Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported net losses of NT$0.82 (US$0.03) per share for 2018, due mainly to losses in inventory value arising from DRAM and NAND flash price...

The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to increase. With nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, the worldwide number of operational...

Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of what the company claims is the industry's first 12GB low-power double data rate 4X (LPDDR4X) package optimized for next-generation...

DRAM memory contract prices have fallen further in March, and are expected to continue their downward trend through the second quarter indicating PC OEMs and other chip buyers continue...

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics and Macronix International, a provider of mask ROM and flash memory, both saw their February...

DRAM contract prices for the first quarter of 2019 are likely to fall nearly 30% sequentially, according to DRAMeXchange, which estimated previously a smaller 25% decrease.

Demand for servers will play an important role in stopping DRAM memory prices from falling further in the second half of 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based memory module ma...

Nanya Technology expects DRAM price falls to slow starting the second quarter of 2019, as the overall market demand will pick up.

The world's top-3 memory IC vendors - Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology - saw their combined DRAM and flash memory revenues drop 18% sequentially and 26% from a...

Micron Technology is on track to enter volume production of DRAM memory manufactured using 1ynm process technology later in 2019, according to KC Hsu, chairman for Micron Memory Ta...

Contract prices of DRAM products across all major application markets already registered declines of more than 15% sequentially in January, according to DRAMeXchange. Prices will...

Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2018, representing 17.9% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Meanwhile, the top-10...

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenues fall to a 19-month low in January 2019, while niche-market DRAM specialist Winbond Electronics' revenues...

China-based IC production is forecast to exhibit a strong 2018-2023 CAGR of 15%, according to IC Insights. Considering that China-based IC production was only US$23.8 billion in 2018,...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a revenue decrease of 8-13% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, citing inventory adjustments...

Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has said plans to build a new 12-inch wafer plant in southern Taiwan are still on track despite some near-term headwin...

China's central government has decided to intervene in the case of Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit accused of stealing trade secrets from US-based Micron Technology, while the Fujian...

SK Hynix saw its revenues and profits hit record-high levels for the second consecutive year in 2018, but revenues and profits started showing weakness in the fourth quarter.

New Android-based smartphones rolled out for 2019 will have some core components upgraded, particularly the upgrade to 10GB or more RAM in flagship devices, according to industry...

Server DRAM contract prices are expected to fall by more than 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, which estimated previously a smaller 15% dro...

DRAM contract prices are set to fall nearly 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, which estimated previously a smaller 15% price decrease.

Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has estimated 2019 capex at about NT$10 billion (US$324.3 million), significantly lower than the NT$20.4 billion spent in 2018.

Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the...

Winbond Electronics has signed a seven-year syndicated loan for NT$42 billion (US$1.36 billion) with 19 local banks in Taiwan, according to the maker of specialty DRAM and flash me...

DRAM demand for server applications has started showing weakness with related chip prices trending downward, according to market observers. Nevertheless, the outlook for server DRAM...