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Tuesday 13 August 2013
Silicon Motion unveils new SATA 6GB/s SSD controller chip
Silicon Motion Technology has announced that it has begun sampling its SM2246EN ultra high-performance and low-power consumption SATA 3.1 (6Gb/s) SSD controller for clients. The chip...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Silicon Motion sees SSD and embedded controllers drive growth
Silicon Motion Technology has announced net sales for the second quarter of 2013 increased 2% sequentially with net profits rising 53% on quarter. The company credited the growth...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Commentary: NAND flash controller industry headed for consolidation
With more NAND flash memory chips designed into embedded applications, such as eMMC devices and solid-state drives (SSD), memory controller IC firms incapable of providing technologies...
Monday 17 June 2013
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
As more NAND flash memory chips are designed into embedded applications, Taiwan-based IC design houses have shifted their attention away from the memory controller IC segment with...
Friday 24 May 2013
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
IC design house Phison Electronics has warned several Taiwan-based backend service providers that products being shipped to Silicon Motion Technology may infringe on its NAND flash...
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Silicon Motion expects 15%-25% sequential decline in 1Q13 revenues
Silicon Motion expects its revenues to decline 15-25% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 from US$70.6 million recored in the previous quarter. First-quarter gross margin will...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Silicon Motion intros single-chip USB3.0 solution for Windows To Go
Silicon Motion Technology, which designs NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices, has announced what it claims is the world's first single-channel USB3.0 flash drive...
Friday 7 December 2012
Taiwan IC design houses to benefit from Samsung aggressive product roadmaps in 2013
Taiwan-based IC design houses, which have been cooperating with Samsung Electronics on product development, are expected to fare well in 2013, as the Korea-based vendor is reportedly...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Silicon Motion 3Q12 revenues and EPS hit record
Revenues at Silicon Motion Technology climbed to a record US$77.1 million in the third quarter of 2012, up 11% on quarter and beating company guidance of 5-8% growth. The firm also...
Friday 26 October 2012
Strong sales of Samsung LTE handsets buoy revenues at RF chip partners
Sales of Samsung Electronics' LTE smartphones have been strong, buoying revenues at RF IC suppliers, including Silicon Motion Technology, Skyworks, Anadigics and RFMD, according to...
Friday 7 September 2012
Global Unichip posts record monthly revenues
IC design service company Global Unichip has announced revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$37.6 million) for August 2012, up 24.1% on month and 25.7% from a year earlier. The figure also...
Monday 30 July 2012
Silicon Motion reports slight profit increase for 2Q12
Silicon Motion Technology has announced its net sales increased 8.8% on quarter to US$69.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, while net income (non-GAAP) increased to US$14.6...
Monday 30 April 2012
Silicon Motion begins production of eMMC controller ICs
Taiwan-based IC design house Silicon Motion Technology has started production of eMMC controller ICs for an international supplier of NAND flash and expects to win adoption from another...
Monday 30 April 2012
Silicon Motion reports 48% on-year increase in 1Q12 sales
Silicon Motion Technology has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, net sales decreased 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to...
Saturday 4 February 2012
Silicon Motion 3-bit per cell controller sales receive boost in 4Q11
Silicon Motion Technology saw sales of 3-bit per cell (TLC) NAND flash controllers grow substantially to account for almost 50% of its overall controller revenues in the fourth quarter...