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Tuesday 6 April 2010
Elpida announces plan to draw investment from Kingston
Elpida Memory's board of directors has approved plans to issue new shares and convertible bonds worth a total of US$200 million to Kingston Technology. Elpida said the funds would...
Friday 2 April 2010
Memory consolidations highlight growing importance of mobile platforms, says iSuppli
Recent acquisitions by Elpida Memory and Micron Technology illustrate the increasing importance suppliers are placing on offering a complete portfolio of memory products in order...
Thursday 1 April 2010
DRAM module maker Walton Chaintech swings back to profit in 2009
Graphics card-turned DRAM module maker Walton Chaintech has posted an EPS of NT$1.3 for 2009, returning to profits after losses for two straight years. The company expects to generate...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
ProMOS, Rexchip ramping production on 63nm for Elpida DDR3 chips
ProMOS Technologies has started trial runs on 63nm for Elpida Memory DDR3 products, while Rexchip Electronics is set to significantly ramp up chip production using the same node prior...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Global chip revenues down for second straight year in 2009, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues reached US$228.4 billion in 2009, down US$26.8 billion, or 10.5%, from 2008, according to Gartner. The drop also marked the first time the industry...
Friday 26 March 2010
Elpida readies 40nm 4Gb DRAM
Elpida Memory has revealed it is set to begin volume-producing 4Gb DRAM chips using 40nm-class process technology for server products and desktop PCs. The announcement comes around...
Wednesday 10 March 2010
DRAM maker PSC says 2010 capex to top NT$10 billion
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), Taiwan's second-largest DRAM maker in 2009 by revenues, has set a capex goal of NT$10-11 billion (US$315-346 million) for 2010, according...
Monday 8 March 2010
Memory backend house PTI expects rebound in March 2010
Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported a sequential decline of 3.5% in consolidated revenues to NT$2.8 billion (NT$87.5 million) for February 2010, but the memory packaging and testing...
Monday 1 March 2010
ProMOS set to ink deal to sell 12-inch fab
DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has recently made the decision to sell its 12-inch (300mm) wafer fab located at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) to mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Infineon files patent infringement lawsuit against Elpida
Infineon Technologies has announced that the company and its subsidiary Infineon Technologies North America filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against...
Monday 22 February 2010
DRAM to see 40% rise after 3-year decline, says iSuppli
The global DRAM business is set to return to annual revenue growth in 2010, according to iSuppli. The research firm's preliminary forecast calls for global DRAM revenues to rise to...
Thursday 11 February 2010
Micron's Numonyx acquisition to challenge Samsung, hurt Hynix
Market watchers generally believe that Micron Technology's upcoming acquisition of Numonyx, which unseated Spansion in the 2009 NOR flash memory market, may pose a challenge to Samsung...
Friday 5 February 2010
Rexchip goes public, eyes emerging stock listing in 1Q10, says paper
Rexchip Electronics, a DRAM-manufacturing joint venture between Elpida Memory and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has become a public company and is looking to be listed...
Thursday 4 February 2010
PTI meets 4Q09 guidance; sets 2010 capex at NT$9 billion
Memory packaging and testing service provider Powertech Technology (PTI) has posted fourth-quarter 2009 sales of NT$8.74 billion (US$273 million) and net income of NT$1.68 billion,...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Rexchip names new chairman
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced its president Brian Shieh has resigned and taken over the chairman post of Rexchip Electronics, PSC's joint venture with Elpida...
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