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Monday 20 January 2025
Rise of China's memory chip industry challenges the market
New players are joining the supply chain competition as China's major memory chip manufacturers have rapidly developed. It seems to challenge the market positions of Samsung Electronics,...
Monday 20 January 2025
US curbs on Chinese semiconductors seen benefiting South Korean firms
The US government has unveiled new semiconductor export restrictions aimed at China, potentially disrupting ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) while favoring Samsung Electronics,...
Monday 20 January 2025
Nextin expands the 3D NAND testing equipment market
Recently, South Korean testing equipment provider Nextin is reportedly in discussions to supply testing equipment to Japanese NAND Flash manufacturer Kioxia. If the negotiations work...
Friday 17 January 2025
China begins probe into US chip grants, alleged dumping
China will investigate allegations that the US dumps lower-end chips and unfairly subsidizes its own chipmakers, in potentially one of Beijing's strongest retaliatory moves against...
Thursday 16 January 2025
NAND chipmakers intend to maintain pricing after Lunar New Year
Leading NAND flash manufacturers have gradually cut output to stabilize market prices and prevent further declines, as they intend to uphold pricing even beyond the Lunar New Year...
Thursday 16 January 2025
US tightens chip export regulations to prevent advanced semiconductor sales to China, impacting TSMC
The US has introduced new regulations to prevent advanced chips from reaching China. This move aims to tighten restrictions on its geopolitical rival, urging chip manufacturers like...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Industrial memory gradually recovers in 2H24, with varying performances from Transcend and Innodisk
The demand for industrial memory modules has gradually recovered in the second half of 2024. However, revenue performance in December varied significantly among companies.
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Panram eyes automotive growth, seeks partnerships to offset DDR4 revenue decline
In the fourth quarter of 2022, Kingston Technology's divestment from Panram International and subsequent board departure triggered market concerns, prompting Panram to initiate significant...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Samsung reportedly scales back NAND output while SK Hynix ramps up amid global oversupply
Chosun Biz and ICSmart report that Samsung Electronics plans to reduce NAND wafer production at its Xi'an factory in China by over 10%. Amid a global NAND oversupply,...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Biden toughens China curbs with AI order, smart car tech ban
The Biden administration is rolling out measures to bolster US automotive manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) development, as it looks to sharpen curbs on Chinese technology...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Nanya sees DRAM market recovery starting 2Q25
Nanya Technology, a Taiwan-based DRAM memory producer, forecasts a market comeback starting in the second quarter of 2025, noting that demand has likely reached its low point.
Monday 13 January 2025
Nanya Tech posts US$47 million loss in 2024 amid DRAM downturn
Due to unfavorable memory market conditions and a sluggish consumer market, Nanya Technology experienced a contraction in both volume and pricing for dynamic random-access memory...
Monday 13 January 2025
Enterprise SSD prices decline as Samsung, SK Hynix rethink NAND production
The enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD) market is facing potential price declines, raising questions in South Korea about whether Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will revise their...
Monday 13 January 2025
Weekly news roundup: China imposes customs measures in response to US; CXMT begins DDR5 mass production
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 6 – January 10.
Thursday 9 January 2025
SK Chief, Nvidia's CEO discuss ways to deepen AI efforts
The chairman of SK Hynix Inc.'s parent and Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang met on January 8 to discuss AI, suggesting the two companies are exploring ways to deepen one of the...