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Tuesday 1 June 2010
Etron sampling USB 3.0 host controllers
Specialty DRAM chip vendor Etron Technology has said it is sampling an in-house developed USB 3.0 host controller for design-in at major motherboard makers with mass shipments slated...
Monday 31 May 2010
Winbond secures NT$7 billion syndicated loan for technology migration
Winbond Electronics on May 31 announced the signing of a five-year, NT$7 billion (US$218 million) syndicated loan contract with a banking consortium. The loan will be used for technology...
Friday 14 May 2010
Memory designer Etron to issue new shares and convertible bonds
Etron Technology, which supplies niche memory chips used in LCD TVs, mobile phones and other consumer products, has obtained approval to expand its capital through issuing new shares...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Zentel speeding up 72nm process transfer, says chairman
Memory IC design house Zentel Electronics is stepping up efforts to shift to 72nm from 90nm for specialty DRAM (SDRAM) memory, and expects production of 128Mb and 256Mb chips on the...
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Memory chip designer Etron swings to profits in 1Q10
Etron Technology, which mainly designs and supplies specialty DRAM (SDRAM) chips used in LCD TVs, mobile phones and other consumer products, has reported net profits of NT$151 million...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Winbond posts profits for second straight quarter
Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics, which has turned its focus away from the commodity DRAM business, has reported net income of NT$384 million (US$12.3 million) for the first quarter...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
SDRAM supply remains tight, says Etron chairman
Current supply of specialty DRAM (SDRAM) has fallen 5-10% short of demand, according Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu. Lu said he is fairly optimistic about the market through the...
Friday 9 April 2010
Winbond to develop in-house 46nm Buried Wordline process
Winbond Electronics has quietly recruited part of former Qimonda's R&D team and will develop a 46nm Buried Wordline stack process, making it the first Taiwan-based DRAM maker...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
SDRAM prices surge on rising demand
In addition to the tight market for commodity DRAM chips, supply of specialty DRAM (SDRAM) parts is also falling short of demand, according to industry sources. Prices for 512Mbit...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
SDRAM prices rise on strong demand, says Etron chairman
Specialty DRAM (SDRAM) order visibility has reached three months, according Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu, who is optimistic about the second-quarter outlook for the chip used...
Monday 25 January 2010
SMIC quits SDRAM manufacturing, says paper
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) will stop manufacturing specialty DRAM (SDRAM) chips since January 2010, and completely withdraw from the DRAM foundry business, according...
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Memory IC designers see growing sales from 90nm and 70nm products
Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics have seen sales generated from 90nm and 70nm products increase substantially, and both are looking to roll out new SDRAM using 65nm process...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Elpida to mass produce 1Gb DDR3 on extra-shrink 65nm in 1Q10
Elpida Memory has developed 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM based on its 65nm XS extra-shrink process technology, according to the company, claiming that the chip is as cost-competitive as 50nm-made...
Thursday 26 November 2009
SDRAM prices remain stable, say Taiwan makers
Specialty DRAM (SDRAM) prices have fluctuated less compared to the commodity DRAM segment, according to sources at Taiwan-based niche memory design houses, estimating the price of...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Elpida shipping samples of x32-bit 2Gb DDR2 SDRAM
Elpida Memory has begun sample shipments of a 2-gigabit (2Gb) x32-bit I/O DDR2 SDRAM that operates up to 1066 megabits per second (Mbps), according to the company. The new memory...