The DRAM industry accounts for about 10% of global semiconductor revenues, and chronic oversupply and diminished demand has led to a near collapse in the industry, with related shock waves affecting growth in the semiconductor and related equipment markets.
In Taiwan, the government has been eyeing a rescue package for struggling DRAM players, but consolidation in the industry is expected to continue.Last update: Thursday 27 December 2012 [377 news items]
Support from "Rich dad" crucial to play at the DRAM table, says Kingmax chairman
Dec 15, 14:46
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...
Rexchip to apply for listing in 2010, say sources
Dec 15, 11:34
Rexchip Electronics, a 64%-held subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, plans to apply for listing on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market in 2010, according to industry sources...
Winbond sees November sales soar 119% on year
Dec 10, 11:46
Niche DRAM maker Winbond Electronics has posted revenues of NT$2.12 billion (US$65.63 million) for November, up 2.8% sequentially and 119.1% on year. For the first 11 months of 2009,...
ProMOS looking to draw new investors, says chairman
Dec 9, 12:29
ProMOS Technologies has contacted four potential investors, and expects to draw new funds by May or June 2010 to help smoothly ramp its chip production based on Elpida Memory's designs,...
Elpida upbeat on DRAM outlook; to strengthen ties with Taiwan partners
Dec 9, 10:55
DRAM prices are expected to bounce back in January 2010, according to Elpida Memory CEO Yukio Sakamoto, adding that he believes supply will run short of global DRAM demand in the...
Taiwan DRAM combined 2010 capex less than Samsung's projected budget
Dec 4, 11:48
The combined 2010 capex of four Taiwan-based DRAM makers – Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation and ProMOS Technologies – will hover...
DRAM makers Nanya and Inotera revenues hit year-high in November 2009
Dec 4, 10:57
Nanya Technology saw its November 2009 revenues increase 7% on month to NT$6.05 billion (US$188.47 million), while Inotera Memories' revenues grew 15% sequentially to NT$4.32 billion,...
Nanya and Inotera to report revenue growth in November
Dec 2, 15:35
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are expected to see November 2009 revenues hit NT$6 billion (US$186 million) and NT$4 billion, respectively, representing the highest...
PSC seeking to buy back Rexchip shares
Newswatch - Dec 2, 14:06
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has proposed talks about buying back Rexchip Electronics shares from Elpida Memory, according to industry sources. PSC's stake in Rexchip...
PSC says it earned profits in November
Dec 2, 11:39
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced net sales grew 27% sequentially to NT$5.38 billion (US$167 million) in November, the highest since July 2008. The Taiwan-based...
DRAM price outlook depressed through year-end 2009, say Taiwan makers
Dec 1, 15:12
DRAM prices are unlikely to stave off a decline in prices by the end of 2009, around when suppliers tend to unload inventory to bolster their annual financial results, according to...
Increased supply drags down DDR2 spot prices, says DRAMeXchange
Nov 30, 12:08
Average spot prices for eTT 1Gb DDR2 trended down 3.82% in one day to close at US$2.06 on November 27, whereas the branded segment also slid by 1.04% to US$2.47, DRAMeXchange data...
Taiwan DRAM restructuring hits dead end
Nov 27, 17:12
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...
PSC to see 30-40% DRAM bit growth in 4Q09
Nov 27, 10:28
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...
MOEA continues to lobby for DRAM funding, says minister
Newswatch - Nov 24, 16:48
Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-shiang has said the ministry will carry on efforts to lobby legislative committees for funding to support Taiwan Innovative Memory Company (TIMC),...
Taiwan DRAM sector to continue lagging behind without consolidation, says Kingston co-founder
Nov 23, 16:35
Taiwan-based DRAM makers will find they lack competitiveness against the world's bigger players in the long term, if they cannot work out efficient solutions – such as consolidation...
DRAM prices likely to drop in December, say module makers
Nov 18, 12:24
Some DRAM module makers in Taiwan are forecasting a price correction to reflect seasonal demand in December, and have expressed caution about the near-term chip pricing.
DRAM production costs to drop significantly in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Nov 17, 14:17
With more DRAM producers progressing to next-generation production process, the competition in die shrink will cause an overall reduction in DRAM production costs in 2010, according...
