The global DRAM business is set to return to annual revenue growth in 2010, according to iSuppli. The research firm's preliminary forecast calls for global DRAM revenues to rise to...
Market watchers generally believe that Micron Technology's upcoming acquisition of Numonyx, which unseated Spansion in the 2009 NOR flash memory market, may pose a challenge to Samsung...
Micron Technology captured a 9.4% share of the global NAND flash market in 2009, exceeding Hynix Semiconductor's share by 0.3pp points, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics...
Global DRAM revenues grew 42% sequentially to US$8.682 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, buoyed by a rebound in chip ASPs and output growth, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung...
Hynix Semiconductor has announced revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 grew 32% on quarter driven by rising DRAM and NAND flash shipments and a rebound in DRAM ASPs. In line with...
US-based memory module house Kingston Technology has made an advance payment of US$100 million to Hynix Semiconductor for the purchase of DRAM chips and NAND flash in 2010, according...
Hynix Semiconductor has developed 2-gigabit (2Gb) low-power DDR2 DRAM for mobile applications such as smartphones and tablet PCs, with volume production slated for the first half...
Phison Electronics, which mainly designs and makes controllers for NAND flash memory integrated into products such as USB flash drives and memory cards, has announced it will make...
Combined capex at DRAM chipmakers will reach US$7.85 billion in 2010, up 80% from NT$4.3 billion in 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Despite the significant growth, the projected...
Hynix Semiconductor has announced what it claims is the industry's first 2Gb GDDR5 memory using 40nm-class process technology for PCs and games consoles.
Worldwide chip revenues are set to post a 11.4% decline in 2009, following 2008 when the revenues dropped 5.4%, according to Gartner. The research firm commented that 2009 will mark...
With Korea-based players gaining a larger share of the present DRAM market, chairman of DRAM module house Kingmax Semiconductor has suggested capital and strong backing are key to...
Taiwan's legislative economics committee on November 26 voted unanimously against the Ministry of Economic Affairs' (MOEA's) request for funds to invest in Taiwan Innovative Memory...
Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is speeding up capacity expansion on a recovery in market demand, and its fourth-quarter DRAM bit growth is likely to reach...
Hynix has smoothly produced NAND flash based on 41nm and 48nm processes with supply volumes in the second half of 2009 to double those in the first half, according to sources at Taiwan-based...