CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED NOR FLASH
Monday 17 May 2010
NOR flash sales set to return to growth track, says iSuppli
Reversing the market's slump of the past year from the worldwide economic downturn, revenues for NOR flash memory is projected to climb 4.2% to US$4.8 billion this year from US$4.6...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Winbond, Macronix enjoy revenue growth in April
Winbond Electronics saw consolidated revenues for April 2010 grow 10.2% on month to NT$3.46 billion (US$109 million), while Macronix International Company (MXIC) reported a sequential...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Spansion emerges from bankruptcy
Flash memory solutions provider Spansion on May 10 announced it has emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. During the reorganization, Spansion focused its business on serving embedded...
Friday 30 April 2010
Supply of NOR flash MCP solutions to remain tight despite Samsung PRAM launch
The launch of 512Mb PRAM (phase-change RAM) in a MCP (multi-chip package) by Samsung Electronics is unlikely to affect the mainstream position of NOR flash parts in the MCP chip segment,...
Thursday 29 April 2010
NOR flash supply to remain tight until mid-2011, says Macronix chairman
NOR flash supply will continue to be tight in the next 12-18 months, according to Miin Wu, chairman and CEO of Macronix International. The biggest problem now is how to immediately...
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Macronix approves NT$16.4 billion for capacity expansion
Mask ROM and NOR flash supplier Macronix International has announced its board of directors on April 27 approved a budget of NT$16.4 billion (US$522.83 million) to expand capacity...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Winbond posts profits for second straight quarter
Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics, which has turned its focus away from the commodity DRAM business, has reported net income of NT$384 million (US$12.3 million) for the first quarter...
Monday 26 April 2010
Eon and ESMT boosting shipments of MCP memory solutions for smartphones
Taiwan-based multi-chip package (MCP) memory solution providers Eon Silicon Solution and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) have seen their shipments of MCP products continue...
Friday 23 April 2010
MediaTek increases NOR flash suppliers
MediaTek has added two more NOR flash vendors, one Taiwan-based maker and another overseas vendor, to its supplier list in order to ensure supplies, according to the company.
Monday 19 April 2010
Macronix to invest up to NT$20 billion, hire staff for new 12-inch fab
Mask ROM and NOR flash supplier Macronix International will invest NT$15-20 billion (US$478-638 million) in its newly-acquired 12-inch fab over the next two years, according to company...
Friday 16 April 2010
Macronix seeing little threat from big players, says company president
Digitimes recently talked to Chih-Yuan Lu, president of NOR flash and ROM maker Macronix International Company (MXIC), about the changing market landscape for NOR flash memory and...
Friday 16 April 2010
Macronix and Winbond ramping up NOR flash capacities to expand global market share
Macronix International Company (MXIC) and Winbond Electronics are ramping up their NOR flash capacities in order to expand their share in the global market, according to industry...
Wednesday 14 April 2010
Winbond ramping 90nm production for serial NOR flash
Winbond Electronics has shipped its one-billionth serial flash chip, according to the company, adding that it is now stepping up efforts to ramp production of the memory using 90nm...
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Winbond on track to exit commodity DRAM market, says spokesperson
Winbond Electronics is confident that it will successfully transform into a niche DRAM and NOR flash maker in 2010, and gradually withdraw from the mainstream DRAM market, according...
Thursday 8 April 2010
NOR flash maker Macronix 1Q10 revenues beat guidance
Mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International Company (MXIC) has reported revenues of NT$6.57 billion (US$207 million) for the first quarter of 2010, higher than the NT$6.1-6.3...
CHT
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research