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Monday 9 March 2009
Commentary: Investor confidence still key to Taiwan Memory success
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) and its appointed chairman John Hsuan are already in its mission to consolidate Taiwan's DRAM chipmakers and establish home-grown memory technology. However,...
Friday 6 March 2009
Taiwan Memory to complete DRAM consolidation efforts in three phases
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will require three phases to complete its mission of consolidating the island's memory-chip sector, as well as allowing the establishment of home-grown...
Friday 6 March 2009
Winbond remains open to DRAM consolidation
Winbond Electronics has reiterated that the company stays flexible in the government's consolidation plan and keeps a close eye on the progress.
Thursday 12 February 2009
Nanya and Inotera submit proposal for consolidation of Taiwan, Japan and US DRAM makers
Nanya Technology and its joint venture with Micron Technology, Inotera Memories, have jointly submitted a proposal to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) seeking to consolidate...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Even Samsung gets stung; iSuppli cuts 2009 DRAM revenue forecast
The downturn in the DRAM industry has become so bad that even the dominant market leader, Samsung Electronics, is no longer immune, with the company in the fourth quarter of 2008...
Monday 9 February 2009
Winbond open to DRAM consolidation, says company executive
Winbond Electronics is open to possible consolidation in Taiwan's DRAM industry, according to company vice chairman and deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Ching-Chu Chang.
Friday 6 February 2009
Winbond reports net loss for 2008
Winbond Electronics posted a net loss of NT$7.37 billion (US$218 million) or a net loss per share of NT$2 in 2008. The company attributed the loss to weakening demand in the PC and...
Monday 2 February 2009
Winbond vows to protect rights from Qimonda insolvency
Winbond Electronics said in a filing with the Taiwan Stick Exchange (TSE) yesterday that the company has uncollected accounts receivable worth NT$950 million (US$28.12 million) from...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Micron hopes to unite non-Korean DRAM players in an alliance
Micron is hoping to form an alliance to unite DRAM players from the US, Japan and Taiwan arranged as three parent companies and five sibling companies, according to sources at DRAM...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Winbond and Macronix post mixed December sales
Winbond Electronics has announced its December sales edged up 8.7% sequentially, thanks to contributions from the mobile RAM segment. Meanwhile, Macronix International Company (MXIC)...
Thursday 18 December 2008
DRAM maker Winbond may lose technological support if Qimonda falls, says paper
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Winbond Electronics may have difficulties securing continued technological support from Qimonda, which could be unable to maintain its operations through out...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Winbond executes second-round capacity cut for 2008
Winbond Electronics has recently reduced its commodity DRAM capacity by 20% and is moving to allocate more capacity to specialty DRAM output, the Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Thursday 30 October 2008
Winbond benefits from closing Qimonda plant
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics has recently landed niche memory module orders from Qimonda, which were originally manufactured at Qimonda's soon to be closed 8-inch fab in Richmond,...
Tuesday 28 October 2008
Winbond reports 3Q losses of NT$891 million
Winbond Electronics reported net sales of NT$5.07 billion for the third quarter of 2008. The company's net losses were NT$891 million. Net loss per share was NT$0.25, representing...
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Winbond September sales down 40% on year
Winbond Electronics reported September revenues of NT$1.677 billion, a decrease of approximately 9.25% compared with NT$1.848 billion in the previous month. September's sales were...