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Wednesday 5 July 2017
About half of wafers produced at Micron Taiwan fab scrapped, says report
A Taiwan-based DRAM foundry owned by Micron Technology, which was formerly Inotera Memories, recently scrapped half of the wafers produced at its 12-inch fab due to problems associated...
Friday 16 June 2017
7nm foundry market to heat up in 2018
IC foundries are gearing up for mass production of 7nm chips in 2018, as well as production for 7nm process technology using extreme ultraviolet (EUV), according to market observers...
Friday 2 June 2017
Global 1Q17 mobile DRAM revenues drop slightly, says DRAMeXchange
Global sales of mobile DRAM dropped by a slight 1.7% sequentially to US$5.41 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to DRAMeXchange. Despite a seasonal slowdown in demand...
Thursday 1 June 2017
DRAM market to remain oligopoly over next 3 years, says Nanya president
The global DRAM market will remain an oligopoly of three large firms over the next three years, according to Pei-Ing Lee, president for Taiwan-based Nanya Technology.
Monday 8 May 2017
Nanya posts revenue growth in April
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.32 billion (US$143.2 million) for April 2017, up 45.1% on year and about 3% sequentially.
Thursday 27 April 2017
Nanya to ramp 20m process output
Nanya Technology will start making 20nm chips in small volume in the third quarter, and will expand output to 30,000 wafer starts per month by the fourth quarter of 2017, according...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Micron talks about its integrated global operations
Micron Technology has been actively allocating its global resources to enhance its DRAM and NAND flash product lines, according to Wayne Allan, VP of global manufacturing at the US-based...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Global 3Q16 mobile DRAM revenues increase 16.8%, says DRAMeXchange
Global sales of mobile DRAM increased 16.8% sequentially to US$4.59 billion in the third quarter of 2016, according to DRAMeXchange. Smartphone vendors were engaged in inventory build-ups...
Thursday 17 November 2016
Global DRAM revenues rise 15.8% in 3Q16, says DRAMeXchange
Sales in the global DRAM market increased 15.8% sequentially in the third quarter of 2016, buoyed by rising prices, according to DRAMeXchange.
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Nanya buys equipment for NT$1.29 billion
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has announced the purchase of a batch of machinery equipment for NT$1.29 billion (US$39.51 million).
Wednesday 18 May 2016
TSMC mulling cutting 16/20nm prices
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is considering dropping contract prices for its handset-IC clients to help ease the pressure of their declining ASPs and gross margins,...
Thursday 14 January 2016
Nanya completes NT$11.68 billion rights issue
Nanya Technology has raised NT$11.68 billion (US$348 million) from a rights issue commenced recently, according to the DRAM chipmaker.
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Inotera buys equipment from Micron
DRAM maker Inotera Memories has announced the purchase of a batch of production equipment from Micron Technology for around NT$411 million (US$12.58 million).
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Global DRAM revenues fall 1% in 3Q15, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM ASPs continue to fall due to oversupply in the market, but suppliers have moved to allocate more of their available capacities to produce non-PC DRAM chips - mainly mobile DRAM...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Mobile DRAM prices to fall at slower pace in 4Q15, says DRAMeXchange
Rollouts of new smartphone models will stimulate demand for mobile DRAM memory in the fourth quarter of 2015, with the chip prices falling at a slower pace, according to DRAMeXchan...