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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...
Monday 29 July 2013
SK Hynix in-house develops embedded NAND controllers
While announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, SK Hynix disclosed that the firm is looking to boost its competitiveness in the SSD field by releasing products...
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 1 March 2013
Demand for NAND flash controller market diminishing, says Phison chairman
Demand for flash-based microSD cards will drop significantly as feature phones are gradually losing ground to smartphones, which will result in a dwindling NAND flash memory controller...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Etron to hit 10 million USB 3.0 flash drive controller milestone in 2013
Etron Technology is expected to see its cumulative shipments of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers surpass 10 million units in 2013, up significantly from the current one million units...
Monday 14 January 2013
Samsung selling stake in Skymedi
Samsung Electronics, through its investment arm Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), has started disposing of its Skymedi shares since January 10, raising speculation that...
Wednesday 5 December 2012
SSD maker CoreSolid Storage ceases operations
CoreSolid Storage, a SSD joint venture between TDK and Power Quotient International (PQI), has suspended its operations due largely to fierce competition in the industrial-specific...
Monday 3 December 2012
VIA Labs to roll out new USB 3.0 flash drive controllers built on 85nm
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies specializing in USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, will roll out new solutions for USB flash drives in December. The new VIA VL752-series...
Friday 16 November 2012
Memory module firms move forward with diversification, says Kingmax Digital
Competition has become more intense in the memory module business, encouraging companies to diversify their product offerings, according to Joe Liu, chairman for Kingmax Digital....
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Etron to swing back to profitability in 2Q13
Etron Technology is expected to enjoy robust growth in shipments of USB 3.0 flash device controllers in 2013, which will help the company swing back to profitability, according to...
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Skymedi narrows losses in 3Q12
NAND flash controller IC vendor Skymedi saw its losses before taxes narrow to NT$170 million (US$5.79 million) in the third quarter of 2012 from NT$190 million recorded in the second...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
NAND flash demand likely to pick up in September-October
Most NAND flash device makers posted flat performance in August, but makers believe sales of new iPhones as well as other new smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks will stir up demand...
Monday 3 September 2012
ASMedia office raided in IPR row
Law enforcement authorities have raided ASMedia Technology's office in an investigation reportedly over alleged infringement on intellectual property rights related to its USB 3.0...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Phison announces EPS of NT$7.13 for 1H12
NAND flash controller IC vendor Phison Electronics has announced net profits of NT$588 million (US$19.59 million) for the second quarter of 2012, decreasing 14.4% from the previous...