MOEA to resubmit DRAM funding bid, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 16, 15:38
With a committee of Taiwan lawmakers having rejected a funding bid for the government's plan to restructure the island's DRAM sector, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has said...
ProMOS says partnership with Elpida not affected by TIMC fate
Nov 13, 11:47
The uncertain fate of Taiwan Innovation Memory Company (TIMC, previously Taiwan Memory Company) has nothing to do with ProMOS Technologies' supply agreement with Elpida Memory, according...
Taiwan legislature rejects DRAM fund bid
Nov 12, 11:40
The Taiwan government efforts to overhaul the island's memory chip industry have suffered a setback after the legislature on Wednesday (November 11) rejected a proposal to inject...
TIMC eligible for government funds, says official
Newswatch - Nov 11, 15:04
The application submitted by Taiwan Innovation Memory Company (TIMC, previously Taiwan Memory Company) for government funding has been granted initial approval, according to Taiwan's...
Nanya Technology lands NT$18 billion in syndicated loans
Nov 10, 15:21
Nanya Technology on November 9 signed on for a syndicated loan of NT$18 billion (US$554 million), with the fund earmarked for its process advancement, according to the company. The...
Samsung, Hynix continue to expand DRAM presence, says DRAMeXchange
Nov 9, 15:08
Global DRAM revenues increased 40.7% on quarter to US$5.719 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics' and Hynix Semiconductor's combined...
Nov 6, 12:24
Nanya Technology on November 5 announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$16 billion (US$491.94 million) by issuing 800 million new shares. The DRAM...
DRAM makers shift focus away from expanding capacity, says iSuppli
Nov 6, 11:41
After engaging in a massive capital spending program during the middle of the decade, the worldwide DRAM industry now has sufficient manufacturing capacity to last through 2012, causing...
Elpida and ProMOS ink partnership on DRAM
Nov 6, 10:28
Elpida Memory and ProMOS Technologies announced on November 6 the signing of a DRAM foundry agreement.
Elpida swings to operating profit in Jul-Sep 2009
Nov 5, 17:04
Elpida Memory has announced net sales for the second quarter of its fiscal 2009 (ended September 30, 2009) rose 32.1% sequentially to 95.9 billion yen (US$1.06 billion), with operating...
Elpida licensing deal with TIMC remains firm, says TIMC designated head
Nov 5, 11:36
John Hsuan, who has been tapped to set up Taiwan Innovative Memory Company (TIMC), has reiterated that the licensing terms in an agreement reached with technology partner Elpida Memory...
DRAM contract prices to rise by double-digits in November, says Nanya
Nov 4, 11:06
Contract quotes for DRAM chips may continue to grow by a double-digit percentage in November, according to Pai Pei-Lin, vice president and spokesperson of Nanya Technology. Pai said...
DRAM maker PSC revenues up 63% in October
Nov 3, 16:35
Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC) has reported revenues of NT$4.239 billion (US$131 million) for October 2009, the highest since August 2008. The figure also showed a 63% growth from...
Elpida takes director-seat majority following Rexchip shuffle
Nov 3, 15:47
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Rexchip Electronics has recently reshuffled its board of directors with Elpida Memory occupying six seats and Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC) four, according...
Nanya reportedly to step into CMOS image sensor production
Oct 27, 15:12
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has been in talks with CMOS image sensor (CIS) designers Aptina Imaging, Himax Imaging, Omnivision and Pixart Imaging for the possible release of foundry...
DRAM recovery to continue into 2010, says iSuppli
Oct 23, 10:24
The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years, indicating that the recent market...
DRAM contract prices continuing rally through 4Q09; shortage expected in 2010, says Nanya VP
Oct 22, 11:25
Contract quotes for DRAM chips will continue to rise in November, according to Pai Pei-Lin, vice president and spokesperson of Nanya Technology. Pai also foresees a shortage of memory...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
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Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 7h 19min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 31min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 8h 17min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 8h 43min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 8h 55min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 8h 59min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 9h ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 9h 3min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 9h 45min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 10h 45min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 31min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 39min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 10min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 21min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 8h 22min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 8h 23min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 8h 55min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 58min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 9h 58min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 54min ago
Samsung Electronics has announced it has begun mass producing what it claims is the industry's first 4Gb DDR3 device using 40nm-class process technology. Production of the 4Gb DDR3...
