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Thursday 12 March 2009
Memory-module maker Kingston 2008 shipments up, but revenues down
Kingston Technology has announced worldwide revenues totaled US$4 billion in 2008, representing a decline of 11% from a year earlier. Despite the revenue dip, the US-based memory-module...
Friday 13 February 2009
Intel and Taiwan memory vendors to push SSD in co-branding initiative
A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) are expected to join Intel in a push for the solid-state drive (SSD) market with a co-branding strategy, according to industry...
Thursday 5 February 2009
Taiwan banks halt ProMOS loan
Nine Taiwan banks which reportedly have agreed to provide a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) to DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies have postponed the lending process,...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Phison sets private placement; draws more investment from Kingston
NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics plans to issue new shares through private placement to raise additional capital and draw new strategic partners, the company has...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Kingston acts as guarantor for ProMOS loan
Kingston Technology has agreed to act as a guarantor for ProMOS Technologies' application for a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) from nine local banks, according to...
Thursday 22 January 2009
ProMOS sells property to Kingston
ProMOS Technologies, whose deadline for redeeming ECBs (euro convertible bonds) is nearing, has sold a piece of 8,362-square meter land, plust structures on it, to memory module specialist...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Kingston enters SSD market, targeting enterprise servers and notebooks
Memory module maker Kingston Technology recently announced its entry in the solid-state drive (SSD) market. The products reportedly will be marketed in a a co-branding partnership...
Tuesday 13 January 2009
NAND flash controller supplier 3S expects to turn profitable in 1Q 2009
Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, said that mass production of its NAND flash controllers on a 43nm process...
Friday 9 January 2009
DRAM module makers increase prices; 1GB DDR2 quoted at US$10
DRAM module makers Kingston Technology, Transcend Information, A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) have increased their prices following the recent surge in DRAM...
Friday 26 December 2008
No gains can be expected from DRAM monopoly, says Kingston co-founder David Sun
Digitimes recently talked to David Sun, co-founder of US-based memory module maker Kingston Technology, about the DRAM industry and his advice for Taiwan's money-losing DRAM players...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Kingston to enter SSD market via co-branding with Intel
Memory-module maker Kingston Technology is looking to enter the solid-state drive (SSD) market by January 2009, via a co-branding partnership with Intel, the company has revealed.
Monday 24 November 2008
Time for Taiwan DRAM makers to move forward, says Kingston
David Sun, co-founder of Kingston Technology, recently stated that Taiwan's DRAM makers should be aware that now is the best time for Taiwan's DRAM industry to implement consolidation...
Friday 14 November 2008
Kingston claims almost half of China DRAM module market
Kingston Technology has expanded its presence in the DRAM module and NAND flash applications market in China. The memory-module maker has seen its market share in China rise to almost...
Friday 14 November 2008
Kingston to build new plant in Taiwan in 2009
Memory module maker Kingston Technology plans to expand production capacity in Taiwan next year to support growing shipments, the company has revealed.
Friday 7 November 2008
Taiwan DRAM makers PSC and ProMOS get financial support from Elpida and Kingston
Taiwan DRAM makers are looking for foreign support due to insufficient funds. Elpida Memory has decided to invest NT$3-4 billion (US$9.15-12.2 million), an about 5% stake in Powerchip...