259 news items tagged NOR
SMIC reportedly gets US license for mature manufacturing process
Monday 4 January 2021China's SMIC has reportedly received US licenses to import equipment for use in mature-node processes, which may help relieve the global 8-inch foundry capacity shortages, according...
NAND flash controller suppliers mull price hike
Wednesday 16 December 2020NAND flash device controller suppliers including Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have stopped offering quotes for new orders, and are mulling a 10-15% price hike...
NOR flash to be in short supply with prices to rise 5% in 1H21
Monday 14 December 2020NOR flash chips supply is expected to fall short of demand by 5% in 2021, and their quotes are estimated to rise 5% in the next two quarters amid overall inventory level falling significantly,...
Winbond November revenues up, Macronix down
Wednesday 9 December 2020Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, saw its consolidated revenues climb 64.5% on year in November 2020, while revenues at ROM and flash memory chipmaker...
Specialty DRAM, NOR flash prices rise in spot market
Tuesday 8 December 2020Spot market prices for specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory have begun to rise recently to reflect rising manufacturing costs, with the price rally set to persist through the second...
Macronix, Winbond stepping up automotive NAND deployments
Friday 13 November 2020To expand presence in the automotive memory market, Macronix International has disclosed plans to enter volume production of 96-layer 3D NAND memory for automotive applications in...
NOR flash likely to be in short supply in 2021, says Macronix chairman
Tuesday 27 October 2020The global supply of NOR flash memory will fall short of demand in 2021 if trade tensions between the US and China persist, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Macronix supports automotive system needs with high-density LybraFlash
Monday 26 October 2020The combination of Internet of Things (IoT), high-speed 5G communication and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has given rise to a diversity of applications for embedded systems...
Winbond ramping up NOR flash shipments for new smartphones
Thursday 22 October 2020Winbond Electronics has started ramping up its NOR flash shipments for new-generation smartphones equipped with OLED displays since August, with clear order visibility extended to...
Macronix sees September revenue surge
Thursday 8 October 2020Macronix International, a maker of mask ROM and flash memory, saw its September revenue climb 47.9% sequentially to a 12-month high of NT$4.66 billion (US$162.6 million).
Macronix second-generation 1.2V SPI NOR flash marks a new milestone with ultra-low power consumption
Monday 21 September 2020Following the successful launch of its first-generation Ultra-Low-Voltage 1.2V SPI NOR flash in 2018, Macronix is introducing the second-generation ULV 1.2V SPI NOR flash product...
Highlights of the day: NOR flash supply could be disrupted by US trade sanctions
Friday 11 September 2020The US is reportedly mulling imposing sanctions on China's largest pure-play foundry house, SMIC. Such a move could severely disrupt supply of NOR...
US ban on SMIC may result in severe shortages of NOR flash
Friday 11 September 2020A US ban on China's pure-play foundry SMIC, a supplier to GigaDevice, might lead to severe shortages of NOR flash memory, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Winbond, Macronix August revenues increase
Tuesday 8 September 2020Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in August consolidated revenues of 7.5% and 0.5%, respectively.
Dialog announces compatibility of octal SPI NOR flash with Renesas MPU
Friday 14 August 2020Dialog Semiconductor has announced that its EcoXiP octal xSPI non-volatile memory (NVM), which was added to Dialog's portfolio through its recent acquisition of Adesto Technologies,...
China firms expand presence in high-end NOR flash market
Tuesday 4 August 2020China-based chipmakers, such as GigaDevice, have stepped up their deployments in the automotive and other high-end NOR flash market segments eyeing a more significant market share,...
Winbond swings to profit in 2Q20
Friday 31 July 2020Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2020, ending a streak of two consecutive quarterly losses.
Winbond enhances high-density NOR flash offering
Thursday 9 July 2020Winbond Electronics has been stepping up its deployment in the high-density NOR flash field, gearing up for a boom in demand for 5G related applications, according to company president...
NOR flash ASP likely to drop in 2H20, says DRAMeXchange
Thursday 18 June 2020NOR flash ASPs went up about 5% sequentially in the first quarter and have registered another on-quarter rise of 10-20% in the second quarter, but are likely to fall in the second...
Notebook demand remains robust, says Winbond chairman
Monday 15 June 2020Chip orders for notebooks are expected to stay robust until the end of the third quarter, according to Arthur Chiao, chairman for specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Elec...
XMC ramping 50nm SPI NOR flash output
Tuesday 9 June 2020Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup, has reportedly kicked off mass production of its in-house developed 50nm SPI NOR flash...
Backend firms see stable demand for NOR flash memory
Thursday 28 May 2020Memory backend specialists expect stable growth in orders for processing NOR flash chips this year, driven by demand for 5G base stations, and consumer electronics products such as...
Pachinko upgrades to boost NAND flash demand
Monday 25 May 2020Upgrades in Japanese-made pachinko game machines are set to play a driver of NAND flash demand growth in 2020, according to industry sources.
Macronix optimistic about NOR, SLC flash demand in 2H20
Tuesday 19 May 2020SLC NAND and NOR flash demand is expected to be robust in the second half of 2020, despite growing economic uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Macronix International...
Winbond top NOR Flash memory supplier worldwide
Tuesday 19 May 2020Winbond Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of Flash memories and inventor of the popular Multi-I/O Serial Flash architecture, today announced it is now the top supplier of...