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Wednesday 8 August 2012
Mobile DRAM market expands as usage increases in smartphones and tablets, says IHS
With its relatively robust market growth and increasing usage in hot products like smartphones and media tablets, mobile DRAM is playing a more prominent role in the memory business...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Elpida cutting DRAM production
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...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Risks come with rewards in Micron purchase of Elpida, IHS finds
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...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
With Elpida acquisition, Micron becomes No. 2 DRAM supplier
With its planned purchase of Elpida Memory of Japan, US-based Micron Technology will become the world's second-largest supplier of DRAM, according to IHS iSuppli.
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Micron announces deal to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology and Elpida Memory's trustees have signed a definitive sponsor agreement for Micron to acquire Elpida, according to the US memory chipmaker. The agreement has been...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Micron likely to merge two production subsidiaries after acquiring Elpida
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...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
PTI, Walton to maintain orders after Micron-Elpida deal
Micron Technology's takeover of DRAM maker Elpida Memory will not bring negative effects to Elpida's existing backend partners including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...
Monday 2 July 2012
Powerchip sells Rexchip shares to Micron
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...
Friday 29 June 2012
Rexchip sees small 2Q12 operating loss
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...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Elpida bankruptcy brings unusual stability to DRAM pricing, says IHS
Pricing in the DRAM market has become markedly less volatile since the February bankruptcy filing of major supplier Elpida Memory, deviating from long-term trends in statistically...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Powerchip willing to sell stake in Rexchip to Micron
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,...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Micron CEO visits Taiwan
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...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Irony abounds in 1Q12 DRAM market as Elpida dethrones Micron from third rank, says IHS
In one of the more ironic developments ever to transpire in the DRAM market, now bankrupt Elpida Memory in the first quarter managed to outperform the overall industry and its close...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
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...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
DRAM contract quotes to rise 5-10% in May
Given that spot market prices for 2Gb DDR3 chips are currently hovering over US$1.05, contract prices for commodity DRAM parts are set to rise 5-10% in March, according to industry...