559 news items tagged Micron
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
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...
Global semiconductor market rises above US$120 billion in 3Q20, says Omdia
Thursday 7 January 2021The semiconductor market generated revenue of over US$120 billion in the third quarter of 2020, up 10.8% sequentially, according to Omdia.
Samsung, SK Hynix gearing up for EUV process manufacturing
Thursday 31 December 2020Samsung Electronics has kicked off volume production of 16Gb LPDDR5 chips using EUV-based 1znm process technology at its Pyeongtaek fab, while SK Hynix plans to install EUV exposure...
Longsys preps for IPO
Thursday 24 December 2020Memory module firm Longsys Electronics has filed an application for its A-shares IPO and expects to trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
SSD supply constrained by chip shortages
Monday 21 December 2020The market for NAND flash memory remains oversupplied, but shortages of flash device controllers and passive components have constrained the supply of SSD and other related peripherals,...
San Fu positive about semiconductor chemicals sales in 2021
Thursday 17 December 2020Taiwan-based San Fu Chemical, dedicated to offering specialty chemicals for semiconductor and optoelectronics sectors, is positive about its 2021 business prospects thanks to robust...
Micron expanding India team
Wednesday 16 December 2020Micron Technology, optimistic about India's IT sector, is ready to establish a center of excellence and expand industry-academia collaboration there, according to media reports.
Chipmakers to ramp up 176-layer 3D NAND chip output in 2H21
Tuesday 15 December 2020Chipmakers including Micron Technology and SK Hynix have introduced the availability of their 176-layer 3D NAND flash chips, and are expected to ramp up the chip output for UFS and...
Foundry capex to account for 34% of total semi capex in 2020, says IC Insights
Friday 11 December 2020Following spending of US$106.1 billion in 2018 and US$102.5 billion in 2019, worldwide semiconductor capex is expected to grow 6% to US$108.1 billion this year, according to IC Ins...
Memory module firms wary of Micron fab outage
Monday 7 December 2020Supply-side uncertainty arising from a recent power outage at Micron Technology's DRAM fab in Taiwan is prompting memory module houses to stop taking new orders and adopt a wait-and-see...
Highlights of the day: Micron production in Taiwan disrupted by outage
Friday 4 December 2020Production at one of Micron's fabs in Taiwan was disrupted by a power outage on December 3, but the company has maintained that operation of facilities has returned to normal. But...
Power outage at Micron Taiwan fab may impact global DRAM supply
Friday 4 December 2020A recent power outage at Micron Technology's wafer fab in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan may constrain the global DRAM bit supply, particularly to the server segment, according to industry...
Micron lighthouse factories enhance production in Taiwan
Wednesday 2 December 2020Micron Technology's two factories in Taiwan were recognized by the Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) under the World Economic Forum (WEF) in September 2020, according to the company's...
Micron ships 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory
Tuesday 10 November 2020Micron Technology has begun volume shipments of what the company claims is the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memory.
IC Insights expects modest DRAM price erosion through end-2020
Wednesday 28 October 2020DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...
PTI eyes new logic IC orders from MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek
Monday 26 October 2020Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is aggressively foraying into new logic IC segments such as TV SoCs and handset APs in a bid to offset loss of orders expected...
Micron uMCP5 ready for mass production
Wednesday 21 October 2020Micron Technology has announced the launch of uMCP5, which the company claims is the industry's first universal flash storage (UFS) multichip package with low-power DDR5 DRAM.
Micron starts equipment move-in at new plant in Taiwan
Thursday 8 October 2020Micron Technology is constructing a new plant in Taichung, central Taiwan with equipment move-in already kicking off. Construction of the plant, dubbed A3, is set to complete by the...
Micron eyeing new patent infringement lawsuit against China memory firm
Tuesday 6 October 2020Micron Technology has expressed its concerns to DRAM module manufacturers that chips developed by China-based ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) may violate its patents, according...
TSMC EUV litho equipment purchases to top 50 sets
Monday 28 September 2020TSMC is expected to cumulatively purchase about 55 sets of EUV lithography equipment by the end of 2021, as the foundry is stepping up its EUV process manufacturing development, according...
AI and 5G to drive memory market growth over next decade, says Micron
Thursday 24 September 2020The emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G technologies are set to generate unprecedented opportunities and productivity, which will be driving the memory market growth over...
NAND flash ASP to continue slide, says Phison
Thursday 10 September 2020Despite a recent pick-up in NAND flash spot prices, the memory ASPs will still be on a downward trend until Lunar New Year in February 2021, according to KS Pua, chairman for memory...
DRAM spot prices rise 10-15% in September
Tuesday 8 September 2020Spot market prices for DRAM memory have rallied 10-15% so far in September 2020, according to sources at memory module houses. Huawei's aggressive chip purchases prior to new US sanctions...
QLC SSD demand to boom for both enterprise and consumer applications
Monday 7 September 2020With major chipmakers ramping up their quad-level cell (QLC) NAND flash output, SSDs utilizing the technology storing four bits per cell have become commercially available and are...
- Micron forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates (Jan 8) - Reuters
- Micron downplays threat from 'deep-pocketed' Chinese rivals (Oct 7) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Micron signals the next up-cycle for memory chips is well underway (Oct 5) - Motley Fool
- Micron yet to regain license to sell to Huawei, pressuring sales (Sep 30) - Reuters
- Nvidia taps Samsung, Micron for new gaming chips (Sep 2) - Reuters
- Micron falls after CFO says outlook worse for memory chip demand (Aug 14) - Bloomberg