Last update: Thursday 6 June 2013 [55 news items]
Jun 6, 15:24
Consolidated revenues at memory module maker Adata Technology registered a 57% sequential increase in May 2013, hitting the highest monthly level in 30 months.

Memory chips to fall far short of demand in 3Q13, says Adata chair
Jun 3, 15:32
Supply of DRAM chips will remain mostly tight in 2013, while the NAND flash market will face a shortage of supplies starting the second half of June, according to Simon Chen, chairman...

Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
May 24, 14:50
Taiwan-based memory module makers including Adada Technology, Transcend Information and InnoDisk all plan to showcase their latest SSD solutions for business or industrial applications...
Adata posts significant profit growth in 1Q13
May 16, 14:10
Memory module firm Adata Technology enjoyed significant profit growth in the first quarter thanks to a pull-in of customer orders and support from its chip partners.

Taiwan DRAM module makers perform strongly in 1Q13
May 15, 22:30
All Taiwan-based DRAM module makers were operating with profits in the first quarter of 2013, with Adata Technology leading fellow companies with the highest EPS of NT$3.20 (US$0.11)...
Adata April sales drop over 30%
May 10, 10:16
Memory module firm Adata Technology saw its April sales decline more than 30% sequentially due to a slowdown in demand from channels.
Adata net profits soar 760% in 2012
Newswatch - Mar 21, 14:07
DRAM module maker Adata Technology has reported net profits of NT$640 million (US$21.48 million) in 2012, an increase of 760% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an...
Memory module and controller IC firms see revenues fall in February
Mar 11, 10:48
Memory module makers Transcend Information, Adata Technology and Apacer Technology, and flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics all saw their February revenues fall.
Adata expects favorable DRAM prices for 2013
Feb 6, 12:33
The DRAM industry is set to become more consolidated in 2013 with solid fundamentals, which will help decrease the imbalance between supply and demand, according to memory module...
Adata revenues up on rising DRAM prices
Jan 7, 21:52
Adata Technology's revenues for December 2012 registered a 14.75% sequential increase, as a recent rebound in chip prices buoyed sales of DRAM modules.
Adata suffers 3Q12 net operating loss, PQI to downsize capital
Oct 29, 11:44
Taiwan-based memory module maker Adata Technology saw net operating loss of NT$1.74 million (US$59,000) for the third quarter of 2012 mainly due to drops in DRAM price, while fellow...
Adata posts 15% sales drop in August
Sep 7, 01:40
Adata Technology has reported an about 15% sequential decrease in revenues for August 2012. The memory module maker revealed that sales of its standard module products declined substantially,...
Adata, Silicon Power 2Q12 profits slip on quarter
Aug 30, 01:25
Memory module firms Adata Technology and Silicon Power Computer & Communications both saw their second-quarter net profits decrease sequentially.
Adata posts growth in June sales
Jul 6, 01:50
Memory module maker Adata Technology has reported revenues of NT$2.4 billion (US$80.4 million) for June 2012, up 2.4% on month and 44.8% from a year ago. Revenues totaled NT$6.97...
DRAM spot market prices to rebound in July, says Adata chairman
Jun 5, 01:55
As DRAM contract prices have risen month by month, spot market quotes are expected to rebound in July and exceed contract prices in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to chairman...
May 17, 16:21
Most DRAM module makers will use less space for product exhibition at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2012 trade fair and will also highlight more memory products for industrial controls...
Adata pursues profit growth in 2012
Apr 6, 01:15
Adata Technology will focus on its profit performance in 2012, looking to expand its high-margin operations, according to the memory module maker.
Adata swings to profits in 4Q11
Mar 19, 11:55
Adata Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, turned its business operation from the red into profitability in the fourth quarter of 2011, with net earnings per share...
Mar 13, 11:30
Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported a sequential rise in February revenues of 15.8%. Sales of non-DRAM modules accounted for 55.7% of company revenues in the month.

Rexchip to launch rights issue for NT$6 billion
Mar 12, 15:57
Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Elpida Memory, has revealed plans to raise an additional paid-in capital of NT$6 billion (US$203 million) through issuing...

Memory module firms see double-digit sales drops in January
Feb 7, 01:20
Revenues at Taiwan's major DRAM module and NAND device manufacturers saw double-digit sequential decreases in January 2012, due to fewer working days caused by the Lunar New Year...

DRAM prices to rebound in early 2012, says Adata chairman
Dec 20, 01:05
DRAM prices will rebound from the current bottom level to a level above cash-flow production cost based on 30nm process in January 2012, according to chairman and CEO Simon Chen for...
Adata reports strong SSD sales on demand for tablets, ultrabooks
Dec 6, 11:39
Memory module firm Adata Technology saw sales of its SSD product line continue to stay at high levels in November thanks to rising demand for tablet PCs and an influx of short lead-time...
Nov 7, 11:56
Memory module maker Adata Technology saw its DRAM products account for about 32% of the overall revenues it posted in October 2011, while sales of its solid-state drives and external...
Adata suffers 3Q11 net operating loss of nearly 100 million
Oct 25, 01:10
Adata Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, on October 24 released unaudited financial report for the third quarter of 2011, recording net operating loss of NT$96.6...
Adata, Phison break into supply chain for ultrabooks
Oct 13, 01:10
Adata Technology's 6Gb/s mSATA SSDs reportedly have been selected by Asustek Computer for use in its new Zenbook-series ultrabooks, marking a milestone for the Taiwan-based memory...
Adata September revenues up 6%
Oct 6, 14:08
Memory module firm Adata Technology has announced revenues of NT$2.61 billion (US$85 million) for September 2011, up 6% on month. Revenues amounted to NT$7.23 billion for the third...

Adata looks to double-digit revenue growth in 4Q11
Oct 3, 13:25
Memory module firm Adata Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011, buoyed by rising sales of products used in non-conventional...

Nanya, Inotera, Adata see sequential growth in August revenue
Sep 6, 01:20
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories as well as memory module maker Adata Technology on September 5 reported revenues for August, increasing on month by...
Adata unveils stock buyback program
Stockwatch - Aug 29, 14:31
Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced a share buyback program under which the company will repurchase up to NT$4.36 billion (US$150 million) of its common shares from...
Five memory module makers see mixed sequential growth in July revenue
Aug 10, 01:10
Taiwan-based memory module makers Phison Electronics, Transcend Information, Adata Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) saw July revenues increase on month, while fellow...
Newswatch - Aug 1, 17:21
Memory module firm Adata Technology on July 29 announced that Il Ung Kim has resigned as company president. There is no replacement of Kim as the company previously had two presidents...
Transcend June revenues up over 9% on-month
Jul 7, 14:58
Transcend Information's revenues increased 9.7% sequentially to NT$2.37 billion (US$82.2 million) in June, following two months of sequential drops, according to financial data released...
Adata sees decrease in June revenues
Jul 6, 01:00
Taiwan-based memory module maker Adata Technology had revenues of NT$2.124 billion (US$73.5 million) in June decreasing 9.56% on month and 40.41% on year mainly because product prices...
Memory module firms post on-month drops in May revenues
Jun 10, 01:15
Transcend Information posted a revenue drop of 9.1% sequentially in May 2011, while fellow memory module companies Apacer Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Phison...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 9h 21min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 9h 23min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 9h 28min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 9h 50min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 9h 51min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 10h 48min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 10h 58min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 11h 4min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 9h 44min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 10h 2min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 11h 6min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 11h 32min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 29min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 12h 37min ago
- 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
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.






















