Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.2% and 21.8%, respectively.

DRAM ASPs are forecast to fall over 10% in the first quarter of 2019 after registering a 7-10% sequential decrease in the fourth quarter, according to DRAMeXchange.

DRAM maker Nanya Technology expects to post an around 15% sequential decrease in bit shipments for the fourth quarter, a downward revision from its previous estimate of flat growth...

South Korea's dominance in the manufacture of DRAM memory seems solid, given that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix together control three quarters of the global DRAM market, but China,...

Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$41.8 billion for the month of October 2018, up 12.7% compared to year-ago levels and 1% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry...

The ongoing tariff war between the US and China has already had a negative impact on all semiconductor industry sectors, according to CC Wei, co-CEO for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

The world's top-3 memory IC vendors - Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology - saw their combined DRAM and flash memory revenues climb to a record high of US$37.3 billion...

Sales of automotive electronic systems are forecast to grow 7.0% in 2018 and 6.3% in 2019, the highest growth rate in both years among the six major end-use applications for semiconductors,...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to post record revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018, although many others in the semiconductor sector have turned...

The world's top DRAM suppliers saw their operating margins climb to record highs in the third quarter of 2018, though their ASP increases started slowing down, according to DRAMeXchange...

The global DRAM memory industry's output value grew 9% sequentially to a record high of US$28 billion in the third quarter of 2018, according to DRAMeXchange. While bit shipments...

SK Hynix has developed 16Gb DDR5 DRAM, which the company claims is the industry's first DDR5 to meet the JEDEC standards, according to the company.

The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales climb 18% in 2018, according to IC Insights, which estimated the overall semiconductor industry...

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has unveiled plans to buy back as many as 120 million of its own shares starting November 13. The new stock repurchase program will be implemented...

DRAM and NAND flash memory prices will continue their downward trend for at least another year, according to Peter Shu, chairman for memory module firm Transcend Information. The...

Taiwan-based pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has claimed its DRAM technology design is entirely different from Micron Technology's.

SK Hynix has announced the development of its 1Ynm 8Gb DDR4 DRAM memory. The chip delivers 20% improvement in productivity compared to its previous-generation 1Xnm counterpart and...

Macronix International has reported October consolidated revenues increased 3.9% sequentially to NT$3.89 billion (US$126.9 million), while Winbond Electronics' consolidated sales...

Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to buy back common shares from the Taiwan stock market for the "interests" of its shareholders.

DRAM prices will be under downward pressure in 2019, with the memory ASPs forecast to fall as much as 20%, according to DRAMeXchange.

United Microelectronics (UMC) has maintained that the latest trade secret theft charges brought against it by US authorities are "virtually the same" as the ones that Micron Technology...

China backend service providers such as Tongfu Microelectronics, Tianshui Huatian Technology, Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology have been actively raiding talent from Taiwan's...

With the US banning exports to Jinhua Integrated Circuit, United Microelectronics (UMC) will suspend its R&D assistance to the China-based DRAM firm until further notice, according...

With the US newly banning exports to China DRAM maker Jinhua Integrated Circuit on national security concerns, Siliconware Precision Industries' (SPIL) production subsidiary in Fujian...

Winbond Electronics saw shipments of chips built using 38nm process technology ramp up substantially to account for 24% of the chipmaker's total DRAM sales in the third quarter of...