has announced that it is filing two separate patent infringement complaints against Samsung Electronics with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and in the US District...

ChipMOS-Spansion relationship to remain unchanged, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 17, 16:05

ChipMOS Technologies has said that its relations with Spansion will remain unchanged despite the announced signing of an MOU between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Spansion...

ASE to take stake in Spansion Suzhou

Oct 16, 11:23

Spansion and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Incorporated (ASE) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture to jointly own Spansion...

Spansion extends SMIC manufacturing agreement to 43nm

Aug 22, 10:35

Spansion has announced that it has extended its current agreement with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) for the production of 65nm MirrorBit NOR to include...