Last update: Monday 1 April 2013 [166 news items]
DRAM contract prices bullish on supply shortfall
Apr 1, 21:49
Robust mobile device demand continues to encourage DRAM suppliers to allocate more capacity to produce mobile DRAM chips resulting in a substantial decrease in their production for...
Rexchip to allocate 50% capacity for mobile RAM production before June
Mar 12, 21:51
Rexchip Electronics will allocate 50% of the production capacity at its 12-inch fab for mobile RAM before June 2013 due to strong demand from the smartphone sector. Rexchip managed...
Taiwan FTC approves Micron-Elpida merger deal
Jan 2, 22:21
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned merger among Micron Technology, Elpida Memory and Rexchip Electronics, stating that the deal complies with fair trade...
Oct 18, 13:58
Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, will likely get delisted from the local emerging stock market if the firm fails to find new un...
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, 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...
Rexchip able to fulfill loan payment obligation
Sep 18, 16:26
DRAM maker Rexchip Electronics will be able to repay its NT$2.1 billion (US$71.3 million) debt due in September 2012, as Elpida Memory has made advance payments to the Taiwan-based...
Powerchip, Rexchip revenues down in August
Sep 5, 16:20
DRAM chipmakers Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics have reported decreases in August 2012 revenues from the previous month of 3.2% and 56.1%, respectively.
Powerchip capital reduction application approved
Aug 23, 15:41
Powerchip Technology has completed and gained approval for an application to make a 60% cut in its paid-in capital allowing the net worth of its shares to rise to NT$2.15 (US$0.07)...
Elpida cutting DRAM production
Jul 31, 01:40
Elpida Memory has moved to scale down production at its DRAM fab in Hiroshima, Japan, as well as production at its Taiwan-based subsidiary Rexchip Electronics, according to industry...
Risks come with rewards in Micron purchase of Elpida, IHS finds
Jul 25, 15:23
Micron Technology's recent purchase of bankrupt Japan-based Elpida Memory is a bold move not without risk, even though Micron will emerge from the acquisition considerably larger...
Powerchip, Rexchip post mixed sequential growth in June revenues
Jul 4, 01:35
Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics on July 3 reported revenues for June, respectively growing 2.52% and slipping 6.7% on month.
Micron likely to merge two production subsidiaries after acquiring Elpida
Jul 3, 01:20
Inotera Memories and Rexchip Electronics will likely be merged into a single operating company following Micron Technology's acquisition of Elpida Memory, industry sources speculat...
Powerchip sells Rexchip shares to Micron
Stockwatch - Jul 2, 15:06
Powerchip Technology has issued two separate filings announcing its shareholdings in Rexchip Electronics have all been sold to Micron Technology. The move indicates that Micron is...
Rexchip sees small 2Q12 operating loss
Jun 29, 01:25
Rexchip Electronics, majority owned by Elpida Memory, expects to post a small second-quarter operating loss. The firm also indicated it now generates consistently positive cash flow...

Powerchip willing to sell stake in Rexchip to Micron
Jun 20, 01:10
Powerchip Technology originally claimed its preemptive rights to acquire Japan-based Elpida Memory's 70% stake in Rexchip Electronics, a joint venture between Powerchip and Elpida,...

May 31, 01:10
Micron Technology president and CEO Mark Durcan is expected to attend Inotera's shareholder's meeting on May 31. Durcan is likely to meet up with executives from Powerchip to discuss...

Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
May 22, 12:20
Powerchip Technology has reportedly claimed that it has preferential subscription rights to purchase a 70% stake which Elpida Memory held in Rexchip Electronics although the Japan-based...
Rexchip, Powerchip see March revenues rise
Stockwatch - Apr 5, 11:25
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Rexchip Electronics and Powerchip Technology saw their revenues for March increase by 55.57% and 23.42% respectively on month, according to the two compani...
Powertech to sell Rexchip stake to Kingston
Mar 27, 01:10
Powertech Technology (PTI), a Taiwan-based provider of memory IC packaging and testing service, will sell all of its 9.32% stake in Rexchip Electronics, Elpida Memory's Taiwan-based...
Rexchip foundry capacity influential on DRAM pricing, say Taiwan makers
Mar 14, 01:30
While Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory has filed for bankruptcy protection and will start its restructuring process, Elpida's disposal of the DRAM foundry capacity belonging to...
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...

Digitimes Research: Elpida bankruptcy to have long-term negative impact on Taiwan DRAM industry
Mar 5, 16:30
The short-term impact of Elpida Memory's bankruptcy on Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers might be mixed. However, none of the Taiwan companies, which are second-tier suppliers in the global...

Nanya Technology sees 9-month highest revenues in February
Stockwatch - Mar 5, 10:01
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.245 billion (NT$109 million) for February, the highest monthly level since June 2011.
Powerchip commits full support to Rexchip
Mar 1, 15:43
Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing has brought concerns about whether Rexchip Electronics, a 64.7%-held subsidiary of Elpida dedicated to manufacturing DRAM memory, would be able to...

Powerchip releases Rexchip, Maxchip shares to PTI
Newswatch - Mar 1, 14:22
DRAM maker Powerchip Technology has released a major portion of its share holdings in Rexchip Electronics and Maxchip Electronics to memory packaging firm Powertech Technology (PTI)...
Rexchip says it will revise sales model with Elpida
Feb 29, 14:48
Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, has stated that the firm will pursue a new sales model with the parent company, which has filed...

DRAM firms expected to post narrower losses in 1Q12
Feb 22, 12:24
With DRAM prices stabilizing and starting to rise, chip suppliers that operated in the red in the fourth quarter of 2011 are expected to see their quarterly losses narrow sequentially...

Rexchip posts revenue growth in January
Feb 6, 14:34
Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, has reported revenues for January 2012 grew 35.1% sequentially and 7.4% from a year ago to NT$2.31...
Powerchip, Rexchip post 2011 losses
Feb 1, 15:34
DRAM memory makers Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics have both swung to net losses in 2011 from profits a year earlier.
DRAM makers post mixed December results
Jan 4, 12:10
Rexchip Electronics has reported a 25% sequential increase in revenues for December 2011, while fellow DRAM companies Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories saw their sales decrease...
Rexchip executives to take 10% pay cut
Stockwatch - Dec 22, 13:47
Rexchip Electronics, a DRAM-manufacturing subsidiary of Elpida Memory, will cut the salaries of top managers and executives by 10%, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock...
Rexchip finishes upgrade of DRAM process to 30nm one month ahead of schedule
Nov 22, 01:25
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Rexchip Electronics has completed the upgrade of its manufacturing process at a monthly capacity of 80,000 12-inch wafers from 40nm to 30nm, one month ahead...
Inotera, Nanya and Rexchip revenues up in October; Powerchip down
Nov 4, 01:15
Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Rexchip Electronics have all reported increases in October 2011 revenues from the previous month, while Powerchip Technology posted a drop.
Getac to launch slim ruggedized notebooks
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Taiwan market: Nearly 127,000 inkjet, over 44,000 laser printers shipped in 1Q13, says IDC
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- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- 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
- 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.


















