1394 news items tagged flash
Phison puts increased focus on non-CE apps
Friday 26 February 2021Phison Electronics, which specializes in flash storage devices and controller ICs, has put increased focus on enterprise, automotive and industrial applications while lowering sales...
Kioxia breaks ground for new 3D NAND wafer fab
Friday 26 February 2021Kioxia held a groundbreaking ceremony for a semiconductor fabrication facility, dubbed Fab 7, at its factory site in Yokkaichi, Japan on February 24. The facility will be dedicated...
TSMC ranks in top-10 for capacity in main wafer sizes
Friday 26 February 2021As of December 2020, only TSMC was among the wafer capacity leaders in each of the main wafer size categories ranked by IC Insights. The Taiwan-based foundry had the most 200mm wafer...
Chip shortage likely to persist through 2022, says Silicon Motion
Thursday 25 February 2021Foundry and backend capacity constraints resulting in a global shortage of semiconductors will likely persist through 2022, according to Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based...
Silicon Motion breaks ground for new HQ
Thursday 25 February 2021Flash device controller IC company Silicon Motion Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 24 for its new headquarters in northern Taiwan.
DRAM and flash memory supply to stay tight in 2H21, says Winbond
Monday 22 February 2021A rally in DRAM and flash memory prices will boost Winbond Electronics' memory business revenue in March and April, according to Pei-Ming Chen, president for the specialty DRAM and...
China remains largest IC market
Monday 22 February 2021China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...
Kioxia, Western Digital announce 6th-gen 3D flash memory
Friday 19 February 2021Kioxia and Western Digital jointly announced they have developed their sixth-generation, 162-layer 3D flash memory technology.
Winbond posts profit growth in 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Specialty DRAM and NOR flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics has reported net profit grew 5.7% sequentially to NT$350 million (US$12.53 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020. Net profit...
Backend firms upbeat about demand for NOR flash
Friday 19 February 2021Taiwan-based memory backend specialists are optimistic about demand for NOR flash memory, with clear order visibility through the end of the second quarter, according to industry...
Winter storm in US to disrupt chip supplies
Friday 19 February 2021The impact of winter storms that struck the US state of Texas could be significant on the world's supply of certain semiconductors, including high-end NOR flash and chips demanding...
Top-5 wafer capacity leaders raise share of global capacity to 54%, says IC Insights
Wednesday 17 February 2021The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
NAND vendors to enter production race for over-100-layer offerings in 2021
Monday 8 February 2021As NAND flash stacking technology continues to advance, vendors will be racing for mass production of 3D TLC/QLC (triple/quad-level cell) NAND chips with over 100 layers in 2021 after...
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
SSD controller supply stays tight
Friday 5 February 2021The supply of SSD device controller ICs remains tight, which may continue to boost SSD prices despite sufficient NAND chip supplies, according to industry sources.
Global semiconductor sales increase 6.5% in 2020, says SIA
Wednesday 3 February 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$439 billion in 2020, up 6.5% on year, according to SIA.
SSD adoption among notebooks to accelerate in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021Falling NAND flash prices will be driving substantially the adoption of SSDs in notebooks this year, which Micron Technology executive VP and chief business officer Sumit Sadana also...
SK Hynix posts sequential revenue and profit drops in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...
Macronix expects strong 1Q21
Thursday 28 January 2021Taiwan-based chipmaker Macronix International expects to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021, judging from robust demand for all its product lines including ROM, NOR...
Winbond enjoys influx of short lead-time orders for NOR flash
Tuesday 26 January 2021A strong pull-in of short lead-time orders is filling Winbond Electronics' production capacity for NOR flash memory, according to industry sources. The orders are reportedly placed...
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increases 7.3% in 2020, says Gartner
Friday 15 January 2021Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total US$449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by...
Samsung considers lowering NAND flash prices as early as 1Q21, sources say
Thursday 14 January 2021Samsung Electronics may initiate price cuts on its NAND flash chips as early as the end of the first quarter of 2021, which may trigger a price war among major NAND flash chipmakers,...
Phison may further raise prices for NAND controllers in March-April
Monday 11 January 2021NAND flash memory controller specialist Phison Electronics has just raised quotes for its products by 15-20% to reflect tight supply and increased manufacturing costs, and may determine...
Macronix sees revenue pick up in December
Friday 8 January 2021ROM and flash memory maker Macronix International has reported December revenue increased nearly 10% on month to NT$3.31 billion (US$118 million). Revenue totaled NT$10.16 billion...
China NAND flash controller supplier raises prices by 50%
Tuesday 5 January 2021China's Yeestor Microelectronics has raised prices for its flash memory controllers for embedded storage applications by as much as 50%, according to market sources.