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Tuesday 16 June 2009
NAND flash prices to see limited effect from Toshiba output increase, says Phison
With Toshiba reportedly to ramp up NAND flash production to full capacity in July 2009, industry sources in Taiwan have expressed concern that the move may push down prices once again...
Monday 15 June 2009
Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say
Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Contract prices up for DRAM in 1H June, but down for NAND flash
Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules went up 2-5% and 4-5%, respectively, in the first half of June, data gathered by DRAMeXchange has shown. But for NAND flash, contract prices...
Thursday 4 June 2009
NAND flash market to turn more positive in 3Q09, says Phison chairman
The NAND flash market will be brighter in the third quarter because customers began placing orders at the beginning of June, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Phison prepays US$40 million for NAND flash chips
NAND flash controller IC specialist Phison Electronics, which also produces memory card readers and portable drives, has prepaid a total of US$40 million for NAND flash chips so far...
Thursday 21 May 2009
NAND flash prices drifting lower in May-June, say Taiwan makers
NAND flash chip prices, which should have peaked due to huge supply cuts earlier in the second quarter, will likely begin drifting lower in May-June as current demand growth is too...
Monday 11 May 2009
NAND flash controller supplier 3S swings to profit in 1Q09
Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, swung back to profitability in the first quarter of 2009, with net income...
Monday 11 May 2009
Kingston to invest more in Phison
Taiwan's Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller designs, has announced that Kingston Technology will invest NT$658 million (US$20.23 million) through private...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Hynix, Numonyx and Phison team to co-develop NAND solutions
Hynix Semiconductor, Numonyx and Phison Electronics have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop controllers for the next generation of managed-NAND...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Phison inventory value up on NAND flash price rally
The recent rally in NAND flash prices has boosted the value of Phison Electronics' inventory value, according Khein Seng Pua, chairman of the NAND flash controller IC design house.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Uphill NAND flash price trend may end in May and June, says Phison
NAND flash contract prices may hold flat in May and June, as the momentum of price growth is likely to be limited, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics.
Friday 24 April 2009
A-Data and Phison to raise capital via private placements
Both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets have recently shown more active transactions, which may encourage more memory specialists to initiate capital expansion plans to shore up their...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
MediaTek dismisses speculation of plans to tap SSD controller market
MediaTek has dismissed speculation it is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers.
Thursday 16 April 2009
US market: SanDisk may lose ground to Taiwan competitors
Taiwan's flash memory device manufacturers as well as US-based Kingston Technology are expected to grab a slice of the US NAND flash market now that the US International Trade Commission...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Memory module makers to report better-than-expected 1Q09 on stabilizing prices
Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) may swing back to profits in the first quarter of 2009, with pre-tax EPS to be between NT$1-2 (US$0.03-0.06),...