375 news items tagged Elpida
Rexchip sees small 2Q12 operating loss
Friday 29 June 2012Rexchip Electronics, majority owned by Elpida Memory, expects to post a small second-quarter operating loss. The firm also indicated it now generates consistently positive cash flow...
Elpida bankruptcy brings unusual stability to DRAM pricing, says IHS
Thursday 28 June 2012Pricing in the DRAM market has become markedly less volatile since the February bankruptcy filing of major supplier Elpida Memory, deviating from long-term trends in statistically...
Micron CEO visits Taiwan
Thursday 31 May 2012Micron Technology president and CEO Mark Durcan is expected to attend Inotera's shareholder's meeting on May 31. Durcan is likely to meet up with executives from Powerchip to discuss...
Irony abounds in 1Q12 DRAM market as Elpida dethrones Micron from third rank, says IHS
Thursday 24 May 2012In one of the more ironic developments ever to transpire in the DRAM market, now bankrupt Elpida Memory in the first quarter managed to outperform the overall industry and its close...
Apple reportedly books up half of mobile DRAM capacity at Elpida Hiroshima plant
Tuesday 15 May 2012Apple has recently placed huge orders for mobile DRAM memory with Elpida Memory's 12-inch plant in Hiroshima (Japan), securing about 50% of the total chips produced at the facility,...
PTI to grab mobile DRAM orders from Micron, sources say
Tuesday 15 May 2012Market sources generally believe that Powertech Technology (PTI) will not lose orders because of Micron Technology's takeover of its main DRAM customer Elpida Memory, as the backend...
Micron confirms talks to acquire Elpida
Thursday 10 May 2012Micron Technology today (May 10) issued a company statement that it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory's trustees to acquire the bankrupt chipmaker.
Elpida delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange
Wednesday 28 March 2012The Tokyo bourse has delisted the stock of Elpida Memory, which filed for bankruptcy protection on February 27.
PTI, Walton expect sales stable in March, grow in 2Q12
Wednesday 21 March 2012Packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both said they continue to negotiate with Elpida Memory to work out the best solutions...
Micron reportedly offers US$1.5 billion to take over Elpida
Wednesday 21 March 2012Elpida Memory reportedly plans to release its control over the company to a new management team that will come from an open bid, and industry sources have speculated that Micron Technology...
Adata February sales up 16%
Tuesday 13 March 2012Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported a sequential rise in February revenues of 15.8%. Sales of non-DRAM modules accounted for 55.7% of company revenues in the month.
Powertech revenues slip in February
Friday 9 March 2012Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) saw February revenues down 6.78% on month and 11.5% on year to NT$2.833 billion (US$96 million) due to production cuts at major...
Digitimes Research: Elpida bankruptcy to have long-term negative impact on Taiwan DRAM industry
Monday 5 March 2012The short-term impact of Elpida Memory's bankruptcy on Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers might be mixed. However, none of the Taiwan companies, which are second-tier suppliers in the global...
DDR3 spot prices top US$1 after Elpida files bankruptcy, says inSpectrum
Saturday 3 March 2012Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing earlier last week has boosted spot market prices for DDR3 memory with 2Gb chips topping US$1, according to inSpectrum.
Elpida bankruptcy set to boost DRAM prices and revenues, says IHS
Saturday 3 March 2012Elpida Memory's move to file bankruptcy protection this week will benefit the remaining players in the DRAM market, reducing supply and boosting pricing and revenues in the second...
Accounts receivable at Elpida estimated at NT$2 billion, says PTI
Friday 2 March 2012Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has said that its estimated accounts receivable at Elpida Memory, a major client in bankruptcy proceedings, have been revised...
Powerchip commits full support to Rexchip
Thursday 1 March 2012Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing has brought concerns about whether Rexchip Electronics, a 64.7%-held subsidiary of Elpida dedicated to manufacturing DRAM memory, would be able to...
Taiwan reiterates call for cooperation among non-Korean DRAM firms
Wednesday 29 February 2012The Taiwan government has reiterated its push for some form of cooperation among US, Japan- and Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers, according to Tu Chi-chun, director general of the Industrial...
Rexchip says it will revise sales model with Elpida
Wednesday 29 February 2012Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, has stated that the firm will pursue a new sales model with the parent company, which has filed...
Taiwan makers bracing for Elpida bad debts
Wednesday 29 February 2012Japan-based memory chipmaker Elpida Memory, which filed for bankruptcy protection on February 27 to restructure its debts and capital structure, might end up struggling to pay off...
Elpida to issue new shares after capital cut
Friday 24 February 2012Elpida Memory's board of directors has approved plans to downsize the company's paid-in capital by 63.5%, and then raise money by issuing up to 803 million new shares, according to...
Elpida rumored to be resuming tie-up talks with Toshiba
Thursday 16 February 2012Elpida Memory may be resuming talks with Toshiba about integrating business operations, which has been pushed by the Japan government, according to industry sources. Terms set for...
Possible Micron-Elpida merger could rock DRAM market to its core, says IHS
Thursday 16 February 2012A possible merger between US firm Micron Technology and Japan's Elpida Memories has the potential to dramatically redraw the competitive landscape of the DRAM space, yielding a new...
Uncertainty over Elpida debt talks arises
Wednesday 15 February 2012Japan-based memory chip vendor Elpida Memory, which is struggling to repay its debts due by early April, has issued a statement disclosing uncertainty about the company's ability...
Elpida dismisses reports it plans to sell Hiroshima plant
Thursday 9 February 2012Elpida Memory has dismissed a Nikkei report that the Japan-based memory chipmaker is looking to sell its plant in Hiroshima.

Elpida introduces new DDR3 that delivers highest data rate of 2.5Gbps
Photo: Company, Wednesday 13 August 2008