2441 news items tagged DRAM
Korea memory chip output value up in 2Q20
Tuesday 18 August 2020The output value of South Korea's memory chip industry surged 22.1% on year and 13.9% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, when a coronavirus-induced slowdown in smartphone...
DRAM, NAND flash in oversupply
Thursday 13 August 2020The DRAM and NAND flash markets will be oversupplied until the first half of 2021, according to Chang Chia-kun, president for memory module maker Apacer Technology.
Memory module firms post profit drops in 2Q20
Wednesday 12 August 2020Memory module makers saw their second-quarter profits eroded by the weakening of spot market prices.
Pandemic to limit growths for many IC products in 2020
Monday 10 August 2020Growth rates across most IC segments are expected to improve in 2020 but only mildly, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to IC Insights. In 2019, only six IC product...
Nanya revenue falls to 5-month low
Wednesday 5 August 2020DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported revenue declined 7.8% sequentially to a five-month low of NT$4.91 billion (US$166.8 million) in July 2020.
NAND flash, DRAM to remain largest IC market segments
Friday 31 July 2020DRAM and NAND flash are expected to repeat as the two largest IC segments again in 2020 after holding the same positions in 2019, according to IC Insights.
Winbond swings to profit in 2Q20
Friday 31 July 2020Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2020, ending a streak of two consecutive quarterly losses.
Memory chipmakers see inventory piling up
Friday 24 July 2020Memory chipmakers have seen their inventory levels start swelling amid continued weak demand for smartphones, according to industry sources.
Micron gearing up for handset market boom in 2H21
Thursday 23 July 2020Micron Technology remains optimistic about its operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, thanks to continued strong demand for data center applications, and the company's efforts...
SK Hynix posts profit hike in 2Q20
Thursday 23 July 2020SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW1.95 trillion (US$1.62 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW8.61 trillion for the second quarter of 2020.
KLA intros electron-beam defect inspection system
Wednesday 22 July 2020KLA has announced the eSL10 e-beam patterned-wafer defect inspection system, which is designed to accelerate time-to-market for high-performance logic and memory chips, including...
Chip manufacturing equipment spending to hit record high in 2021, says SEMI
Wednesday 22 July 2020Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 6% to US$63.2 billion in 2020 compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019,...
Memory module firms look to gaming, creator PCs for 2H20 growth
Wednesday 15 July 2020Gaming products and creator-focused notebooks will be driving several memory module makers' revenue growth in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Nanya steps up process technology transition
Monday 13 July 2020Taiwan-based Nanya Technology is looking to move its in-house developed first-generation 10nm process technology to risk production later this year, and is engaged in the development...
Winbond enhances high-density NOR flash offering
Thursday 9 July 2020Winbond Electronics has been stepping up its deployment in the high-density NOR flash field, gearing up for a boom in demand for 5G related applications, according to company president...
Solution for automotive application based on LPDDR4/4x
Wednesday 8 July 2020Japan announced that it would demonstrate its autonomous vehicle technology during the Tokyo Olympics as a demonstration of intelligent automobiles. Driven by 5G and artificial intelligence...
Memory prices may fall if smartphone sales disappoint in 2H20
Wednesday 8 July 2020DRAM and NAND flash memory prices will turn weak and start falling over the next two to three quarters, if smartphone sales buck seasonal trends and disappoint in the second half...
Nanya posts revenue growth in 2Q20
Monday 6 July 2020DRAM maker Nanya Technology saw its revenue slide to a four-month low of NT$5.32 billion (US$180.4 million) in June, but revenue for the second quarter climbed 14.4% sequentially...
SK Hynix starts mass production of high-speed DRAM
Thursday 2 July 2020SK Hynix has announced the mass production of HBM2E DRAM, which was introduced in August 2019.
Samsung remains dominant in smartphone memory market
Thursday 2 July 2020Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the smartphone memory market with 50% revenue share in the first quarter of 2020, followed by SK Hynix and Micron Technology, according...
Micron posts revenue and profit growth for fiscal 3Q20
Tuesday 30 June 2020Micron Technology has announced results for its third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended May 28, with revenue registering increases of 13% sequentially and 14% on year.
Taiwan edges South Korea as largest base for IC wafer capacity, says IC Insights
Monday 29 June 2020As of December 2019, Taiwan led the world in wafer capacity with about 22% of worldwide capacity installed in the country, according to IC Insights. Taiwan surpassed South Korea in...
China IC sector to thrive on 5G, AIoT, EV applications
Tuesday 23 June 2020The year 2020 may become the watershed in the evolution of global supply chains with regionalization and demassification in high gear posing major changes to the world, and the semiconductor...
NOR flash ASP likely to drop in 2H20, says DRAMeXchange
Thursday 18 June 2020NOR flash ASPs went up about 5% sequentially in the first quarter and have registered another on-quarter rise of 10-20% in the second quarter, but are likely to fall in the second...
Notebook demand remains robust, says Winbond chairman
Monday 15 June 2020Chip orders for notebooks are expected to stay robust until the end of the third quarter, according to Arthur Chiao, chairman for specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Elec...