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Thursday 5 January 2012
More firms enter USB 3.0 flash drive controller market
The competition of USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs is expected to heat up in 2012, with more players tapping the market, industry sources believe.
Thursday 29 December 2011
High-capacity flash supply to run tight in 2012
Sources at memory makers expect demand for high-capacity NAND flash memory to outstrip supply in 2012 due to strong demand for SSD and embedded storage applications. However, oversupply...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Genesys Logic offers USB 3.0 webcam controller GL3620
Taiwan-based CMOS IC design house Genesys Logic on December 27 announced the offering of GL3620, the world's first USB 3.0 isochronous webcam controller IC, with volume production...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April
Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will fully release its Thunderbolt technology in April of 2012 with several first-tier PC players already preparing to launch...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Innostor offers USB 3.0 flash drive controller IC IS916
Taiwan-based IC design house Innostor Technology has offered IS916, a USB 3.0 flash drives controller IC supporting MLC (multi-level cell) and TLC (triple-level cell) NAND flash,...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Silicon Motion gearing up for USB 3.0, eMMC controllers
Silicon Motion will soon introduce a lineup of its USB 3.0 controller chips, and is eyeing to be among the top-3 players in the market segment in 2012, according to company president...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Global Unichip USB 3.0 device controller IP certified by USB-IF
Global Unichip has announced that its USB 3.0 device controller IP has passed the USB-IF test procedure for SuperSpeed products and is now listed on the integrator list.
Monday 31 October 2011
Faraday sees lower 4Q11 revenues
IC design service provider Faraday Technology expects revenues to drop by a single-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by slowing demand from its clients...
Friday 23 September 2011
Genesys Logic expects sales of USB 3.0 chips to expand in 2012
IC design house Genesys Logic expects revenues generated from its USB 3.0 products to grow substantially in 2012. As a proportion of company revenues, sales of the segment will likely...
Monday 22 August 2011
Alcor Micro to buy back shares
USB controller designer Alcor Micro plans to buy back up to 3.65% of its outstanding shares and will then transfer the shares to its employees, according to a resolution passed by...
Friday 19 August 2011
Renesas reportedly to cut USB 3.0 host controller unit prices to below US$1.20 in early 2012
Renesas Electronics reportedly plans to slash unit prices for its USB 3.0 host controller ICs to below US$1.20 in early 2012 in order to tame the competition from Taiwan-based chipset...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Aces, Alltop license USB 3.0 patents from Foxconn
Taiwan-based connector makers Aces Electronics and Alltop Technology have both recently signed contracts with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to license USB 3.0 patents...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
VIA Labs lands USB-IF certification for USB 3.0 Host controller IC
VIA Labs has obtained certification for its USB 3.0 Host controller IC from USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum), the third Taiwan-based IC design house to obtain the certification next...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
NAND flash densities in video game platforms to climb more than 40% in 2011, says IHS
Despite the high cost of NAND flash memory, NAND densities in 2011 will rise more than 40% in home consoles and handheld devices, the principal modes for gaming entertainment, according...
Friday 15 July 2011
JMicron lands USB 3.0 chip orders from Samsung
JMicron Technology has grabbed orders for USB 3.0 hard drive (HDD) controllers from Samsung Electronics, with shipments slated for August, according to market sources.
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