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Tuesday 7 February 2012
SanDisk cuts retail product prices
Following reports that Kingston Technology is cutting prices for all of its NAND flash products in the retail market by as much as 15%, SanDisk has also adjusted downward prices for...
Thursday 2 February 2012
Innostor breaks into supply chain of Lenovo with USB 3.0 device controllers
Innostor Technology has cut into the supply chain of Lenovo with its USB 3.0 flash drive controllers, according to industry sources, adding that shipments will start in March.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
ASMedia expects fast growth in shipments of USB 3.0 controller ICs to begin in 2Q12
ASMedia Technology expects its shipments of USB 3.0 controller ICs to rapidly increase beginning the second quarter of 2012, according to company president Lin Che-wei.
Friday 13 January 2012
Etron Introduces High Performance USB 3.0 Host and Device ICs, and Experience Display Interaction by Etron's 3D-Webcam & Gesture-Control Chip Technology at the 2012 CES
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas is beginning. Etron Technology, Inc. (Taiwan GTSM: 5351) launch at the show: (1) a new four-port USB 3.0 Host Controller...
Thursday 12 January 2012
USB 3.0 bridge controller makers vying for orders from HDD vendors
USB 3.0 bridge controller chipmakers ASMedia Technology, JMicron Technology, Genesys Logic and Initio are competing fiercely for orders to be released by Western Digital, Seagate,...
Thursday 12 January 2012
USB 3.0 controller chipmaker ASMedia to debut on emerging stock market
USB 3.0 controller chipmaker ASMedia Technology will debut on Taiwan's emerging securities market with an initial price of NT$60 (US$2) on January 12. ASMedia posted revenues of NT$1.5...
Thursday 5 January 2012
More firms enter USB 3.0 flash drive controller market
The competition of USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs is expected to heat up in 2012, with more players tapping the market, industry sources believe.
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Genesys Logic offers USB 3.0 webcam controller GL3620
Taiwan-based CMOS IC design house Genesys Logic on December 27 announced the offering of GL3620, the world's first USB 3.0 isochronous webcam controller IC, with volume production...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April
Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will fully release its Thunderbolt technology in April of 2012 with several first-tier PC players already preparing to launch...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Innostor offers USB 3.0 flash drive controller IC IS916
Taiwan-based IC design house Innostor Technology has offered IS916, a USB 3.0 flash drives controller IC supporting MLC (multi-level cell) and TLC (triple-level cell) NAND flash,...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Silicon Motion gearing up for USB 3.0, eMMC controllers
Silicon Motion will soon introduce a lineup of its USB 3.0 controller chips, and is eyeing to be among the top-3 players in the market segment in 2012, according to company president...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Global Unichip USB 3.0 device controller IP certified by USB-IF
Global Unichip has announced that its USB 3.0 device controller IP has passed the USB-IF test procedure for SuperSpeed products and is now listed on the integrator list.
Friday 23 September 2011
Genesys Logic expects sales of USB 3.0 chips to expand in 2012
IC design house Genesys Logic expects revenues generated from its USB 3.0 products to grow substantially in 2012. As a proportion of company revenues, sales of the segment will likely...
Friday 19 August 2011
Renesas reportedly to cut USB 3.0 host controller unit prices to below US$1.20 in early 2012
Renesas Electronics reportedly plans to slash unit prices for its USB 3.0 host controller ICs to below US$1.20 in early 2012 in order to tame the competition from Taiwan-based chipset...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Aces, Alltop license USB 3.0 patents from Foxconn
Taiwan-based connector makers Aces Electronics and Alltop Technology have both recently signed contracts with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to license USB 3.0 patents...