Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [184 news items]
Winbond, Macronix post drops in January sales
Feb 8, 11:36
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have both reported decreases in January 2012 revenues from the previous month.
Winbond likely to stay in red in 4Q11
Jan 10, 12:10
Winbond Electronics, which swung to a small loss in the third quarter of 2011, is likely to stay in the red in the last quarter of the year due to declining sales of NOR flash and...
Winbond expects business rebound in 2Q12
Dec 8, 14:58
Winbond Electronics expects its operations to hit bottom between the fourth quarter of 2011 and first-quarter 2012, but will rebound along with a better global economy in the second...
Taiwan should not waste 12-inch capacity and manpower, says Winbond chairman
Dec 6, 01:45
While Taiwan's DRAM industry has been in serious trouble, the established 12-inch fab capacity and corresponding manpower in Taiwan should not be wasted and instead can be shifted...
Winbond intros new serial flash for space-critical applications
Nov 21, 10:25
Winbond Electronics has announced a family of new SpiFlash serial flash memory with what the company claims has the industry's smallest packages per density. The small...

Macronix, Winbond see mixed growth in October revenues
Nov 8, 01:20
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics, two Taiwan-based makers of NOR flash products, had October revenues increasing by 42.15% and decreasing by 10.68%, respectively, on...
Winbond swings to small loss in 3Q11
Oct 31, 10:18
Winbond Electronics has reported net loss of NT$41 million (US$1.4 million) for the third quarter, compared to profit of NT$269 million in the prior quarter, with revenues sliding...
SPI NOR to become mainstream, says Winbond
Oct 18, 15:31
NOR solutions using the serial peripheral interface (SPI) will become the mainstream choice for consumer electronics products thanks to growing adoption among mobile handsets, according...

Macronix, Winbond post mixed September results
Oct 7, 16:51
Macronix International saw its revenues increase 5.6% sequentially in September 2011 while fellow NOR flash manufacturer Winbond Electronics' revenues decreased 2.9% on month.
Macronix, Winbond to step into NAND flash production
Sep 27, 15:20
Taiwan-based Macronix International and Winbond Electronics are expected to extend production from NOR flash to NAND flash, viewing that NAND flash tends to replace NOR flash for...
Winbond secures NT$7 billion syndicated loan
Newswatch - Sep 19, 15:53
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a supplier of niche-market DRAM and NOR flash, on September 19 announced that it has secured a syndicated bank loan of NT$7 billion (US$236 million)...
Winbond, Macronix August revenues up
Sep 8, 14:24
Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported NT$2.34 billion (US$80.5 million) and NT$2.21 billion in August revenues, respectively, up 2% and 10% sequentially.
Winbond talks about its transformation and new business opportunities
Sep 5, 16:27
Having gone through the 2007-2009 downturn, the DRAM industry was just about to celebrate upcoming profitable years. But the rebound lasted only one year, and the industry has slid...

Macronix, Winbond see decreased July revenues
Aug 9, 01:25
Taiwan-based NOR flash maker Macronix International and Winbond Electronics had July revenues of NT$2.007 billion (US$69.4 million) and those of NT$2.298 billion respectively decreasing...
Winbond on track to ramp 46nm in 4Q11
Aug 8, 15:13
Winbond Electronics is scheduled to ramp production of specialty DRAM (SDRAM) memory using 46nm process technology in the fourth quarter of 2011, company president Tung-Yi Chan said...

Winbond posts 2Q11 profit growth; sees price pressure
Aug 5, 16:08
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a manufacturer of niche-market DRAM and NOR flash, has announced that net profits for the second quarter of 2011 climbed 129% sequentially to NT$269...

