DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics will start constructing a new fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in September followed by equipment move-in slated for 2020.

NAND flash prices will continue to drop in the third quarter of 2018 as suppliers scale up their 3D NAND chip output, according to industry sources.

Winbond Electronics has announced the introduction of the W25N01JW, a high-performance, 1.8V serial NAND flash memory IC delivering a new high in data-transfer rates: 83MB/s via a...

Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$99.3 million) for May 2018, up about 20% sequentially and 16% on year. Sales of its DRAM...

V-Color unveils its latest DDR4 Prism RGB memory and PCIe SSD VPM800 at Computex 2018. Carrying on the V-Color style, the new products feature not only a total upgrade to performance...

Taiwan-based second-tier packaging and testing houses have enjoyed a pick-up of orders for flash memory, and 3D sensing and other optical components recently as their downstream clients...

Revenues of the global NAND flash industry dropped 3% sequentially to US$15.74 billion in the first quarter of 2018, when a seasonal slowdown in demand dragged down the memory prices,...

Memory module firm Apacer Technology will start mass shipments of 3D NAND flash products for industrial control applications in the first quarter of 2019, according to company president...

Micron Technology and Intel have announced joint production and shipments of what they claim to be the industry's first 4bits/cell 3D NAND technology. Leveraging a proven 64-layer...

An anticipated rally in NAND flash memory prices during the third quarter may be short-lived, according to CK Chang, president for memory module firm Apacer Technology.

An anticipated rise in SSD demand from the handset and PC sectors may stop NAND flash prices from falling in the third quarter of 2018, according to industry sources.

Memory module firm Transcend Information has announced consolidated revenues for April 2018 decreased 18% sequentially and 12.8% on year to NT$1.45 billion (US$48.7 million).

Memory-IC backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.58 billion (US$186.2 million) for April 2018, up 27.9% on year but down 1.3% sequ...

Adata Technology saw its net profit hike nearly 300% sequentially to NT$59.03 million (US$1.98 million) in the first quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter came to NT$0.27.

Memory module firm Transcend Information has reported net profit of NT$479 million (US$16 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 19.6% sequentially and 16.6% on year. EPS for...

NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2018 to register increases of 3-8% sequentially and 1-6% on year,...

Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and flash memory, expects its sales to hit the lowest levels for 2018 in the second quarter.

Downward movement of prices for solid state drives (SSDs) and growing requirement for higher storage capacities have prompted notebook vendors such as HP and Dell to boost the adoption...

NAND flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics is expected to see its shipments for SSDs grow nearly 100% in 2018 topping 40 million units, according to company sources...

Micron Technology is gearing up to expand production of 10nm-class DRAM chips at its Taiwan-based fabs between 2018 and 2019.

Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its order visibility extend to the third quarter of 2018, but expressed concerns that tight supplies of certain components and materials...

Driven by strong growth in the memory market, worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$420.4 billion in 2017, a 21.6% increase from 2016 revenues of US$345.9 billion, according...

SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW4.37 trillion (US$4.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, up 77% from a year earlier, while consolidated revenues increased 39% on...

Phison Electronics has enjoyed a pull-in of short lead-time orders for NAND flash products, and is optimistic that demand will continue to improve later in the second quarter, according...

Global semiconductor revenues derived from chip usage in electronic equipment and devices amounted to US$111.4 billion at the end of first-quarter 2018, up a significant 17% from...