Global DRAM revenues increased 15.2% sequentially to US$10.7 billion in the second quarter of 2010, thanks to stable contract prices and a mild growth in output, according to DRAMe...
Rexchip Electronics has posted net profits of NT$9.09 billion (US$284.06 million), or an EPS of NT$3.09, for the first half of 2010, making it the most profitable among Taiwan's DRAM...
Powertech Technology (PTI), a major Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing house, has announced net profits for the second quarter of 2010 increased 90.8% on year and 12% sequentially...
Elpida has reported net profits of 30.7 billion yen (US$352 million) for the first quarter of its fiscal 2010, compared with a 44.4 billion yen loss a year earlier. This also marked...
Elpida Memory has developed a 2Gb DDR2 mobile RAM for smartphones and tablet PCs, according to the company. The new DDR2 is manufactured using a 40nm process at Elpida's Hiroshima...
Global DRAM supply will outgrow demand by about 3% in the last quarter of 2010 as major chipmakers ramp up their capacity using more advanced processes, according to Digitimes Rese...
Elpida Memory and Spansion on July 22 announced that they have begun jointly developing NAND process technology and products. The existing relationship will expand to include a foundry...
The lead time for ASML's latest immersion system, the NXT:1950i, has been extended to almost 12 months, prompting some Taiwan-based DRAM makers to switch to alternative products,...
DRAM maker Powerchip Technology has announced an equipment purchase worth NT$1.53 billion (US$47 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems.
Walton Advanced Electronics will take on a loan of NT$6 billion (US$186 million) to be paid back over a period of five years to enhance its business operation, according to the DRAM...
Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its utilization rate average 95%, buoyed by strong orders for memory chips, according to market watchers. The visibility of orders at the backend...
Elpida Memory has completed development of a 50nm two-gigabit (2Gb) GDDR5 device using copper interconnects, according to the Japan-based chip vendor. The new GDDR5 was developed...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has dismissed recent media reports speculating Elpida Memory is a potential investor for its private placement.
Rexchip Electronics, a joint venture between DRAM makers Elpida Memory and Powerchip Technology, reelected its board of directors at yesterday's shareholders meeting. Elpida and Powerchip...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) expects to start sampling integrated 3D IC solutions using 28nm process technology in mid-2011, with volume production slated for 2012, according...
