222 news items tagged NOR
Macronix net profits hit 7-year high in 3Q17
Friday 27 October 2017Mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits of NT$2.12 billion (US$70.2 million) for the third quarter of 2017, hitting a seven-year high, with EPS...
Backend firm Lingsen enjoys strong orders for MEMS microphones
Thursday 28 September 2017Taiwan-based backend service company Lingsen Precision Industries has enjoyed brisk orders for MEMS microphones for use in smart speakers and voice assistants, according to industry...
Winbond to break ground on new 12-inch fab in mid-2018
Wednesday 27 September 2017Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a manufacturer of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory, expects to break ground on a new 12-inch wafer plant at the Kaohsiung Science Park (KSP),...
Semiconductor industry records best second quarter in 3 years, IHS says
Tuesday 12 September 2017Despite a slightly down first quarter, the semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter of 2017 posting a 6.1% growth from the previous quarter, according...
Taiwan memory chipmakers see August revenues increase
Thursday 7 September 2017Mask ROM and flash specialist Macronix International has reported August revenues surged 19.5% sequentially while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics' August revenues...
Orders for NOR flash, car electronics chips to buoy Ardentec revenues in 2H17
Friday 1 September 2017Ardentec has landed a ramp-up of orders for NOR flash memory while seeing stable demand for car electronics chips from Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), according to...
GigaDevice draws investment from China state-backed fund
Wednesday 30 August 2017China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor has obtained investment from China's National IC Industry Investment Fund, commonly known as the Big Fund, according to the maker of flash memory...
Backend firm Lingsen to post strong 3Q17, says report
Monday 28 August 2017Taiwan-based backend service company Lingsen Precision Industries is expected to post its highest revenues since the third quarter of 2013 in third-quarter 2017, the Chinese-language...
Macronix completes capital reduction; shares soar
Monday 28 August 2017NOR flash and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International returned to normal trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on August 28 after completing a capital downsize. The company's...
Chipbond, ChipMOS see rising orders for TDDI chips
Friday 25 August 2017Backend houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have seen orders for TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips for use in 18:9 smartphone panels ramp up, which...
Walton net profits jump in 1H17
Tuesday 22 August 2017Memory-IC backend specialist Walton Advanced Engineering has reported net profits for the first half of 2017 reached NT$153 million (US$5.05 million), up robustly from only NT$17...
Global DRAM revenues increase 17% in 2Q17, says DRAMeXchange
Monday 21 August 2017Sales in the global DRAM market surged 16.9% sequentially to US$16.51 billion in the second quarter of 2017, when PC DRAM contract prices rose over 10%, according to DRAMeXchange...
ChipMOS obtains backend orders from Novatek
Thursday 10 August 2017ChipMOS Technologies has obtained backend orders for touch display driver ICs (TDDI) from Novatek Microelectronics, with shipments set to kick off in the fourth quarter of 2017, according...
SMIC expects up to 3% revenue growth in 3Q17
Wednesday 9 August 2017China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post revenue growth of up to 3% sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, with gross margin...
Taiwan memory chipmakers July revenues increase
Monday 7 August 2017Mask ROM and flash specialist Macronix International has reported July revenues increased 18.7% sequentially while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics' July revenues...
Shanghai Huahong to build 12-inch fab in Wuxi
Wednesday 2 August 2017Shanghai Huahong Group on August 2 struck a deal with the national China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund and the city government of Wuxi to set up a new 12-inch wafer...
Winbond nets NT$0.28 per share for 2Q17
Monday 31 July 2017Winbond Electronics, a memory chipmaker specializing in niche-market DRAM and flash memory, has reported net profits for the second quarter of 2017 reached a nine-quarter high of...
ChipMOS Shanghai obtains backend orders for NOR flash from XMC
Friday 28 July 2017ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai), a joint venture between Taiwan-based ChipMOS and Tsinghua Unigroup, has obtained backend orders for NOR flash memory from Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor...
Winbond to spend NT$6.28 billion on equipment
Thursday 27 July 2017Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a provider of specialty DRAM and flash memory, has announced plans to budget an additional capex of NT$6.28 billion (US$207.7 million) for buying...
NOR flash supply to remain tight in 2018, says Macronix president
Monday 24 July 2017Supply of NOR flash memory is expected to remain tight in 2018, as demand will continue to outpace supply, according to Macronix International president CY Lu.
Macronix to expand 12-inch fab capacity; 2Q17 profits surge
Monday 24 July 2017Taiwan-based Macronix International, a manufacturer of mask ROM and NOR flash memory, has disclosed plans to invest a total of NT$1.79 billion (US$58.9 million) to expand its 12-inch...
Macronix launches AEC-Q100 full compliant NAND flash memory
Tuesday 18 July 2017Macronix International has launched an AEC-Q100 Grade 2/3 compliant NAND flash memory product. The company added its NAND flash memory has passed all the stringent AEC-Q100 reliability...
Global NOR flash supply turning tight amid growing demand
Tuesday 18 July 2017The global NOR flash memory market is reversing from a state of oversupply due partly to significantly growing adoption of AMOLED panels and touch display driver ICs (TDDI) for mobile...
SMIC increases output for NOR flash, while XMC cuts production
Wednesday 12 July 2017Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has landed more orders for NOR flash chips from GigaDevice Semiconductor and increased output, according to industry sources. On the...
Winbond, Macronix June revenues increase
Friday 7 July 2017Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential increases in June consolidated revenues of 4.7% and 15.9%, respectively.
- Qualcomm millimetre-wave 5G modem coming mid-2018, 5Gbps peak download (Oct 18) - Ars Technica
- Mark Zuckerberg backs Apple in encryption debate (Feb 22) - CNNMoney
- Micron remains optimistic despite down quarter (Jun 30) - EE Times
- Spansion intros 1.8V high-speed serial NOR flash memory (Mar 5) - Company release
- Spansion announces 8Gb NOR flash at 45nm (November 12) - Company release
- Gray market for mobile cellphones serves as boon to low-cost flash memory, IHS says (May 17) - Company release
- Micron debuts high-density SPI NOR chips (August 25) - Company release
- Spansion GL-S NOR flash enters production (May 17) - Company release
- Micron recruits Spansion exec amid reorg (Dec 1) - EE Times
- Ex-Everspin exec joins Spansion (Oct 20) - EE Times