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Tuesday 14 April 2009
Taiwan flash controller IC players benefit from SanDisk ruling
SanDisk has announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an Initial Determination which found that certain accused flash memory products did not infringe...
Friday 20 February 2009
Controller IC designer Phison confirms 2008 dividend, to issue new shares
Taiwan's Phison Electronics, a NAND flash controller IC designer, will deal out a dividend of NT$3.915 (US$0.11), including NT$2.975 in cash and NT$0.94 in stocks, for 2008, the company's...
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Phison: Shrunken NAND flash supply stabilizes pricing, but harms controller chip sector
The NAND flash spot market has been put on a path towards partial recovery since the fourth quarter of 2008, thanks to production cutbacks at suppliers. However, the more-stabilized...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Phison sets private placement; draws more investment from Kingston
NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics plans to issue new shares through private placement to raise additional capital and draw new strategic partners, the company has...
Friday 16 January 2009
NAND flash contract prices soar by up to 40% in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange
Contract quotes for mainstream 8Gb and 4Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash jumped by up to 40% and 33%, respectively, in the second half of January, latest quotes gathered by DRAMeXchange...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Controller IC designers pessimistic despite recent rise in memory card prices
NAND flash controller IC designers are generally pessimistic about the first quarter of 2009 though memory card prices have recently gone up, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 9 December 2008
IC designer Phison expects profit growth in 4Q08
November sales of Phison Electronics totaled NT$1.37 billion (US$40.81 million), down 20% from October, with a 5.96% gross margin. Although it saw sales decline in November, the company...
Friday 28 November 2008
Toshiba delivers positive outlook for SSD market over next two years
Toshiba has recently expressed its optimism about wider NAND flash deployment in solid-state drive (SSD) applications over the next two years. Market watchers believe the positive...
Thursday 27 November 2008
Phison to start 90nm SATA controller production in 1Q09, targeting low-cost PCs
Controller IC design house Phison Electronics is looking to start mass production SATA-interface solid-state drive (SSD) controllers on 90nm by the first quarter of 2009, the year...
Tuesday 11 November 2008
Phison: Easing inventory to help improve 4Q profits, despite negative outlook for NAND flash market
NAND flash controller IC design house Phison Electronics will see sequentially-improved profits in the fourth quarter of 2008, buoyed by easing low-priced inventory plus currency...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
Phison integrates smart card and memory card functionality
Phison Electronics has launched a new smart card based on an SD interface that also combines smart card and memory card functionality, with the company indicating the device can expand...
Friday 29 August 2008
NAND flash controller IC design houses post mixed results in 1H08
Major NAND flash controller IC design houses have posted mixed financial results for the first half of 2008. As prices for of NAND flash keep heading south, fellow controller IC design...
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Phison: NAND flash industry trough may last another quarter
High inventory of NAND flash among leading NAND flash players has led to a series of price cuts from August but demand is still expected to be suppressed through the entire third...
Monday 4 August 2008
Phison aims for more NAND flash market share amid sharp price correction
Phison Electronics aims for more NAND flash controller market share in the second half of 2008 amid the sharp NAND flash price correction as seen recently, according to company general...
Tuesday 22 July 2008
NAND flash controller makers see demand warming up
After suffering from plummeting prices in June, NAND flash memory controller IC design houses are seeing an improved market demand status, though growth is not consistent. Most leading...