Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) is installing more surface-mount technology (SMT) lines for an additional 10-15% increase in production capacity,...

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...

NAND flash prices are expected to fall at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2019 than in previous quarters, according to industry sources.

Toshiba Memory has announced the availability of its XD5-series NVMe SSD platform in a 2.5-inch, 7mm low-profile form factor that is optimized for low-latency and performance consistency...

The silicon wafer market will likely become oversupplied later in the first quarter of 2019, and the situation may worsen in the following quarter,...

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...

Silicon Motion Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its mobile communications product line, branded as FCI, to Dialog Semiconductor.

The global output of 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory is set to expand starting the second quarter of 2019, which may bring more variables to the market and prices this year, according...

Revenues of the global NAND flash industry declined 16.8% sequentially to US$14.16 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, but still hit a record high of US$63.2 billion in the whole...

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...

NAND flash prices are likely to stop falling and begin to rise as early as the second quarter of 2019, thanks to a pick-up in replenishment demand from device vendors, according to...

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

NAND flash prices will continue falling in the second half of 2019, but the pace will be more moderate, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of Silicon Motion Technology.

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...

Macronix International has been engaged in 3D NAND technology R&D, and plans to offer 48- and 96-layer processes to deliver 128Gb and 256Gb products, according to company president...

Macronix International expects to have a tough first-quarter 2019, as unfavorable global trade conditions are discouraging its clients from placing orders, according to the mask ROM...

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.

Toshiba Memory has started sampling Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 3.0 embedded flash memory devices. The new lineup utilizes the company's 96-layer 3D flash memory...

Sharp price falls for NAND flash chips have driven up the penetration of SSDs in smart notebooks, servers and datacenters, which will significantly bolster revenue performances of...

The global market for NAND flash memory will remain in oversupply in 2019, as the outlook for end-market demand stays weak, according to DRAMeXchange. NAND flash chipmakers have moved...

Micron Technology has announced the company is exercising its right to purchase Intel's interest in the parties' joint venture, IM Flash Technologies.

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...

The semiconductor industry is expected to allocate the largest portion of its capex spending for flash memory again in 2019, marking the third consecutive year that flash has led...