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Thursday 6 November 2014
NAND flash controller unlikely the cause of recent iPhone 6 Plus problem
Reports claimed recently that some 128GB iPhone 6 Plus users have their devices shut off without warning when downloading apps, with some users stating the phone has issues when more...
Friday 1 August 2014
Silicon Motion looks to 15-20% sequential revenue growth in 3Q14
Silicon Motion Technology expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014, from US$69.41 million a quarter earlier. Third-quarter gross margin will...
Monday 14 July 2014
Phison may cut prices to ramp up SSD shipments
NAND flash controller chipmaker Phison Electronics will exert all-out efforts, including price reductions, to ramp up its shipments of SSD devices in the third quarter of 2014, according...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
StorArt ramping SD 3.1 and eMMC 4.5 controller chips
Taiwan-based fabless IC design house StorArt Technology plans to ramp up shipments of its SD 3.1 memory card controller ICs and eMMC 4.51 controller chips in 2014, according to industry...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Phison braces for competition in NAND flash controller market
NAND flash controller IC firm Phison Electronics will strengthen its collaboration with existing partners and explore new ones in a move to boost the company's competitiveness, according...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Memory controller IC designer Skymedi to report loss for 2013
NAND flash controller IC design house Skymedi is likely to report a loss for 2013 due to a significant cut in orders from a major client, according to market observers.
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Inventory of eMMC devices rises, say sources
The inventory of eMMC devices has risen along with an increase in NAND flash inventory, prompting chip vendors to sell the embedded memory for a low price, according to industry so...
Monday 11 November 2013
Kingston to expand purchases of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers, say sources
Kingston Technology reportedly plans to expand its purchases of USB3.0 flash drive components, which is expected to boost the penetration rate for drives with USB 3.0, according to...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Gigastone ramps up NAND flash controller chips to 2.5 million in September
Flash memory card and drive maker Gigastone, which will debut on Taiwan's emerging stock market on October 21, ramped up its production of NAND flash controller ICs to 2.5 million...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
USB 3.0 flash drive demand disappoints
Demand for USB 3.0 flash drives has been a disappointment thus far in 2013 with the penetration rate reaching only 10%. Industry observers anticipate the penetration rate will climb...
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Gigastone steps into NAND flash controller ICs
Taiwan-based flash memory card and drive maker Gigastone has stepped into development and production of NAND flash controller ICs, according to company chairman Wang Li-min.
Tuesday 27 August 2013
ITE Tech spins off NAND flash unit
IC design house ITE Tech has spun off its NAND flash unit to form a new company, Embestor, which will focus on the development of NAND flash controller ICs. The parent company will...
Friday 23 August 2013
InComm shifts focus to smart card solutions
InComm Technologies is among Taiwan-based suppliers of NAND flash device controller ICs looking to transform their businesses. The firm has shifted its focus to smart card controllers...
Friday 16 August 2013
Phison posts profit growth in 1H13 on embedded NAND flash controller sales
Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, which supplies NAND-device controller ICs to customers such as Toshiba and Kingston Technology, has reported profit growth for the first half of 2013...
Monday 12 August 2013
SK Hynix reportedly buys eMMC unit from Innostor
SK Hynix recently acquired a department of Taiwan-based Innostor Technology specializing in the design of eMMC device controller chips, according to industry sources.