118 news items tagged Silicon Motion
Chip shortage likely to persist through 2022, says Silicon Motion
Thursday 25 February 2021Foundry and backend capacity constraints resulting in a global shortage of semiconductors will likely persist through 2022, according to Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based...
Silicon Motion breaks ground for new HQ
Thursday 25 February 2021Flash device controller IC company Silicon Motion Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 24 for its new headquarters in northern Taiwan.
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
China NAND flash controller supplier raises prices by 50%
Tuesday 5 January 2021China's Yeestor Microelectronics has raised prices for its flash memory controllers for embedded storage applications by as much as 50%, according to market sources.
Bigtera promoting enterprise-class software-defined storage solutions
Wednesday 23 December 2020NAND flash controller IC design house Silicon Motion's Hong Kong-based subsidiary Bigtera Storage is promoting enterprise-class software-defined storage solutions mainly in the Taiwan...
NAND flash controller suppliers mull price hike
Wednesday 16 December 2020NAND flash device controller suppliers including Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have stopped offering quotes for new orders, and are mulling a 10-15% price hike...
BT substrate production lead time extended
Tuesday 24 November 2020The supply of ABF substrate has been tight, which has also pushed up BT substrate production lead times, according to industry sources.
Phison sees PCIe SSD controller shipments surge
Wednesday 11 November 2020Phison Electronics has disclosed shipments of its PCIe SSD controllers surged nearly 94% on year in the first 10 months of 2020, with shipments for October alone rising 55% to a monthly...
Silicon Motion expects foundry supply to stay tight through end-2021
Tuesday 10 November 2020Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...
Silicon Motion expects revenue growth in 4Q20
Thursday 5 November 2020NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$130 million and US$139 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 3-10% sequentially,...
Silicon Motion launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions for client SSDs
Thursday 22 October 2020Silicon Motion Technology has announced a new portfolio of PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions to address performance, mainstream and value SSD applications. The portfolio consists...
Silicon Motion PCIe Gen4 SSD chips adopted by major notebook vendors
Wednesday 2 September 2020Silicon Motion Technology with its PCIe Gen4 SSD controllers has reportedly cut into the supply chain of the world's top-4 notebook vendors for their new Tiger Lake products set for...
Silicon Motion expects up to 17% revenue decline in 3Q20
Monday 3 August 2020NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$114 million and US$120 million in the third quarter of 2020, down 12-17% sequentially,...
Silicon Motion expects sales growth in 2020
Friday 22 May 2020NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects sales of all its three major product segments to continue rising in 2020, when its overall revenue will still...
NAND flash contract prices to stay flat in 3Q20
Thursday 21 May 2020NAND flash memory contract prices are expected to stay flat in the third quarter, as demand for notebooks remains stable, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of Silicon Motion...
Silicon Motion expects up to 8% revenue increase in 2Q20
Monday 4 May 2020NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$133 million and US$143 million in the second quarter of 2020, up 0-8% sequentially,...
Silicon Motion expects sales drop in 1Q20
Monday 10 February 2020NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post a revenue decrease of 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, with gross margin ranging...
Yangtze Memory gearing up for transition to 128-layer 3D NAND flash
Tuesday 21 January 2020Memory startup Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC), in which China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup holds a controlling stake, has reiterated plans to transition directly from 64-layer...
Yangtze Memory building memory ecosystem with partners
Monday 20 January 2020Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) is ramping up its chip output for applications requiring embedded storage and SSD solutions in 2020, and has built partnerships with companies including...
Memory backend firms positive about demand for flash devices
Friday 10 January 2020Memory backend specialists have expressed optimism about demand for SSDs and other flash-based devices in 2020, while being upbeat about NAND flash chip prices this year.
PCIe 4.0 still awaiting Intel support
Wednesday 25 December 2019Despite AMD and SSD players' aggressive promotions of PCIe 4.0, the standard may not become popular until Intel releases CPUs that supports the technology, according to sources from...
Silicon Motion eyeing bigger share in SSD controller market
Thursday 7 November 2019NAND flash controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects its share of the global SSD controller segment to reach 40% over the next three years, up from the current 30%, according...
Silicon Motion posts record SSD controller sales in 3Q19
Thursday 31 October 2019Silicon Motion Technology saw its SSD controller sales increase about 15% sequentially to hit a record high in the third quarter, when the company's consolidated revenues climbed...
NAND flash storage demand to rise on 5G commercialization in 2020
Friday 27 September 2019NAND flash storage solutions will see much stronger demand in 2020 than 2019 driven by the commercialization of 5G networks and devices, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO...
Silicon Motion expects sales growth through 4Q19
Thursday 1 August 2019NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post sequential sales increases through the fourth quarter of 2019, thanks mainly to growing shipments...