Last update: Wednesday 15 May 2013 [128 news items]
Adata, Transcend February sales down over 20% sequentially
Mar 10, 01:15
Memory module makers Adata Technology and Transcend Information have reported sequential decreases in revenues for February 2011 of 26.7% and 32.1%, respectively.
NAND flash prices unpredictable for 2H11, says Transcend chairman
Feb 14, 15:14
NAND flash prices will be stable in the first half of 2011, but could fluctuate in the second half due to a combination of supply and demand factors, according to Transcend Information...
Transcend looks to industrial memory products for growth
Feb 14, 11:27
Memory module maker Transcend Information expects its industrial-use flash modules, memory cards and solid-state drives (SSD) to account for 30% of its total revenues in 2011, compared...
Phison revenues up in January, Transcend down
Feb 11, 10:46
Phison Electronics, which supplies memory controller ICs as well as NAND flash-based products, saw revenues climb 10.5% on month to NT$2.52 billion (US$87 million) in January 2011,...
Rising tablet usage could hurt DRAM consumption, says Transcend chairman
Jan 13, 01:05
Growth in tablet PC usage is definitely not good news for DRAM makers, according to Peter Su, chairman of memory module maker Transcend Information. Su commented that DRAM oversupply...
Transcend moves global production base back to Taiwan from China
Jan 11, 01:05
Memory module maker Transcend Information has moved its global manufacturing base from China back to Taiwan. The new facilities in Taipei are equipped with 20 production lines and...
Transcend revenues up 7% in December
Jan 10, 14:10
Memory module maker Transcend Information saw December revenues rise 7.4% sequentially to NT$3.03 billion (US$104 million). The growth was driven by more stable prices for NAND flash-related...
New Transcend USB 3.0 flash drive uses Innostor controller
Jan 6, 15:23
Transcend Information has introduced a new portfolio of flash memory drives, the JetFlash 700, which the company is demonstrating at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The drive uses Innostor's...
Transcend November sales buoyed by growth in NAND flash products
Dec 7, 15:14
Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced revenues of NT$2.82 billion (US$94 million) for November 2010, up 6.6% sequentially. The company saw shipments of its NAND...
Transcend October sales drop 11%
Nov 9, 01:30
Affected by falling shipments and ASP of DRAM products, Transcend saw October revenues decrease 11.3% sequentially to NT$2.63 billion (US$87 million), according to the memory module...
Transcend appoints Synnex as China distributor
Nov 3, 14:02
Memory module maker Transcend has signed Synnex Technology International as its China distributor. Synnex has more than 30 operational locations in China, which should enable Transcend...
Adata, Transcend report mixed 3Q10 earnings
Oct 29, 01:10
Adata Technology operated in the red for the second consecutive quarter, but its net losses narrowed to NT$9.42 million (US$0.31 million) in the third quarter of 2010 from NT$419...
Transcend September sales up 17% on month
Oct 7, 01:15
Memory module maker Transcend Information saw revenues climb 17.3% sequentially to NT$2.97 billion (US$96 million) in September 2010, driven by shipments of NAND flash products, according...
Transcend August sales down on weak back-to-school demand
Sep 10, 13:54
Transcend Information saw revenues decrease 5.19% on month to NT$2.53 billion (US$79 million) in August 2010, as sales of its DRAM modules and NAND devices both declined sequentially...
Transcend profits shrink in 2Q10; says outlook positive for 2H10
Aug 12, 14:15
Transcend Information saw net profits erode 21.9% sequentially to NT$399 million (US$12.56 million) in the second quarter of 2010, due to losses in inventory value arising from recent...

