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Tuesday 25 February 2014
NAND eMMC hits record year while NOR flash shrinks further, says IHS
The global memory market presented a vivid picture of contrast in 2013 given the wildly divergent fortunes of its two main segments, with spritely NAND offset by the sobering continued...
Thursday 23 January 2014
SK Hynix to launch in-house developed eMMC device controllers in 2014
SK Hynix is expected to launch in-house developed controller chips for eMMC devices in 2014, optimizing on its acquisition of the eMMC device controller unit of Taiwan-based Innostor...
Monday 20 January 2014
Silicon Motion aims at 20-25% global market share for eMMC in 2014
Saloon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based design house of NAND flash and specialty RF IC microcontroller units (MCUs), attained a global market share of 10-15% for its eMMC MCUs in...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Inventory of eMMC devices rises, say sources
The inventory of eMMC devices has risen along with an increase in NAND flash inventory, prompting chip vendors to sell the embedded memory for a low price, according to industry so...
Monday 4 November 2013
Toshiba launches embedded devices using second-generation 19nm process
Toshiba has announced the launch of new embedded NAND flash memory modules integrating NAND chips fabricated with 19nm second-generation process technology. The module is fully compliant...
Monday 4 November 2013
Toshiba to invest in Kingston-Phison mobile memory JV
Kingston Solutions (KSI), a joint venture between memory module firm Kingston Technology and flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics, has drawn investment from Toshiba.
Monday 28 October 2013
Toshiba gearing up for low-cost eMMC solutions
Toshiba will launch low-cost eMMC solutions for use in entry-level and mid-range smartphones and tablets around the end of the fourth quarter, 2013, according to sources at memory...
Monday 12 August 2013
SK Hynix reportedly buys eMMC unit from Innostor
SK Hynix recently acquired a department of Taiwan-based Innostor Technology specializing in the design of eMMC device controller chips, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Silicon Motion sees SSD and embedded controllers drive growth
Silicon Motion Technology has announced net sales for the second quarter of 2013 increased 2% sequentially with net profits rising 53% on quarter. The company credited the growth...
Monday 29 July 2013
SK Hynix in-house develops embedded NAND controllers
While announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, SK Hynix disclosed that the firm is looking to boost its competitiveness in the SSD field by releasing products...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Commentary: NAND flash controller industry headed for consolidation
With more NAND flash memory chips designed into embedded applications, such as eMMC devices and solid-state drives (SSD), memory controller IC firms incapable of providing technologies...
Thursday 30 May 2013
Supply of eMMC devices to China falling short
Demand for embedded MultiMedia Card (eMMC) flash memory devices coming from China's smartphone and tablet industry supply chains has ramped up rapidly causing the supply from major...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Kingston hiking shipments of embedded memory solutions to China smartphone sector
Kingston Technology has been ramping up its shipments of embedded memory devices to the smartphone sector in China, leveraging a shortage in the supply of comparable IC parts from...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Samsung reportedly to phase out from microSD card market
Speculation has circulated in the memory industry recently that Samsung Electronics is looking to phase out from the microSD card market in order to channel its resources into the...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Faraday 1Q13 revenues fall but meet guidance
Taiwan-based IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2013 slipped 12.1% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$61 million).