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Micron, Nanya co-develop 2Gb DDR3 using 42nm process
Micron Technology and Nanya Technology have announced that they have jointly developed a 2Gb DDR3 memory device using their new copper-based 42nm DRAM process technology. The new...
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Intel, Micron sampling 25nm 8GB NAND flash
Intel and Micron Technology have jointly introduced a 25nm NAND flash production process technology, which they say provides a more cost-effective path for increasing storage capacity...
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Hynix 44nm 2Gb DDR2 for mobile applications
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...
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Samsung NAND flash with DDR interface
Samsung Electronics has kicked off mass production of its 30nm-class, 32Gb, multi-level-cell (MLC) NAND memory with an asynchronous DDR interface. The company began shipping initial...
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Kingston playing supportive role in Taiwan DRAM rescue: Q&A with company co-founder John Tu
Kingston Technology, the US-based memory module maker who has long been a supportive partner for Taiwan's financially-distressed DRAM makers during difficult times, intends to play...
Timing crucial to DRAM consolidation, says A-Data chairman Simon Chen
Digitimes recently talked to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, about the Taiwan government's bailout program for the island's fragile DRAM industry. According to Chen, the...
No gains can be expected from DRAM monopoly, says Kingston co-founder David Sun
Digitimes recently talked to David Sun, co-founder of US-based memory module maker Kingston Technology, about the DRAM industry and his advice for Taiwan's money-losing DRAM players...
Industry consolidation key to DRAM recovery: Q&A with PSC chairman Frank Huang
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has urged Taiwan's DRAM makers to forge partnerships with local, Japanese or US so as to counter Korea's dominance in the global DRAM market...
Taiwan DRAM deserves rescue: Q&A with ProMOS chairman ML Chen
The Taiwan DRAM industry has been constructed and developed progressively for over 10 years, playing a decisive role in the global semiconductor market, according to ML Chen, chairman...
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- Enriching multiple MEMS applications for mobile devices
- Dialog Semiconductor expands into ultrabooks and all-in-one PCs with a new generation of multi-touch display sensor ICs
- Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA is industry first low-power FPGA to achieve compliance for PCIe Gen2 at 5 Gbps
- Digi-Key adds Califia Lighting to line card of more than 650 global suppliers
- A Changing Landscape - Chilisin on the Rise
- 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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- Samsung takes top spot in 28-32 nm chip foundry business: data (May 20) - Yonhap News
- Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm? (May 8) - EE Times
- Imec and Renesas collaborate on ultra-low power short range radios (May 16) - Company release
- AMD announces memory modules designed for gaming (May 8) - x-bit Labs
- Fabless suppliers play increasing role in IC market (May 1) - IC Insights
- Ex-Palm chief joins Qualcomm's board (May 6) - CNET
- Chipmaker Infineon says auto orders help lift outlook (May 2) - Reuters
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- Coto Technology claims industry's smallest MEMS reed switch
- Silicon Labs introduces single-chip digital radio receivers for CE devices
- Memory makers see better profits as chip pricing improves
- Globalfoundries quietly becoming a threat to competitors
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
Samsung reportedly to outsource more chips
Samsung Electronics reportedly is looking to expand the purchase of memory products, including mobile DRAM chips and eMMC NAND devices, from outside.
Micron reaches deal to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology and Elpida Memory's trustees have reached an agreement for Micron to acquire Elpida. Micron also announced a separate agreement with...
Taiwan DRAM firms mull fab sales
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers including Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are considering selling fabs in order to preserve cash and strengthen...
Specializing in the manufacture of memory chips and LCD panels, Samsung's component operations are undergoing a focus shift to advanced process design...
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
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...
Focused on embedded flash: Q&A with Spansion EVP Glenda Dorchak
Spansion recently announced a joint development with United Microelectronics (UMC) to integrate its...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan DRAM-module industry overview - May 2010
Back to 2006 when total revenues for the third-party module market reached US$12.2 billion, Taiwan had over 15 vendors shipping DRAM modules under their own brand...
- Taiwan semiconductor equipment industry overview - Aug 2008
Worries about a global economic downturn have taken a toll on a number of industries, with the semiconductor industry being no exception. Players in the semiconductor...
- Foundry overview - Sep 2006
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has begun to out-run its global peers, once more, in 2006. This followed a trough in 2004, caused by over-inventory, plus volatility...
- 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.