Transcend revenues up 13% in July
Aug 9, 16:26
Transcend Information has reported revenues of NT$2.67 billion (US$84 million) for July 2010, up 13.2% from June. The memory module maker expects revenues for August to continue growing...
Transcend, PQI see revenues rebound in June
Jul 9, 11:23
Both Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) saw June revenues grow over 10% sequentially, reversing their on-month revenue drops in May and April.
Current DRAM chip prices are too high, says Transcend chairman
Jun 18, 15:15
Current DRAM chip prices are too high, and it will be instrumental to push device-end market demand if unit prices of DRAM parts can be dropped to below US$2, according to Peter Su,...
Transcend expands product mix to include multimedia players
Jun 14, 14:11
Transcend Information has announced its entry into the multimedia player market with the new DMP10 high-definition (HD) plug-and-play device, showing its continuous efforts for diversification...

DRAM module makers see May revenues decline
Jun 10, 11:12
A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) have all posted revenue drops sequentially for May 2010, due to weak market demand arising from the...
Memory module makers see weak May
Jun 4, 01:35
Most Taiwan-based DRAM module houses including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) are likely to post revenue drops of 10-20% sequentially...
Kingston widens gap with rivals
May 26, 14:13
Kingston Technology continued to retain its lead in the global third-party DRAM module market in 2009 with a 40.3% market share, widening its gap with second-ranked A-Data Technology,...
Transcend posts sales decline in April
May 10, 15:51
Transcend Information has announced revenues of NT$2.25 billion (US$71.37 million) for April 2010, down 20.6% on month and 21.2% on year. The memory module house said its shipments...
Transcend seeing strong 2Q10 on DRAM sales
Apr 23, 11:33
Memory module maker Transcend Information has suggested that the market for DRAM products is still tight due to a chip shortage, and the company expects to register a sequential revenue...
Transcend sees March revenues rebound
Apr 13, 14:43
Transcend Information saw revenues grow 21% sequentially to NT$2.84 billion (US$90 million) in March 2010, boosted by more working days, according to the memory module house. Accumulated...
PSC to receive NT$1.5 billion loan from Transcend
Newswatch - Apr 12, 15:56
Transcend Information's board of directors has approved plans to lend Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) a total of NT$1.5 billion (US$48 million), according to the DRAM module...
A-Data partners with Ingram Micro for India
Mar 22, 16:54
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has entered into a distribution deal with Ingram Micro for the India market, according to the Taiwan-based memory module maker. Ingram Micro...
Memory module house Transcend to hire 1,000 staff for new plant
Mar 15, 15:16
DRAM module and NAND flash device maker Transcend Information plans to recruit a total of 1,000 employees for its soon-to-be-open Taiwan plant, which will be dedicated to producing...
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...
Transcend sees February revenues and shipments drop on month
Mar 9, 11:36
Transcend Information has announced its revenues for February 2010 slid 20.1% sequentially to NT$2.34 billion (US$73 million), mainly due to fewer working days in the month. The memory...
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...
Infineon files patent infringement lawsuit against Elpida
Feb 24, 10:10
Infineon Technologies has announced that the company and its subsidiary Infineon Technologies North America filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against...
Transcend, PQI see January 2010 sales up on month
Feb 10, 15:52
Transcend Information saw revenues increase 2% sequentially to NT$2.93 billion (US$91.35 million) in January 2010, while Power Quotient International (PQI) managed a 4.7% growth on...
Transcend 2009 profits almost double
Feb 8, 14:27
Transcend Information saw net profits for 2009 hit an historic high of NT$4.33 billion (US$134.8 million), up 92.4% from NT$2.25 billion in 2008, according to the memory module house...

Memory module makers to see flat revenues in January despite DRAM price drop
Jan 28, 11:32
Major Taiwan-based memory module houses are expected to see their revenues stay flat sequentially in January 2010, but revenues for all of the first quarter may decrease slightly...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 9h 38min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 10h 5min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 10h 7min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 10h 10min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 20min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 10h 48min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 11min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 11h 18min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 11h 19min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 11h 20min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 11h 21min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 50min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 52min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 12h 12min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 12h 13min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 12h 43min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:38
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:26
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:25
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
23-May-2013 markets closed
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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