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Monday 11 May 2009
NAND flash controller supplier 3S swings to profit in 1Q09
Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, swung back to profitability in the first quarter of 2009, with net income...
Monday 11 May 2009
Kingston to invest more in Phison
Taiwan's Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller designs, has announced that Kingston Technology will invest NT$658 million (US$20.23 million) through private...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Hynix, Numonyx and Phison team to co-develop NAND solutions
Hynix Semiconductor, Numonyx and Phison Electronics have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop controllers for the next generation of managed-NAND...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Phison inventory value up on NAND flash price rally
The recent rally in NAND flash prices has boosted the value of Phison Electronics' inventory value, according Khein Seng Pua, chairman of the NAND flash controller IC design house.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Uphill NAND flash price trend may end in May and June, says Phison
NAND flash contract prices may hold flat in May and June, as the momentum of price growth is likely to be limited, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics.
Friday 24 April 2009
A-Data and Phison to raise capital via private placements
Both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets have recently shown more active transactions, which may encourage more memory specialists to initiate capital expansion plans to shore up their...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
MediaTek dismisses speculation of plans to tap SSD controller market
MediaTek has dismissed speculation it is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers.
Thursday 16 April 2009
US market: SanDisk may lose ground to Taiwan competitors
Taiwan's flash memory device manufacturers as well as US-based Kingston Technology are expected to grab a slice of the US NAND flash market now that the US International Trade Commission...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Memory module makers to report better-than-expected 1Q09 on stabilizing prices
Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) may swing back to profits in the first quarter of 2009, with pre-tax EPS to be between NT$1-2 (US$0.03-0.06),...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Taiwan flash controller IC players benefit from SanDisk ruling
SanDisk has announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an Initial Determination which found that certain accused flash memory products did not infringe...
Friday 20 February 2009
Controller IC designer Phison confirms 2008 dividend, to issue new shares
Taiwan's Phison Electronics, a NAND flash controller IC designer, will deal out a dividend of NT$3.915 (US$0.11), including NT$2.975 in cash and NT$0.94 in stocks, for 2008, the company's...
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Phison: Shrunken NAND flash supply stabilizes pricing, but harms controller chip sector
The NAND flash spot market has been put on a path towards partial recovery since the fourth quarter of 2008, thanks to production cutbacks at suppliers. However, the more-stabilized...
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...
Friday 16 January 2009
NAND flash contract prices soar by up to 40% in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange
Contract quotes for mainstream 8Gb and 4Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash jumped by up to 40% and 33%, respectively, in the second half of January, latest quotes gathered by DRAMeXchange...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Controller IC designers pessimistic despite recent rise in memory card prices
NAND flash controller IC designers are generally pessimistic about the first quarter of 2009 though memory card prices have recently gone up, according to industry sources.