The worldwide DRAM bit growth rate will decelerate to less than 16% in 2009, compared to 50-60% in 2008 and 90% in 2007, according to ProMOS Technologies. Despite the conservative...
Niche memory IC design houses Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics are expected to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, thanks to improved monthly sales,...
Winbond Electronics has said commodity DRAM production at its 65nm process node is progressing with yield rates on the rise. Annual production capacity is expected to reach 8,000...
Memory chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor has announced that it will establish a back-end joint venture in China with Wuxi Industrial Development Group Company. Hynix is looking to strengthen...
Taiwan-based DRAM makers have recently begun enjoying a windfall of orders for niche memory chips and mobile RAM parts because players such as Samsung Electronics are focusing on...
Etron Technology has reported a narrower net loss for the first quarter of 2009, while Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) saw its losses increase to NT$68 million and Zentel...
Niche memory IC design company Zental Electronics has reported revenues of NT$453 million (US$13.41 million) for the first quarter of 2009, up 16.5% sequentially.
Taiwan's major memory IC design houses, Etron Technology, Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Zentel Electronics, have all posted revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially...
The Micron-Nanya camp has similar goals to those of the Taiwan government in respect to restructuring the island's memory-chip industry, according to CJ Wu, chairman of Nanya Technology...
Two leading Taiwan niche memory specialists – Zentel Electronics and Etron Technology – have posted mixed financial results for 2008, with the former snapping up a net...
DRAM design house Zentel Electronics, a subsidiary of DRAM chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), suffered a 20% decline in revenues for 2008. The company managed to...
DRAM design house Zentel Electronics, a subsidiary of DRAM chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), saw February sales jump almost 80% on month, thanks to rush orders...
Winbond Electronics has reported a 7.6% sequential increase in revenues for February. The company said that increasing shipments of its niche memory products – which include...
Most packaging and testing houses, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industry (SPIL), saw significant increases in sales in February, thanks...
Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics saw their January sales increase 14% and 25%, respectively, on month. Both niche memory specialists have migrated their process technologies...
