Last update: Tuesday 30 April 2013 [36 news items]
Samsung making 20nm 4Gb LPDDR3 DRAM for mobile devices
Apr 30, 15:48
Samsung Electronics has announced that it is now producing 4-gigabit (4Gb) low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) mobile DRAM chips using 20nm-class process technology.
DRAM contract prices show mild growth in 2H March, says DRAMeXchange
Apr 8, 14:32
Contract quotes for DRAM chips were showing mild signs of growth in the second half of March, with average DDR 4GB contract prices growing to US$23.5, a 2.17% increase, and average...
DRAM contract prices set to continue rising
Jan 28, 21:01
With some DRAM vendors reportedly quoting their 4GB DDR3 modules at more than US$20, higher than the current contract price level, contract prices for commodity memory are set to...
DRAM contract prices soar in 1H January
Jan 17, 20:35
Contract prices for DRAM have risen about 10% in the first half of January, with 4GB modules quoted at as high as NT$17.50, according to DRAMeXchange.
SK Hynix develops 20nm 4Gb GDDR3
Sep 19, 12:07
SK Hynix has developed 20nm-class 4Gb graphics DDR3 DRAM, designed specifically for notebooks requiring low-power consumption.
Elpida to complete switch to 30nm for 4Gb chips in October
Aug 29, 15:27
Elpida Memory is set to complete its 30nm process technology transition in October 2012, despite having filed for bankruptcy.
Late July prices for 4GB DDR3 modules fall below US$20
Aug 2, 15:38
DRAM contract prices, which saw their first fall for 2012 in early July, have dropped further in the second half of the month, data collected by DRAMeXchange show. This could imply...
Inotera starts trial production of 30nm 4Gb low-power mobile DDR2
Jul 19, 01:35
Inotera Memories has kicked off trial production of 4Gb DDR2 mobile DRAM based on 30nm process, the company announced at a July 18 investors conference.
Samsung reportedly raising 4GB DDR3 module prices
Jun 19, 01:05
Samsung Electronics reportedly has been aggressively raising its DRAM module prices with plans to push up the contract quotes for 4GB DDR3 parts to US$25-27 by the end of 2012. Some...
Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook
May 31, 01:00
Although Google recently unveiled its second-generation Chromebook device, jointly developed with Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer (HTC), seeing Acer and...
4GB DRAM contract prices going up
Feb 1, 11:47
Contract prices for 4GB DDR3 DRAM modules trended upward in the second half of January, benefiting suppliers who now have their newer 30nm-class chips.
CES 2012: ViewSonic and Lenovo showcase 7-inch tablet PCs
Jan 12, 01:10
With many non-Apple players turning aggressively to the 7-inch tablet PC segment, ViewSonic and Lenovo are both showcasing their latest 7-inch models at CES 2012.
Elpida starts sample shipments of 4Gb mobile RAM
Dec 29, 01:00
Elpida Memory announced December 28 the company has begun sample shipments of 4Gb wide IO mobile RAM and 4Gb DDR3 mobile RAM (LPDDR3) chips targeted at smartphone and tablet PC applications,...
Elpida develops 1600Mbps 4Gb LPDDR3
Nov 24, 15:57
Elpida Memory has developed an advanced 30nm process 4Gb DDR3 mobile RAM (LPDDR3), according to the company. The new chip can achieve a high-speed data transfer rate of 1600Mbps at...
Players cut 7-inch tablet PC prices to compete for market share
Oct 20, 01:20
Tablet PC players have recently started to drop their tablet PC prices to attract consumers, especially 7-inch models as the machines can easily attract first-time buyers with their...
Asustek launches Zenbook series ultrabooks
Oct 13, 01:30
Asustek Computer has unveiled its Zenbook series ultrabooks saying it is confident it has the closest performance/price ratio compared to Apple's MacBook Air.
Contract prices for 4GB modules fall below US$20 in 2H September
Sep 29, 13:57
Late September contract prices for 2GB DDR3 modules have stayed flat while 4GB parts traded lower by about 5%, according to DRAMeXchange. 4GB DDR3 modules were quoted at US$19.50...
Sep 23, 01:10
Elpida Memory on September 22 announced that it has completed development of 25nm-made 4Gb DDR3 memory. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics has introduced its 20nm-class DRAM products...
Elpida moves to cope with weak DRAM prices, strong yen
Sep 15, 11:48
Elpida Memory has announced a series of measures to combat the yen's appreciation and falling DRAM prices, including plans to shift production to Taiwan, expand US dollar-based procurement,...
Spansion announces 4Gb NOR flash memory
Aug 10, 12:39
Spansion has announced a single-die 4Gb NOR flash chip, made using 65nm process technology. The 4Gb Spansion GL-S delivers high-quality and fast read performance to enable a better...