Macronix, Winbond to see increasing overlap in NOR flash products with larger peers
Aug 2, 12:35
Taiwan-based NOR flash chipmakers Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have extended their market reach beyond consumer electronics, and consequently, the overlap between...
Winbond plans to move towards fab-lite model, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 23, 16:40
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, which in recent years transformed itself from a PC DRAM manufacturer to a niche-market DRAM and NOR flash supplier, is planning to head towards a...
Winbond to outsource Mobile RAM chips to Powerchip
Jun 13, 12:19
Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics, in an effort to ramp up its niche-market DRAM business, has decided to outsource some of its production of mobile RAM chips to fellow company...
Taiwan DRAM makers transforming equipment into liquid assets
Jun 9, 11:43
In order to increase cash on hand, Powerchip Technology has struck leaseback deals with the companies to which it previously sold 12-inch manufacturing equipment, while fellow DRAM...
Winbond, Macronix post mixed May results
Jun 8, 08:23
Winbond Electronics has announced that revenues for May 2011 grew 1.5% sequentially to NT$2.57 billion (US$89 million) while fellow NOR flash manufacturer Macronix International saw...
Winbond announces additional NT$1.5 billion in capex
May 16, 12:26
Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics, which has diversified its product mix to include NOR flash, niche-market DRAM and GDDR, has announced an additional capex of NT$1.512 billion...
Macronix, Winbond report sequential growth in April revenues
May 9, 12:16
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 6.2% and 6.4%, respectively.
Winbond NOR flash sales grow in 1Q11
May 2, 11:38
Winbond Electronics' sales generated from its NOR flash business grew 8% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, while those from other segments saw on-quarter drops, according...
Winbond March 2011 revenues drop 3% on year
Apr 11, 11:56
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which manufactures niche-market DRAM products and NOR flash chips, has announced revenues for March 2011 decreased 2.9% from a year earlier to NT$2.38...
Winbond posts drop in February 2011 revenues
Mar 8, 11:02
Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics saw revenues drop in February 2011 compared to the prior month and the same period last year.
Global NOR flash market to shrink in 2011 and beyond, says IHS
Feb 23, 11:22
The global market for NOR flash memory will decline by almost 6% in 2011 after blockbuster growth last year - the first sign of the difficult years that lie ahead as the industry...
NOR chipmakers gear up for process technology transitions
Feb 21, 11:11
With the NOR flash memory market moving toward a healthier supply/demand balance, major NOR chip producers have shifted their focus to transitions in production process nodes rather...
Winbond sees firmer NOR pricing in 1Q11
Feb 14, 10:14
The NOR flash market is moving toward a more balanced supply/demand situation, Taiwan's Winbond Electronics has commented. Chip prices have slipped at a much slower pace after larger...
Winbond cuts into Samsung, LG supply chains with serial flash, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 8, 11:38
Winbond Electronics' serial flash chips have been adopted by handset vendors including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE), according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Winbond 4Q10 profits shrink sequentially on lower revenues
Jan 28, 16:12
Winbond Electronics earned net profits of NT$30 million (US$1.03 million) in the fourth quarter of 2010, down significantly from NT$1.9 billion in the prior quarter. Revenues slid...
Nuvoton to ship over 10 million 32-bit MCUs in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 27, 15:50
Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, expects its shipments of 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) to top 10 million units in 2011, the Chinese-language...
HannStar to draw investment from Supreme, Winbond
Jan 17, 11:06
IC distributor Supreme Electronics, which recently began distributing small- to medium-size LCD panels from HannStar Display, has announced plans to purchase 12 million HannStar shares...
Macronix 4Q10 revenues below guidance
Jan 7, 16:07
Taiwan's Macronix International, which makes NOR flash memory and mask ROM chips, saw its revenues decline 32.5% sequentially to NT$5.51 billion (US$187 million) in the fourth quarter...
Elpida reportedly cuts substantial GDDR orders to Winbond
Jan 5, 01:25
With falling demand for GDDR, Japan-based memory company Elpida has reportedly substantially reduced orders to Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, according to industry sources. Winbond...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
- 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
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- 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
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.



















