Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [257 news items]
Inotera announces closing of private placement
May 14, 21:50
Inotera Memories has completed the previously announced private placement of 633 million shares at a price of NT$9.47 (US$0.32) per share, raising gross proceeds of NT$6 billion,...
Inotera 2Q13 sales likely to rise 30%
May 7, 15:21
DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories is expected to post revenue growth of 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to rising shipments of chips built using 30nm process...
Inotera reports losses of over NT$600 million for 1Q13
Apr 23, 21:43
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has reported net losses of NT$613 million (US$20.55 million) or NT$0.11 per share for the first quarter of 2013. But the company is expected to swing...
Inotera said to bring forward schedule for fundraiser
Apr 10, 10:28
DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories is looking to move its planned release of new shares for private placement ahead to mid-2013, instead of the second half of the year scheduled originally,...

Nanya expected to swing to profit
Apr 9, 12:02
Nanya Technology is expected to follow in the footstep of Inotera Memories, and manage to return to profitability, according to market sources.
DRAM maker Inotera reports first monthly profit in three years
Apr 1, 22:56
Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories has reported its first monthly profit in about three years.
DRAM contract prices show solid gain in 1H March, says DRAMeXchange
Mar 19, 15:40
Contract prices for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules climbed about 22% and 16.5%, respectively, in the first half of March, according to latest data collected by DRAMeXchange.
Formosa Plastics to raise stake in Inotera
Feb 20, 21:22
Formosa Plastic Group (FPG), the parent company of Nanya Technology, plans to take up new shares that Inotera Memories will release in a private placement, according to industry so...

Nanya, Inotera post mixed sequential growth in January revenues
Feb 18, 10:16
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.551 billion (US$86.5 million) for January 2013, increasing 13.4% on month but decreasing 3.4% on...
Inotera likely to turn profitable as early as March
Feb 7, 21:35
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories is likely to return to profitability as early as March, thanks to more output using 30nm process technology and steady orders from Micron Technology,...
Inotera to complete technology transition to 30nm process in April 2013
Jan 24, 11:12
Inotera Memories will shift a majority of its total wafer starts to 30nm process technology by April 2013, according to the Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturer, which expects to significantly...

Nanya, Inotera post combined losses of over NT$51 billion in 2012
Jan 23, 22:03
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported net losses of NT$8.88 billion (US$306.48 million) and NT$3.72 billion respectively for the fourth quarter of 2012. For all of 2012,...
Micron amends Inotera Memories JV with Nanya
Jan 18, 10:48
Micron Technology announced on January 17 that it has entered into agreements with Nanya Technology to amend their joint venture relationship involving Inotera Memories, a Taiwan-based...
Inotera signs NT$10 billion syndicated loan
Jan 10, 15:37
DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories, a production subsidiary of US-based Micron Technology, has signed a NT$10 billion (US$345.3 million) three-year syndicated loan agreement with...
Jan 4, 12:04
With Micron Technology set to handle sales of all DRAM chips rolled out from Inotera Memories, the Taiwan maker will likely see its product ASPs rise in 2013, according to market...

Nanya December sales down, Inotera up
Jan 3, 15:48
Nanya Technology's revenues for December 2012 registered a 20.8% sequential decline, while Inotera Memories' increased 7.1% on month.
Nanya, Inotera to stay in the red in 4Q12
Dec 22, 12:03
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are set to remain unprofitable in the fourth quarter of 2012, which will mark the twelfth straight quarterly losses...
Nanya to discontinue taking PC DRAM chips from Inotera, say sources
Dec 19, 22:04
Nanya Technology plans to discontinue its rights to take delivery of PC DRAM chips from Inotera Memories, while allowing Micron Technology to handle sales of all DRAM chips rolled...
Nanya, Inotera losses continue in November
Dec 13, 10:35
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories continued to see net losses in November, losing NT$3.302 billion (US$113 million) and NT$1.448 billion, respectively,...
Memory chip makers post mixed results for November
Dec 4, 22:09
DRAM makers Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories and Powerchip Technology have posted mixed results for November. Nanya led its fellow companies and saw its revenues rally 19% sequentially...
Nanya, Inotera October revenues up
Nov 5, 22:04
DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have both reported sequential growth in revenues for October 2012, thanks to stabilizing chip prices in the spot market and higher...
Stocks of Taiwan DRAM makers face downgrade or delisting
Nov 1, 15:32
Trading of Powerchip Technology shares will be suspended on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market around the middle of December, while shares of fellow DRAM company Inotera...
Nanya, Inotera see losses widen in 3Q12
Oct 24, 22:15
Nanya Technology saw its net losses widen to NT$10.09 billion (US$344.04 million) or NT$0.64 per share in the third quarter of 2012, while fellow company Inotera Memories posted a...
Nanya Technology, Inotera to receive new financing to move to 30nm process, say sources
Oct 22, 13:21
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to receive new financing of up to NT$10 billion (US$341.5 million) each, which will help stabilize their financial operations,...
Proportion of DRAM output for PC use to fall to below 50% in 2012, say Taiwan makers
Oct 15, 13:42
The proportion of DRAM output for PC use is expected to drop to less than 50% in 2012 due to fast growing demand for Mobile RAM used in smartphones and tablets as well as DRAM used...
Nanya, Inotera post revenue drops in September
Oct 4, 15:59
DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both saw their September 2012 revenues decrease on month and on year.
Nanya, Rexchip said to be planning workforce adjustments
Oct 4, 14:24
Following reports that ProMOS Technologies plans to cut as many as 1,300 employees at its 12-inch wafer plant in Taichung, central Taiwan, fellow DRAM companies Nanya Technology and...
Micron-Elpida tie-up positive for global DRAM industry, says Inotera executive
Sep 5, 12:35
The integration between Micron Technology and Elpida Memory will be positive for the global DRAM industry in terms of production, technology and client interest, according to Scott...

Nanya, Inotera post revenue decreases in August
Sep 4, 01:10
Taiwan-based DRAM memory maker Nanya Technology saw revenues decline about 12% from a year ago in August 2012 while revenues at Inotera Memories slid 7% on year.
Nanya eyeing investment from IC design firm
Aug 29, 14:51
Nanya Technology plans to issue new shares through a private placement to raise additional capital, with an affiliate of parent company the Formosa Plastic Group committed to subscribing...

Inotera changes chairman, president
Aug 27, 15:07
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Inotera Memories has named Charles Kau, originally the company's president, as its new chairman effectively immediately and Scott Meikle, originally executive...
Nanya, Inotera July revenues down sequentially, Powerchip sees growth
Aug 6, 10:57
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories had revenues for July decreasing on month by 21.16% and 7.22% respectively, while fellow maker Powerchip Technology saw on-month...
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.

FATC 3Q12 revenues to rise 10%
Jul 18, 01:45
Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which provides backend services mainly for Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, is expected to post sales growth of 10% sequentially in the...
DRAM makers Nanya, Inotera report sequential revenue declines for June
Jul 5, 01:55
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both have reported sequential revenue declines for June, with Nanya seeing its revenues drop 4.4% to NT$3.27 billion in the month,...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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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 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.

















