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Monday 19 October 2009
Phison cuts into RIM supply chain, says paper
NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics is shipping solutions for secure memory cards in small volume, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Friday 16 October 2009
3S lands flash card controller orders from Kingston
Solid State System (3S) has secured orders for memory card controllers from Kingston Technology, expecting the new orders to be its major growth driver in 2010, according to the co...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch own-brand memory cards soon
Samsung Electronics will begin to market own-brand memory cards in the Taiwan market at the end of October with Transcend Information handling back-end packaging and distribution,...
Monday 5 October 2009
Giesecke & Devrient, Phison partner on secure flash devices
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Phison Electronics have jointly announced they plan to form a joint venture - Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions - which will combine...
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Niching Industrial says its memory card substrate supply falling short
The supply of NAND flash memory card substrates has recently fallen short of demand but is expected to ease in October, according to Taiwan-based semiconductor material supplier Niching...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
NAND flash contract prices trending up in 1H September, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash have trended upward by 3-12% in the first half of September, thanks to inventory replenishment and advanced shipments...
Thursday 27 August 2009
DRAM module maker PQI swings to profits in 1H09
Taiwan-based Power Quotient International (PQI) has posted a net profit of NT$379 million (US$11.5 million) for the first half of 2009, compared to a loss of NT$116 million for the...
Monday 10 August 2009
Phison expects 3Q09 gross margin to grow on memory card prices
Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller ICs, has said it expects the recent rally in memory card prices to contribute to gross margin growth in the third quarter...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Prices for microSD cards soar 10% on Toshiba supply cut
The price of microSD cards has recently rallied by almost 10% on reduced supply from Toshiba, according to sources at memory card makers.
Wednesday 15 July 2009
ProMOS exits flash card business
Memory chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has recently completed the sale of its stake at Putian Maode Technologies (Chongqing), a China-based joint venture specializing in flash memory...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Micron announces new 34nm NAND chip
Micron Technology has announced mass production of high-capacity 34nm NAND flash, which has been adopted by Lexar Media for its new flash memory cards. The new 16Gb and 32Gb NAND...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Transcend to increase investment in flash controller IC designer
Memory module maker Transcend Information plans to increase its stake in Alcor Micro by subscribing to part of the seven million new shares to be issued by the NAND flash controller...
Tuesday 16 June 2009
NAND flash prices to see limited effect from Toshiba output increase, says Phison
With Toshiba reportedly to ramp up NAND flash production to full capacity in July 2009, industry sources in Taiwan have expressed concern that the move may push down prices once again...
Monday 15 June 2009
Global flash card revenues sink 15% in 2008, says iSuppli
The flash memory card market worldwide slid 15% to US$7.8 billion in 2008, with SanDisk continuing to lead its peers, according to a recent survey by iSuppli.
Thursday 4 June 2009
Computex 2009: MemoCom showcasing MCP, SSD products
MemoCom, a Taiwan-based solution provider and manufacturer of PSRAM and MCP (multi-chip package) devices, is exhibiting at Computex 2009 for the first time, displaying SSD (solid...