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Friday 18 December 2009
Memory backend supplier PTI to see flat revenues in 1Q10
Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen order visibility stretch to the first quarter of 2010, according to company vice CEO CC Liao, adding that the company's revenues for the quarter...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Elpida to mass produce 1Gb DDR3 on extra-shrink 65nm in 1Q10
Elpida Memory has developed 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM based on its 65nm XS extra-shrink process technology, according to the company, claiming that the chip is as cost-competitive as 50nm-made...
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Rexchip to apply for listing in 2010, say sources
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...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Winbond sees November sales soar 119% on year
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,...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
ProMOS looking to draw new investors, says chairman
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,...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Elpida upbeat on DRAM outlook; to strengthen ties with Taiwan partners
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...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Elpida, ProMOS to detail their partnership
Japan-based Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto and Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies chairman Chen Ming-liang will hold a joint press conference this afternoon...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
PSC seeking to buy back Rexchip shares
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...
Friday 27 November 2009
Taiwan DRAM restructuring hits dead end
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...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Elpida shipping samples of x32-bit 2Gb DDR2 SDRAM
Elpida Memory has begun sample shipments of a 2-gigabit (2Gb) x32-bit I/O DDR2 SDRAM that operates up to 1066 megabits per second (Mbps), according to the company. The new memory...
Monday 23 November 2009
Elpida develops 1Gb GDDR5; to start mass production in 2Q10
Elpida Memory has announced that it completed development of a 1-gigabit (1Gb) GDDR5 that operates at a speed of six gigabits per second (Gbps). The new graphic memory (GDDR: graphics...
Friday 20 November 2009
Elpida opens DRAM testing lab in Munich
Elpida Memory has held a ceremony in Munich, Germany to officially open its test laboratory for DRAM chips at its Munich Design Center, which began operations in May 2009 as a GDDR...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
DRAM production costs to drop significantly in 2010, say Taiwan makers
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...
Friday 13 November 2009
ProMOS says partnership with Elpida not affected by TIMC fate
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...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Elpida, Winbond ink deal for GDDR foundry service
Elpida Memory today (November 11) announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for DRAM foundry services with Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics. The agreement pertains...