CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED TAIWAN MEMORY
Thursday 2 April 2009
PTI welcomes Taiwan Memory-Eplida partnership, share prices jump
Powertech Technology (PTI), a major memory backend supplier for chipmaker Elpida Memory, has expressed welcome to news that the Japanese client has been selected as a technology partner...
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan Memory not focusing on capacity, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Chii-ming Yiin has reiterated that the formation of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) does not intend to build any wafer plants, but to develop a technology-independent...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to be DRAM IP company; still in talks with Micron
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will position itself as an IP company that will initially outsource production to local DRAM chipmakers, John Hsuan said today following confirmation that...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Elpida chosen as technology partner of Taiwan Memory
Japan's Elpida Memory, the world's third-largest DRAM chipmaker, has been selected as a strategic technology partner of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Details of the collaboration have...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Kingston reiterates no decision made to invest in Taiwan Memory
Kingston Technology has reiterated that currently no decision has been made regarding its investment in Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Kingston will evaluate the possibility only if...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Announcement of Taiwan Memory partner postponed
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs said on March 30 that the partner of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) has not been decided yet, dismissing speculation that an announcement concerning...
Monday 30 March 2009
Commentary: Rising chip prices may undermine Taiwan Memory
Taiwan downstream DRAM makers are saying that the leading DRAM vendors, Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology and Elpida Memory, are no longer tolerating low...
Friday 27 March 2009
Taiwan Memory may embrace both Micron and Elpida, sources claim
There have been speculations that Micron Technology is asking the US government to help it secure a place in Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), whose technology partner is expected to be...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Taiwan DRAM should move to integrate and develop strength in IP, says SMIC CEO
Integration is shaping up to become a major trend in the semiconductor industry, and the route will also be followed by Taiwan's DRAM-chip sector, according to Richard Chang, CEO...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
PTI utilization slides to 70% for 1Q, expected to rebound in 2Q
Powertech Technology (PTI) has said that its overall capacity utilization has fallen to around 70% for the current quarter, and ASPs (average selling prices) for both packaging and...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
ProMOS still facing loan uncertainty
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has seen more than 79% of its ECB bondholders accept its tender offer, meeting the minimum ratio set by its syndicate banks in order to gain a loan...
Monday 23 March 2009
PSC commits to cooperating with government, but gives priority to self-rescue efforts
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) will follow the Taiwan government's plans for overhauling the country's DRAM industry although there is a discrepancy between the government's...
Monday 23 March 2009
DRAM chipmakers Nanya and Inotera gain capital support from Formosa Plastics
Taiwan's Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have received additional capital of over NT$10 billion (US$296 million) from parent company the Formosa Plastics Group, according to...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Taiwan Memory to eventually consolidate DRAM makers into one entity, says premier
Taiwan's premier said Wednesday that the government will eventually seek to combine all local DRAM makers into one single entity to compete with Samsung Electronics, but its present...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
PSC says no plan to join Taiwan Memory
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), one of Taiwan's struggling DRAM chipmakers, has claimed it has no plan to participate in Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). The remark came one...