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Tuesday 18 January 2011
Etron obtains NT$2 billion syndicated loan
Specialty DRAM design house Etron Technology on January 17 signed a five-year, NT$2 billion (US$69 million) syndicated loan provided by five banks to repay part of its previous loans...
Monday 3 January 2011
USB 3.0 chipmakers to push into new AMD platform
USB 3.0 chipmakers have recently started to push their chips in AMD's new Ontario and Zacate platform, which do not support USB 3.0 natively, and since AMD will not launch a platform...
Wednesday 1 December 2010
ASMedia aims to ship 10 million USB 3.0 host controllers in 2011
Taiwan-based IC design house ASMedia Technology has targeted to ship 10 million USB 3.0 host controller chips in 2011. It is currently waiting for a USB-IF certification for its devices,...
Thursday 18 November 2010
SDRAM prices flat in 4Q10, says Etron
Prices for specialty DRAM (SDRAM) chips used mainly in consumer electronics devices and home appliances have stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2010, after a sharp downward correction...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Etron Technology-developed USB 3.0 host chips adopted by ASRock
Taiwan-based controller IC design house Etron Technology has won adoption of its USB 3.0 host chips at prices of US$1.8-2 from motherboard maker ASRock, according to industry sourc...
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Etron begins volume production of USB 3.0 host controller chips
Etron Technology has begun mass production of its new USB 3.0 host controller chip, the EJ168, and is supplying in volume to major computer manufacturers starting from October 2010...
Monday 11 October 2010
Etron USB3.0 controller chip receives WHQL Windows Logo
Etron Technology has announced that its USB 3.0 host controller chip, the EJ168, has received a Windows Logo certificate from Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Etron reaches milestone of over 19 million webcam controllers shipped; intros new product
Leading fabless specialty DRAM company Etron Technology announced on September 28 it shipped more than 19 million units of webcam controller IC in just over a year.
Monday 13 September 2010
Taiwan IC industry should look to market potential of mobile applications, says Etron CEO
Taiwan's IC industry has concentrated a relatively high proportion of R&D resources on the PC sector, but mobile applications are becoming a development trend with market potential...
Tuesday 7 September 2010
IC designers may delay USB 3.0 chip launch
Taiwan-based IC design houses ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer; VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies; and Etron Technology as well as the US-based Fresco...
Monday 2 August 2010
Shipments of USB 3.0 chips by Taiwan makers not to be significant in 2010, say sources
Although more than 10 Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Genesys Logic, JMicron Technology, ASMedia Technology, VIA Labs, Prolific Technology, Alcor Micro, Etron Technology...
Friday 23 July 2010
NEC to cut USB 3.0 chip prices in 4Q10
To counter competition from Taiwan-based USB 3.0 chipmakers, Japan-based chipmaker NEC reportedly plans to significantly cut prices for its first- and second-generation USB 3.0 chips...
Monday 28 June 2010
Etron reportedly strikes deal with ProMOS for high-density SDRAM
Specialty DRAM design house Etron Technology has reached an agreement with ProMOS Technologies for production of 256Mb DDR2 memory using 72nm process technology, according to industry...
Thursday 24 June 2010
SDRAM maker Etron to ship USB 3.0 controllers in 4Q10, says chairman
SDRAM chipmaker Etron Technology has delivered its USB 3.0 host controller chips to five major motherboard makers for verification, and the company expects to begin volume shipping...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Etron sampling USB 3.0 host controllers
Specialty DRAM chip vendor Etron Technology has said it is sampling an in-house developed USB 3.0 host controller for design-in at major motherboard makers with mass shipments slated...