DRAM contract prices flat in 2H May
May 26, 01:15
Contract prices for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules held flat in the second half of May 2011, ending about two months of steady increases, latest data collected by DRAMeXchange show. Prices...
Elpida develops 30nm, 4Gb DDR2 mobile RAM
Apr 7, 11:50
Elpida Memory on April 7 announced that it has developed a 4-gigabit (4Gb) DDR2 mobile RAM, which employs the company's 30nm process technology. The new device features a low operating...
Samsung starts mass producing 4Gb mobile DRAM
Mar 24, 15:55
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing 4Gb, low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) DRAM using 30nm-class technology, according to the company. The mobile DRAM chip will help the market to...
DRAM contract prices flat in 2H February
Feb 25, 11:02
Contract prices for DRAM memory held flat in the second half of February, latest data gathered by DRAMeXchange show. The average prices of 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules stayed unchanged...
Samsung develops wide I/O mobile DRAM for smartphones, tablets
Feb 22, 11:30
Samsung Electronics has announced the development of 1Gb mobile DRAM with a wide I/O interface, using 50nm-class process technology. The new wide I/O mobile DRAM will be used in mobile...
DRAM contract prices continue slide in 2H January
Jan 26, 16:34
Late January contract prices for DRAM continue trending downward, despite previous media reports saying Elpida Memory would raise its prices later in the month.
Elpida to mass produce 4GB DDR3 modules in 1Q11
Dec 21, 11:12
Elpida Memory has revealed plans to start mass producing its newly-developed 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM, which is composed of 16 2Gb DDR3 chips built using 30nm-class process technology, in...
Samsung develops higher density LPDDR2 for smartphones and tablets
Dec 3, 14:29
Samsung Electronics has developed a monolithic 4Gb, low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) memory device built using 30nm-class process technology, according to the company. The chip will be used...
DRAM contract prices down over 7% in early November
Nov 16, 01:20
Early November contract prices for 1Gb DRAM memory have plunged by over 7%, driving the price of 2GB DDR3 modules to US$24-25. Suppliers will see further price falls through the second...
Samsung mass producing 8GB DDR3 modules for notebooks, mobile workstations
Sep 27, 16:39
Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...
Elpida and Spansion develop 4Gb SLC NAND
Sep 2, 16:31
Elpida Memory and Spansion have jointly developed 1.8V, 4Gb single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash chips, according to Elpida. This NAND memory, based on Spansion's MirrorBit charge-trapping...
Apr 22, 11:50
Elpida Memory has announced that it completed development of a 4Gb DDR3 SDRAM, which it claims is the highest density DDR3 in the DRAM industry.
Mar 26, 15:40
Elpida Memory has revealed it is set to begin volume-producing 4Gb DRAM chips using 40nm-class process technology for server products and desktop PCs. The announcement comes around...
Samsung expands DDR3 lineup with 40nm 4Gb chip
Feb 24, 16:29
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing four-gigabit (4Gb) DDR3 devices using 40nm-class process technology, according to the company. The memory maker also revealed plans to...
Taiwan market: Transcend offers 4GB USB flash drives with eSobi software
Newswatch - Nov 19, 15:03
Transcend Information has teamed up with Internet information search and management firm eSobi to offer its 4GB JetFlash V33-series USB flash drives with eSobi software in the Taiwan...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 58min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 1h ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 1h 5min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 1h 27min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 1h 28min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 2h 25min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 2h 35min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 2h 41min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 1h 21min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 1h 39min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 2h 43min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 3h 9min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 4h 6min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 4h 14min ago
SK Hynix has developed 20nm-class 4Gb(gigabit) graphics DDR3 DRAM, designed for notebooks requiring low-power consumption. The new 4Gb GDDR3, built using Hynix' 20nm-class technology,...
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SK Hynix has introduced DDR3L-RS (Reduced Standby) DRAM for mobile solutions using its 20nm class technology. By using 20nm class technology and efficiently managing standby current,...
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Toshiba has announced the development of Benand, a multi-application single level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory with an embedded error correction code (ECC). Benand's diverse applications...
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Elpida Memory has developed 4Gb next-generation mobile memory chips for smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile devices. The new DRAM achieves compliance with the "Wide IO" international...
Photo: Company, Nov 21.
Asustek Zenbook series ultrabook
Asustek Computer has unveiled its Zenbook series ultrabooks. Asustek's Zenbook series is separated into two segments ¡V 11.6-inch UX21 and 13.3-inch UX31 ¡V and the company has launched...
Photo: Shihmin Fu, Oct 14.
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.